For more information on this project, contact Frank Kruppa, Environmental Health Director, or Emerita Denefield, PACE EH Coordinator at the Highlands County Health Department.
HIGHLANDS COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
January, 2007 PACE EH Progress Report
Date: January 23, 2007
To: Daniel Parker, MSP
Assistant Division Director, Division of Environmental Health
From: Emerita Denefield
PACE-EH Coordinator
Through: Frank Kruppa
Environmental Health Director
Subject: Highway Park PACE EH Project
Highway Park is a 112 acre community in Lake Placid some 2 miles south of the city commercial center along the stretch of Hwy 27. This is a predominantly African American community, with about 307 families, majority of which belong to low and very low income group. This is a close knit socio- economically disadvantaged community with unique set of challenges.
The Environmental Health Division started to establish partnership relations with the community in 2006 and have identified some baseline indicators on environmental issues. A decision to re-launch the project was made for 2 reasons, hiring of a full time staff and give the project a fresh start.
2. Work Plan and Process Update |
| EH Tasks |
Action |
Outcome |
Target Date |
| Task 1: Determine Community Capacity |
1.1. Establish community awareness on PACE-EH project, its objective and methodology through group and individual meetings with residents. |
Positive interest and enthusiasm |
Team member recruitment still open, on-going |
| 1.2. Full time staff dedicated to the project, experienced in change management |
December 15, 2006 |
done |
| 1.3. Identification and coordination with the organized groups in the community together with the key individuals regarded as with influence to mobilize actions |
Active support from 2 civic organizations and 2 church leaders |
100% by first week of Feb |
| Task 2: Define and Characterize the Community |
2.1 Community definition |
Defined in terms of geographic boundaries |
Completed |
| 2.1. Community definition refinements, through demographic survey |
15% done |
Mid February |
| Task 3: Assemble a Community-based environmental health assessment team |
3.1. Sent out invitation to residents to join the Assessment Team |
Volunteer Members =20 |
Recruitment on-going |
| 3.2. Development of baseline survey form |
Test run done |
Completed ready for use |
| 3.3. Get Baseline shots of the community for comparative reference later |
30% of target |
End of January 2007 |
| 3.4. Subdivided the community into smaller areas (by street) to serve as guide when assigning survey areas to volunteer members |
Clear areas of survey assignment |
Completed |
| 3.5. Initial assessment using the baseline survey, short form |
15% completed |
Mid February |
PACE-
Task 3:
3. Outstanding Issues/Concerns |
Things are going on as planned, the community reception is positive and so far activities are being done with significant enthusiasm.
None available
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