For more information on this project, contact Robert Merritt, Environmental Health Director, or Mary Beverly, PACE EH Coordinator at the Escambia County Health Department. All pdfs open in a new window.
ESCAMBIA COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
August PACE EH Project Update
We are continually making progress through maintaining contact with our elected officials, utilities, community redevelopment, and non-profits. Our first meeting on August 21st was a success! We have a game plan, and have already selected issues that the community wants addressed. The issues in order of importance are: Overflowing septic tanks, standing water, no sidewalks, poor lighting, overgrown lots, depreciation of property, and stray dogs. We have set the second meeting date at September 25th, and on September 9th, we will have the youth group with the NAACP assisting to distribute a pre-pace survey in the neighborhood, along with a flier for the next meeting, and petition for public sewer request. We will be going door to door, so that we can try and develop a trusting relationship with the community and get real time data. We may be adding more issues as we talk to more people. So far, the community has been responsive to this project and the stakeholders seem to be ready to help in any way that they can.
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. |
Completed |
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| -Obtain inservice training. |
Completed |
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| -Review State of Florida PACE-EH projects to use as models. |
Completed |
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| -Establish new working relationships with other agencies, businesses and organizations. |
Completed |
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| -Identify potential strengths and weaknesses of community. |
Completed |
August 21, 2006 |
| -Conduct first community meeting |
Completed |
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| Task 2: Define and Characterize the Community |
-Assess community partners to help determine community involvement |
In the works |
September 30, 2006 |
| -Describe the community?s characteristics, composition, organization and leadership |
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| -Refine the definition of the community as needed |
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| -Conduct a pre-pace survey |
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| Task 3: Assemble Community Environmental Health Assessment Team |
-Clarify expectations and duties of ECHD EH team members |
In the works |
September 30, 2006 |
| -Identify community partners for CEHAT and clarify expectations and duties |
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| -Determine a governing structure, decision-making structure, and ground rules |
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3. Outstanding Issues/Concerns |
One of my concerns is in reaching all neighborhood residents. At our first meeting we had 21 attendees; however, over half of those in the room were governmental officials, public figureheads, and non-profits and business representatives. I only had about 6 folks from the neighborhood. I want to have more participation from the residents and business owners and hope that our work on September 9th will improve upon that. Kupfrian Park is located within the city and county, so I have to communicate equally with both. I am concerned that the relationship between city and county government may be complex at best, so this will be a challenge in trying to get participation. However, this will not slow us down. We will keep on trucking!
Survey for First PACE EH Meeting
PACE EH Introduction to Partners
Kupfrian Flyer
July, 2006
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