ANNUAL REPORT 2015
PUBLIC HEALTH HIGHLIGHTS
Tooele County Health Department 2015 Annual Report
Message From the Health Officer, Jeff Coombs:
The staff and leadership of Tooele County Health Department are proud to present the health department’s
2015 annual report. Tooele County Health Department continues to demonstrate community leadership in
providing services and steering the community to healthier lifestyles and outcomes. The department changed
it’s hours of operation to accommodate more clinic time and expand other health department services. Some of
the activities highlighted in this report include projects that increased community access to healthy foods. The
department assisted community partners in adopting tobacco policies and addressed concerns about ecigarettes. Every division in the department pursued quality improvement projects focusing on delivery of
services or way to improve health outcomes. Some projects went on to gain national recognition and were used
to demonstrate best practices in the field of public health. Efforts in suicide awareness and interventions helped
to lower the suicide rate from the previous years. While providing this high level of services the department was
able to stay with-in budget in fiscally challenging times. We would like to acknowledge the continued support of
our community partners, board members, and elected officials and recognize them for their commitment to
helping us create a healthier Tooele County. This Annual Report contains a sampling of our department’s
activities, interventions, and highlights from 2014
Tooele County Board of Health
Kathryn Taylor
Chairperson
Devan Clevenger
Wendover Appointee
Dennis Rockwell
Vice Chair
Lynn Falkner, PA-C
Professional Health Provider
David Rupp
Colleen Johnson
Public Health and Environment Consultant - Minorities
Mayor Mark Whitney
Incorporated Municipalities
Mike Colson
Grantsville City Representative
Commissioner Myron Bateman
Tooele County Commission
Tooele County Health Department Organizational Chart
Tooele County Health Department Staff Organizational Chart
Mission:
The Tooele County Health Department serves as a leader in public
health for the community by promoting health, striving to prevent
avoidable disease, assessing the health of our community,
developing policies, providing services and education, and
protecting the environment to assure quality of life.
Tooele County Health Department Introduces New Hours of
Operation Schedule.
In November, The Tooele County Health Department began opening its doors to
the public on Fridays after having been on a 4-day schedule since 2008.
 The new schedule will allow greater opportunity for the public to receive
clinical services, an access to other health department services.
Live Fit Tooele County Environmental Changes
•Healthy Check Out Lanes
•Convenience Stores Now Selling Produce
•Farmers Market Accepting EBT/SNAP Benefits
•Double Up Produce Days
•Offering Healthy Alternatives at Concessions
•Produce Sharing at Senior Centers
•Healthier Foods at Worksites
Friends of Public Health Awards
•In April for National Public Health Week the TCHD honored
individuals and businesses for
their contributions to
community health.
•Beehive Broadband
•Green Box Recycling
•Harmony Home Health Care
•Jim Haggart, Volunteer
Tobacco Prevention and Control
•Mountain West Medical Center became a Tobacco Free Campus.
• Local youth celebrated Anti-Tobacco Kick Butts Day
•E-Juice Manufacturing Regulated in Tooele County
•New Worksite Tobacco Policies In Place
•Jim’s Family Restaurant
•Vista Linda
•Red Wok
•Canton City
•American Burger
•Java Bean
•Kravers
•Christensen and Griffith
TCHD QI Project Nationally Recognized by PHQIX
A quality improvement project completed by the department to decrease
illegal sales of tobacco products to youth was nationally recognized at a
Public Health Conference in San Antonio, TX in March and was highlighted on
the home page of a major public health website. https://www.phqix.org/
Suicide Prevention
•TCHD Suicide Prevention Community Awareness Event
•Lantern Release and Sunrise 5K
•2500 People Trained in QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer)
•“With Help Comes Hope Resource” Brochure Developed
•Eight Fewer Suicides in 2015
•I-80 Billboard
Healthy Living
Environment, Policy, and Improved Clinical Care (EPICC)
Consolidation of these three programs:
•Diabetes Prevention and Control Program
•Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program
•Physical Activity, Nutrition and Obesity Program
Targeting Risk Factors
•Reducing Obesity
•Increasing Physical Activity and Nutritious Food Consumption
•Improving Diabetes and Hypertension Control
The TCHD Visits Every School in the County to Administer Flu Shots
•The Tooele County Health Department partnered with the Tooele
County School District to administer 2,916 Flu Vaccinations to
students in every school in the county during this year’s School
Located Vaccination Clinic.
