For more information on this project, contact Cindy Morris,Environmental Health Director, or Alexandra Fitos, PACE-EH Coordinator, at the Hillsborough County Health Department.
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
September PACE-EH Update
Date:
Sept. 28, 2004
To:
Daniel Parker, MSP, GAL
From:
Alexandra Fitos, MA
PACE-EH Coordinator
Subject: PACE-EH Grant Update
for Palm River, September 2004.
For the month of September, the Palm River LEAGACY team was unable
to meet. Our regularly scheduled meeting on September 13th was
cancelled due to Hurricane Ivan. We could not reschedule, so our
next meeting will be October 11th. An extension has been granted so
that Hillsborough Countys PACE-EH process will continue one
additional month to January 2005. Storm activity has led to
postponements or cancellations of community meetings and events,
thus limiting survey collection.
In the meantime, individual team members have volunteered to
distribute surveys. Several felt that it would be a good to
include persons that otherwise would be excluded from the process.
In fact, this is how we have received the majority of our responses.
Team members have been instrumental in the collection of survey
data. Additionally, since the 7th of September (the official start
date of the survey) I have spent several days a week at the Weed and
Seed/ WIC office, along with receiving permission to set-up a table
at the local library. The only problem with collecting surveys from
these locations is that not all the people who receive their
services are residents of Palm River.
Interestingly enough, residents and non-residents of Palm River
often ask questions as to what exactly PACE-EH is and what the
health department is doing. Surveys have gone out to a variety of
community gathering points such as the GED and ESOL classes, several
Civic Associations, the local economic council, and the community
development corporation. The survey will be completed by the end of
October. The survey period was extended to include more resident
responses and community events. Data collected will be inputted into
an Access database for easier analysis and report production.
Past Hillsborough County Updates
August, 2004
June, 2004
Media Coverage (.pdf files)
June 12, 2004 -
County
Chooses Place to Perform Area Environmental Health Study
June 11, 2004 -
State
Asks for Environmental Input
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