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ESCAMBIA COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
April PACE EH Project Update

Date: April 26, 2007

To: Daniel Parker, MSP
Assistant Division Director, Division of Environmental Health

From: Mary Beverly
PACE-EH Coordinator

Through: Robert Merritt
Environmental Health Director

Subject: Kupfrian Park PACE EH Project

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1. Project Summary

The April meeting was held on April 16th, 2007 at the Park Place Baptist Church Fellowship Hall from 5:30-7:00pm.

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Twenty attendees (7 Governmental and 13 Residents) were present. This was a nice turnout!
County Commissioner Marie Young was able to attend along with the Director of Clean and Green, a county funded cleanup organization, Neighborhood Enterprise Foundation a county financial services program, and two Escambia County Sheriffs Office representatives.
The Director of Clean & Green explained the program and highlighted the work that can be done in cooperation with the Countys Neighborhood and Environmental Services Department. Project Clean Sweep is being conducted in the redevelopment areas of Escambia County. This program will include Kupfrian Park in July of this year. It is usually a one-time cleanup that is performed by asking the residents to bring the items that they want removed (old furniture, appliances, hazardous chemicals, mattresses, and yard debris) to the property easement. Residents will be notified through a separate meeting approximately 1 week prior to the clean sweep so that they can gather their materials to discard. Abandoned cars will also be removed with the owners permission. All of this is free of charge!
The representative for the Neighborhood Enterprise Foundation discussed the financial eligibility program for public sewer connections and septic tank replacements.
The law enforcement officers present discussed how they can respond to drug trafficking complaints. It was made clear that the Escambia County Sheriffs office is committed to fighting the drug trafficking problem in the county. The residents were also given information on the Countys Neighborhood Watch program. The Community Relations Unit of the Sheriffs office would train all residents who want to participate in the program. When suspicious activity is recognized, the neighborhood watch leader may call dispatch and file a complaint on behalf of the Neighborhood Watch group.
Street lights are still being installed and some residents are taking notice. This is being received very favorably.
The Engineering plans for the storm water project are underway, and I have been informed by the County Engineer that he may have something in writing by the next meeting in May.

2. Work Plan and Process Update

PACE-EH Tasks	Action	Outcome	Target Date
Task 1: Determine Community Capacity	-Specific resources, skills and capacities needed for the project have been identified.	All complete	August 21, 2006
	-Obtain inservice training.
	-Review State of Florida PACE-EH projects to use as models.
	-Establish new working relationships with other agencies, businesses and organizations.
	-Identify potential strengths and weaknesses of community.
	-Determine community capacity
	-Conduct first community meeting
Task 2: Define and Characterize the Community	-Assess community partners to help determine community involvement	All complete	September 30, 2006
	-Describe the communitys characteristics, composition, organization and leadership
	-Refine the definition of the community as needed
	-Conduct a pre-pace survey
Task 3: Assemble Community Environmental Health Assessment Team	-Clarify expectations and duties of ECHD EH team members	Started formation but want more members. Need to define governing structure and ground rules.	February 10, 2007
	-Identify community partners for CEHAT and clarify expectations and duties
	-Determine a governing structure, decision-making structure, and ground rules
Task 4: Define the Goals of the Assessment	-Establish goals and objectives for the assessment	Very nearly finished with this! We are waiting on surveys and construction plans!	February 10, 2007
	-Describe the vision that will guide the process
	-Describe the scope of issues to be addressed by the assessment
	-Define key terms
Task 5: Generate the Environmental Health Issue List	-Collect data on community concerns	Nearly finished. I believe that I need to reach more people.	September 30, 2006-November 2006
	-Collect data on community knowledge, attitudes, behaviors, and perceptions
	-Create a manageable list of issues
Task 6: Analyze Issues with a Systems Framework	-Understand the framework.	Pending	February 30, 2007
	-Identify the connections among health status, affected populations, exposure factors, environmental agents/conditions, contributing factors and behaviors, and public health protection factors for selected environmental health issues.
Task 7: Develop Locally Appropriate Indicators	-Develop a list of potential indicators	Pending	July 31, 2007
	-Identify key indicators based on selected criteria.
Task 8: Select Standards	-Identify standards that will assist us in determining the EH status of the community	Pending	February 28, 2007
	-Agree upon locally appropriate standards.
Task 9: Create Environmental Health Issue Profiles	-Adopt a standardized format for organizing information.	Working on now	February 28, 2007
	-Gather information.
	-Collect data for locally developed indicators.
	-Develop a summary statement.
Task 10: Rank the Environmental Health Issues	-Determine the purpose of ranking.	All complete	August 2006
	-Decide on ranking criteria.
	-Select a method for ranking.
	-Rank the issues.
Task 11: Set Priorities for Action	-Determine local priority-setting criteria.	All complete	November 2006
	-Select a method for prioritizing
	-Determine priorities.
Task 12: Develop an Action Plan	-Develop goals and objectives.	Working on now	February 28, 2007
	-Identify contributing factors.
	-Identify possible interventions and prevention activities.
	-Identify community assets.
	-Identify potential barriers.
	-Select an intervention/activity.
	-Determine resource needs.
	-Identify potential partners.
	-Provide training.
	-Develop timeframe.
	-Determine measures of success.
Task 13: Evaluate Progress and Plan for the Future	-Agree on the questions to be answered by the evaluation.	Pending	July 2007
	-Evaluate the success of the assessment process.
	-Begin preparations for ongoing community based environmental health assessment activities.