TCHD Immunization Clinic Hours Increased
•The nursing clinic at the health department increased its hours of
operation in November 2015 to 36 hours per week. This change has
resulted in an increased number of residents being able to receive
immunizations.
•The clinic hours are:
Monday through Thursday from 9am – 5pm
Friday 8am-12pm.
•This is an increase of 20 hours over the past
two years.
Photo Source: Tooele Transcript Bulletin
TCHD Links People to Needed Health Services.
•During 2015, Tooele County Health Department had 2,974 cases and 6,169
clients that were assisted by explaining their medical, dental and vision
benefits provided by Medicaid
•17 new medical, dental and vision providers signed up to become Medicaid
providers.
2015 Tooele County Communicable Disease Data
Communicable Disease Data (2015)
Chlamydia
Gonorrhea
(209) Tuberculosis
Pertussis
(5)
(8)
E. Coli
(3)
(53)
Giardia
(1)
Influenza Hospitalizations (6)
Malaria
(0)
Syphilis
Hepatitis C
(35)
(8)
Measles
(0) Cryptosporidium
(3)
Campylobacter
(2) Hepatitis A
(5)
Salmonellosis
(7) Hepatitis B
(5)
2015 TCHD Statistics
Administrative Services Division
Birth Certificates
2009
Death Certificates
316
Additional Copies Birth
196
Additional Copies Death
1419
Multiple Pages
166
Reissues
125
Death Replacements
40
Health Promotion and Education
Stepping On Participants
16
Car Seats Checked
82
Car Seats Low Cost
57
Car Seats No Cost
9
Tobacco Compliance Checks
95
Tobacco Quit Line Registrants 86
Student Tobacco Cessation
10
Suicide Prevention QPR Trained 2500
Suicide Postvention Trained
125
ATV Safety Certified
13
Nursing and Clinical Services
Cancer Screening Exams 120
Breast/Cervical Exams 5216
Contact Investigations 210
Vision Screening
2119
TB Testing
130
STD Testing
51
Home Visits
259
Flu Immunizations
5216
Skin Cancer Screenings 78
Environmental Health
Food Service Plan Submitted For Review
Food Service Permits Issued
Food Service Inspections
Food Safety Managers Certified
Food Handlers Trained
Food Borne Illness Complaints
School and Playground Inspections
Daycare Food Service Inspections
Public Pools and Spas Inspections
Public Pools Water Samples Taken
WIC
# of clients served
# of women who began breastfeeding
# of classes taught
15
205
453
143
1303
13
56
9
41
259
2634
1410
294
2015 Revenue and Expenditures
Revenue
Local Funding
Contract/Grants
Fees
$908,000
$2,939,000
$1,300,000 $5,147,000
Expenses
Salaries
Benefits
Travel/Training
Supplies
Building Costs
Client Services
Equipment
Data Processing
$1,861,000
$784,000
$40,000
$224,000
$473,000
$1,568,000
$142,000
$55,000
$5,147,000
Programs
Administration
Budget, Finance, Accounting
Board of Health
Public Meetings
Birth and Death Certificates
Emergency Services
Women, Infant & Children
Breastfeeding Promotion and Education
Monthly Food Benefits
Nutrition Education
Health Promotion
Public Health Emergency Preparedness
Medical Reserve Corps
Chronic Disease Education
Cardiovascular Health
Environmental Health
Highway Safety
Injury Prevention
Suicide Prevention
Tobacco Prevention & Control
Air Quality
Food Safety
Hazardous Waste & Used Oil
Pools
Solid Waste
Underground Storage Tanks
Mass Gathering Events
Public Health Nursing
Cancer Screening
Epidemiology
Case Management
School Nursing
Communicable Disease
Immunizations
Home Visitation
Tooele:
151 N. Main Street
435.277.2300
Wendover:
100 S. 9th Street
435-665-7004
www.tooelehealth.org