Submitted By
Mike Charley, Public Health Director
Reviewed By
CLP
Agenda Item Title
Title
Receipt of the 2017 Illinois Project for Local Assessment of Needs (IPLAN) Five Year Community Health Plan as recommended by the Board of Health and Director of Public Health and scheduling its discussion for November 6, 2017.
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Overview
Overview
On September 26, 2017, the Board of Health recommended approval of the 2017 Illinois Project for Local Assessment of Needs (IPLAN) Five Year Community Health Plan. The Village Board will be asked to review and approve the IPLAN as part of it Regular Village Board meeting on November 6, 2017, and direct its submission to the Illinois Department of Public Health.
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Staff Recommendation
No action is requested at this time.
Fiscal Impact
N/A.
Background
The purpose of the IPLAN community health needs assessment process is to identify health needs, inform health planning, and ultimately improve the health of the communities of Oak Park, Illinois and River Forest, Illinois. The recommended IPLAN is attached in the form of a Community Health Plan. As part of the IPLAN process it is required that the Village Board approve the Community Health Plan and authorize its submission to the Illinois Department of Public Health prior to December 1, 2017.
The assessment was conducted in keeping with the Illinois Project for Local Assessment of Needs (IPLAN), a community health assessment and strategic planning process that is conducted by local health jurisdictions in Illinois. The completion of IPLAN is required of every certified health department in Illinois every five years under Illinois Administrative Code Section 600.400: Certified Local Health Department Code Public Health Practice Standards. The IPLAN process is grounded in the core functions of public health and incorporates robust participation of community stakeholders to assist the local health department in identifying community health priorities and planning str...
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