Public Health Preventive Services, Jefferson County Public Health Service
Pictured:
- Standing: Jessica O'Hara, Clerk; Cathy Biggs, Registered Nurse; Jeffrey Leiendecker, Public Health Emergency Preparedness Coordinator; Deborah Foisy, Public Health Nurse
- Sitting: Lisa Bast, Public Health Educator; Patricia Barton, Public Health Nurse; Faith Lustik; Health Planner; Debra Siver, Typist
The Public Health Preventive Services Team leads core public health programming in Jefferson County, including communicable disease reporting and control, health promotion programs, rabies and vector control, public health preparedness, Physically Handicapped Children's Program / Children with Special Health Care Needs (PHCP/CSHCN), lead-poisoning prevention, and diagnostic and treatment services that encompass immunization clinics, STD/HIV clinics, and travel health services. This team perpetuates the department's mission to empower people to attain best health by delivering programs through the Three Core Public Health functions and Ten Essential Public Health Services framework. In addition to the coordination and delivery of programs, this team is working to develop the department's strategic plan, and actively implement quality improvement processes to achieve measurable improvements in the efficiency, effectiveness, performance, accountability, outcomes, and other indicators of quality in services or processes which achieve equity and improve the health of the community. This team is leading department efforts to achieve PHAB accreditation.
Learn more about Public Health Planners, Emergency Preparedness and Bioterrorism Coordinators, Public Health Nursesand Public Health Support Staff.
