Ottawa Public Health 2008 Annual Report Ottawa Public

Ottawa Public Health 2008 Annual Report Ottawa Public Health Date: September 17, 2009

2008 Annual Report n Overview of the programs and services delivered every day to keep Ottawa healthy and safe n Achievements and success stories n Opportunity to thank Board of Health, partners, volunteers and sponsors for support and leadership n How OPH will meet challenges in the future 2

Key Service Excellence Initiatives n First Nations, Métis and Inuit Diabetes Network n Operation Hairspray n Enhanced Discarded Needle Pickup Program n Revitalization of Ottawa’s Board of Health governance model 3

2008: A day in the life n n n Public Health Inspectors conducted 33 restaurant inspections 28 recall visits were made during the listeriosis outbreak 130 children received dental screenings in schools 175 young mothers visited and had questions about child health and development answered 40 mothers seen at Well Baby Drop In clinics 4

2008: A day in the life n 100 flu shots were given n A “Fall Prevention” session was offered to 30 seniors n Over 100 calls to the OPH Information Line were answered by trained health professionals n 45 postpartum screening calls were made by Public Health Nurses 5

2008: A day in the life n 50 couples, 30 young single pregnant women and 12 pregnant women from vulnerable circumstances learned more about having a healthy pregnancy n Public Health Nurses met with over 90 school staff to offer services ranging from curriculum support, policy development and teacher training 6

Ottawa Beaches Program No-swimming advisories Number of days Ottawa Public Health issued no-swimming advisories Beach 2009 Britannia Westboro Mooney's Bay Petrie Island --Petrie Island River 24 2005 2006 2007 2008 1 22 19 0 29 10 15 3 22 2 45 1 21 5 6 3 28 7 19 --- --- 7

2008 West Nile Virus Program Amount Catch basins treated with larvicides 297, 857 Larvicide treatments applied to surface waters 24 Mosquito pools tested 906 Mosquito pools positive with West Nile Virus Birds submitted for analysis 46 Birds positive with West Nile Virus 13 0 8

Thank You n Non-government sponsors, volunteers, community partners and donors n City of Ottawa Senior Management n Board of Health 9

2009 and beyond n p. H 1 N 1 has implications for OPH resources and programs n Staff deployment • Staff currently deployed: 33. 5 FTEs • Available for deployment: 148. 5 FTEs n Balance needs of p. H 1 N 1 planning and response with maintenance of core critical services 10