Submitted By
Lisa Shelley, Deputy Village Manager, and Sara Semelka, Public Health Education Manager
Reviewed By
A.M. Zayyad
Agenda Item Title
Title
A Resolution Approving a Revised 2022 Illinois Project for Local Assessment of Needs (IPLAN) Five-Year Community Health Plan as Recommended by the Board of Health and as Directed by the Village Board at the October 17, 2022 Board Meeting and Authorizing Submission of the IPLAN to the Illinois Department of Public Health
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Overview
Overview
On September 29, 2022, the Board of Health recommended approval of the 2022 Illinois Project for Local Assessment of Needs (IPLAN) Five-Year Community Health Plan. This five-year plan is required of the Village to remain a state certified public health department.
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Recommendation
Recommendation
Staff concurs with the Board of Health
Fiscal Impact
N/A
Background
The following additions, indicated by an underline, were made to the report based on feedback from members of the Board of Trustees at the October 17, 2022 meeting:
- Page 42: "However, 7% of respondents wanted to be pregnant later than they got pregnant, and 11% did not want to be pregnant at all. It seems notable that 18% of all respondents to this question -nearly 50 individuals - did not want to be pregnant at the time they became pregnant, suggesting the importance of access to comprehensive reproductive health and contraceptive services to many community members."
- Page 53: "These high-level categories and some of the forces within each were:
- Mental health and substance use (14%), such as youth alcohol and tobacco use, increased isolation and loneliness, and stigma
Workforce, wages, and the economy (14%), such as workforce shortages, economic uncertainty, and inflation
Politics and policy (12%), such as gun safety legislation, overturning of Roe v. Wade, and political polarization
COVID-19 pandemic and its impact (9%), such as changes to the workforce, behavioral changes, and long COVID...
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