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Health Care In Pinal County

Health Care In Pinal County . Pinal Partnership October 5, 2007. Theresa Murphy Administrative Manager Ext. 6753 . Jacque Reynolds Contracts/Grants Coordinator Ext. 7281. Ruth Stalter Director Animal Care & Control Ext. 7609. Elke Jackson Director Correctional Health Ext. 5030.

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Health Care In Pinal County

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  1. Health Care In Pinal County Pinal Partnership October 5, 2007

  2. Theresa Murphy Administrative Manager Ext. 6753 Jacque Reynolds Contracts/Grants Coordinator Ext. 7281 Ruth Stalter Director Animal Care & Control Ext. 7609 Elke Jackson Director Correctional Health Ext. 5030 Donna Simpson Director Home Care Ext. 7920 Denise Keller Director Library District Ext. 6457 Barbara Zwiener Director Long Term Care Ext. 6798 Mary Wisdom Public Defender Ext. 7141 Tom Schryer Director Public Health Ext. 7326 Adeline Allen Director Public Housing Ext. 7200 Joan Sacramento Director Behavioral Health, Medical Examiner and Public Fiduciary Ext. 7258 Lisa Garcia Assistant County Manager Health & Human Services Ext. 6752

  3. Promote “Building Healthy Communities” Health Care System Today Facilitating the System’s Further Development by understanding: ► Health Care Economics ► Workforce Development ► Integration of Health into Planning

  4. The establishment of a Public Health District provides the accessibility to services that will assist in building healthy communities for the children and adults who live in Pinal County.

  5. Key Events • District established July 11, 2007 • Funded with $0.001 per dollar sales tax (1/10th of one percent) • Tax collection began October 1, 2007

  6. Role of Public Health • Public Health’s core functions are to provide: • Immunizations • Control of sexually transmitted disease • Control of communicable disease • Family planning • Nutrition of children and pregnant mothers • Public Health provides health education programs in: • Nutrition • Sexual abstinence, • Teen pregnancy prevention • Physical fitness • And many other specialized programs

  7. Key Points • Areas of concern: • Rapid population growth • Critically low childhood immunization rate • Increase in communicable and sexually transmitted disease • Limited accessibility to services

  8. Draft annual population – subject to changeMay not match DES official estimates due to methodology

  9. Average change, 7 years: 20,000Average change, last 3 years: 33,000

  10. Childhood Immunization Rate at Critical Point

  11. RATIO OF PCPs PINAL COUNTY PCPs POPULATION RATIO 118 271,059 1:2,297 MARICOPA COUNTY PCPs POPULATION RATIO 4,192 3,768,123 1:899 PIMA COUNTY PCPs POPULATION RATIO 1,200 946,362 1:789 STATE PCPs POPULATION RATIO 6,207 6,166,318 1:993 NATIONAL PCPs POPULATION RATIO 311,200 285,691,501 1:918 2005

  12. Benefits of the District Accessibility to services is increased by 100%. This is essential to effecting the immunization rate Extended hours on evenings and weekends Mobile Clinic services Elimination of service fees Partnership with schools

  13. Programs Tailored to Pinal County’s Needs Diabetes Education Asthma Education and Management HIV Testing, counseling and education Community Evaluation, Data Management and Outcomes

  14. Key Points How we will respond to the challenge: Increase accessibility through 100% increase in clinic hours, use of mobile clinics and regional clinics that are opened Mon-Sat 7am-7pm. Immunization rate will increase to 80%. Additional disease investigators to manage increase caseload of STD and communicable disease. Establish programs based upon community needs.

  15. Promote “Building Healthy Communities” Health Care System Today Facilitating the System’s Further Development by understanding: ► Health Care Economics ► Workforce Development ► Integration of Health into Planning

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