Submitted By
Mike Charley, Public Health Director
Reviewed By
LKS
Agenda Item Title
Title
A Resolution Approving the 2017 Illinois Project for Local Assessment of Needs (IPLAN) Five Year Community Health Plan and Authorizing Submission of the IPLAN to the Illinois Department of Public Health
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Overview
Overview
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 result of the process is the attached 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 Illinios Department of Public Helath.
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 strategies to address these priorities.
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Staff Recommendation
Approval of the Resolution and Authorize submission of the attached Community Health Plan to the Illinois Department of Public Health.
Fiscal Impact
The Public Health Department is budgeted from the General Fund and receives some support through a variety of grants. The OPRF Community Health Plan will be used for strategic planning and budgeting for community health activities associated with carrying out the objectives of the Village and the Public Health Department.
Background
The purpose of this community health needs assessment 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 assessment was conducted in keeping with the Illinois Project for Local Assessment of Needs (IPLAN), required of Illinois certified health departments every five years.
In addition, to bring greater value to the health of the community, the Village of Oak Park Public Health Department partnered on the 2017 needs assessment with the Community Mental Health Board of Oak Park Township, River Forest Township, Oak Park Township, and the Rotary Club of Oak Park-River Forest (collectively referred to as the “Steering Committee”). The resulting Community Health Plan therefore includes community health data, planning processes, and strategies around three major focus areas of importance to the partners and the community: public health; behavioral health, and developmental disabilities.
The needs assessment portion of this report incorporated quantitative data from the American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2011-2015, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), UDS Mapper, CDC Wonder, Illinois Youth Surveys 2016, D90, D97, and OPRF, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) 2014-2015 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, CDC Development Disabilities Data and Statistics, Illinois State Board of Education Special Education Profiles, Sarah’s Inn (Oak Park), and other sources. Where data were not available at the municipal or zip code level, an extrapolation methodology was used to estimate the level of disease or condition in those communities. The needs assessment also integrated perceptions of community members about their health, healthy practices, community health, and quality of life, collected through a survey fielded from February through April 2017.
Following the completion of the needs assessment, a broad range of stakeholders were invited to be part of a community participation process. They reviewed the needs assessment data and utilized the Assessment Protocol for Excellence in Public Health (APEX-PH) planning process to prioritize problems, identify risk factors and contributing factors, inventory resources, and develop evaluation objectives. From this process emerged six total prioritized problems, spanning the three focus areas of public health, behavioral health, and developmental disability:
• Public Health
o Problem 1: Obesity prevalence
o Problem 2: Chronic disease
• Behavioral Health
o Problem 1: Under-addressed behavioral health needs
o Problem 2: Youth alcohol and substance abuse
o Problem 3: Illicit opioid abuse
• Developmental Disability
o Problem 1: Under-addressed needs of people with developmental disabilities
These areas will serve as priorities for the Village of Oak Park Public Health Department, Steering Committee, and participating stakeholders from 2017 through 2021. All priorities will be approached with a lens towards health equity, addressing the needs of the greater Oak Park and River Forest communities and the communities’ most vulnerable populations.
On Tuesday September 26, the OPRF Community Health Plan was approved by the Village of Oak Park Board of Health. Attached is a letter from the Board of Health addressed to the Illinois Department of Public Health with their approval of the plan.
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Previous Board Action
The Board approved the previous IPLAN Community Health Plan approximately five (5) years ago.
Citizen Advisory Commission Action
The Board of Health approved the IPLAN Community Health Plan on September 26, 2017.
Anticipated Future Actions/Commitments
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Intergovernmental Cooperation Opportunities
The Village of Oak Park Public Health Department partnered on the 2017 needs assessment with the Community Mental Health Board of Oak Park Township, River Forest Township, Oak Park Township, and the Rotary Club of Oak Park-River Forest (collectively referred to as the “Steering Committee”). The resulting Community Health Plan therefore includes community health data, planning processes, and strategies around three major focus areas of importance to the partners and the community: public health; behavioral health, and developmental disabilities.
Performance Management (MAP) Alignment
The Health Department is scheduled for the next round of MAP.