May -
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Held a Joint Board of Health/ CHAB dinner meeting with presentation of the past 18 months activities and summary reports from the Health Actions Teams. Linda Lee Martins Memorial Health Hero of Island County Awards were presented to eleven recipients and agencies.
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November -
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Completed work on compiling three reports to the community on topics identified as issues of interest by the community. These Reports are available at the Health Department facilities throughout Island County and online at these links: Child Support & Parent Education, Chronic Illness, Prevention and Physical Activity, Mental Health
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December -
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Collected nominations for the Linda Lee Martens Memorial Health Hero of Island County Award
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2004
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January
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Completed compiling the The Health of Island County, 2003, the culmination of a 3-year gathering of factual data gleaned from surveys, census information, and statistical reports on Island County. Portions of this report will be updated each year so that all information will be current... useful for grant writers and folks interested in current factual information about island county and its residents. This report was presented to various community support activities, and is available on disc, at Island County libraries and Island County Public Health. An executive summary of the report is available online here, and a brief power point presentation of the report here.
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May -
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Held a Joint Board of Health/ CHAB dinner meeting with presentation of the past 18 months activities and summary reports from the Health Actions Teams. Linda Lee Martins Memorial Health Hero of Island County Awards
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Autumn
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Collected and collated information to compile the "Health of Island County, 2004"
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2005
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Jan / Feb -
May -
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Collected nominations for the Linda Lee Martens Health Hero of Island County Award Held a Joint Board of Health/ CHAB dinner meeting with presentation of the past 18 months activities and summary reports from the Health Actions Teams. Linda Lee Martins Memorial Health Hero of Island County Awards
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Year-long project
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Put together the "The Health of Island County, 2004"(a ppt presentation) (executive summary) (full report) and the Key Indicators Update 2005 (pdf file)
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2006
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Jan/Feb -
May
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Collected nominations for the Linda Lee Martens Health Hero of Island County Award Held a Joint Board of Health/ CHAB dinner meeting with presentation of the past 18 months activities and summary reports from the Health Action Teams. Linda Lee Martins Memorial Health Hero of Island County Awards
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Summer and Autumn project
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Initiated the Children's Commission study group and Task Force to explore the community's unmet demands for children with special care needs, gaps in children's care programs, and means to address those needs. Also collected funding to sponsor the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey for the 2007 program. Survey was conducted in the late autumn of 2006.
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2007
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Spring Project
May November
December
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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey (BRFSS) 2007 Also brought the Mental Health Initiative to the Board of Health for approval, providing funding for several mental health program needs for Island County residents. Held a Joint Board of Health/ CHAB dinner meeting with presentation of the past 18 months activities and summary reports from the Health Actions Teams Linda Lee Martins Memorial Health Hero of Island County Awards. Mental Health Initiative passed by voters of Island County to support several programs for those sorely in need of support for mental health issues. Children's Commission inaugurated and members appointed by the Board of Health. This is a stand-alone Board that will address issues for all children birth to 18 in Island County... another CHAB success story! (This activity had to go into recess in 2010 due to lack of funding support, and remains in recess at present)
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2008
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2008 - 2012 Accomplishments not yet entered...
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