Erie County Department of Health Overview.

1. ERIE COUNTY
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
E R I E C O U N T Y,
P E N N S Y LVA N I A
Touching the lives
of each Erie
County resident
daily…
Barry Grossman Andrew J. Glass
Erie County Director
Executive

2. CHILD, FAMILY & PERSONAL HEALTH
• Childhood lead
poisoning prevention
• Parent & child home
visiting
• 1st time pregnancy
• Immunizations & clinic
information
• Child & family health
HEALTH DEPARTMENT PROGRAMS
Nurse-Family Partnership
Maternal and Child Health Home Visiting
Program
Childhood Lead Prevention

3. CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION
• Worksite Wellness
• Bike-friendly worksites
• Access to healthy
foods
• Local gardening
projects
• Get active outdoors
• Recreational passport
project
• Tobacco prevention &
cessation programs
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
PROGRAMS
Safe & Healthy Communities
Tobacco Control
Cancer Education

4. COMMUNICABLE DISEASE
• STD prevention, testing &
treatment (confidential)
• HIV testing & counseling
(confidential)
• Tuberculosis prevention,
diagnosis & treatment
• Animal bite investigation & rabies
prevention
• Immunization clinics
• Monitoring diseases in Erie
community
• Prevention/control outbreaks of
disease such as food or
waterborne illness.
HEALTH DEPARTMENT PROGRA
Community Health Services
HIV/AIDS Grant

5. ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
• Inspect and monitor 185 public
drinking water supplies
• Inspect and monitor 50 sewage
treatment plants
• Inspect and monitor 17 industrial
waste dischargers
• Issues permits for on-lot sewage
systems
• Investigates water pollution
incidents
• Inspect all public schools for
safety & sanitation
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
PROGRAMS
Environmental Division

6. ENVIRONMENTAL RECREATIONAL SAFETY
• Monitor public beaches
& inspect public pools
• Inspect & permit
organized camps &
campgrounds
• Inspect & issue
certificates of
registration for
manufactured home
parks
• Inspect & issue
certificates of
registration for tattoo &
body piercing
establishments
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
PROGRAMS
Environmental Division

7. ENVIRONMENTAL FOOD SAFETY
• Inspection, enforcement
and licensing of all
restaurants, retail food
stores and temporary
food vendors
• Food safety courses of
food service employees
• Prevention/control
outbreaks of disease
such as food or
waterborne illness.
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
PROGRAMS
Environmental Division

8. INJURY PREVENTION & SAFETY
Programs that focus on the leading
causes of injuries and injury-related
deaths:
• Drug poisoning
• Motor vehicle crashes
 Car seat checks
 Seat belt education
 DUI prevention
• Falls
• Suicide
as well as injuries to children under age
14
• Crib safety
• Playground safety
• Water safety
• Bike safety
• Pedestrian safety
• Fire safety
• Sports and recreational safety
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
PROGRAMS
Safe Kids
Injury Prevention
Highway Safety

9. PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES
• Disease
outbreaks
• Pandemics
• Acts of terrorism
• Hazardous
material incidents
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
PROGRAMS
Public Health Preparedness

10. DATA AND STATISTICS
The Erie County
Department of Health
provides up-to-date health
statistics for the residents
of Erie County and its
communities.
Health data & statistics
includes:
• Behavioral Health Risks
• Community Health Profiles
• Demographics
• Health Disparities
• Healthy People 2010
• Infectious Diseases
HEALTH DEPARTMENT PROGRAMS
Public Health Preparedness /Community Health
Services

11. Hospitals
Government Community
Agencies Non-Profits
COMMUNITY
PARTNERS
Area
Business
Colleges &
Community
Universities
Faith-Based
Programs
To learn more about the Erie County
Department of Health visit our website at:
WWW.ECDH.ORG