Parke County Health Department (PCHD) partnered with the Town of Rockville to host a Water Safety Day. This initiative was designed to raise awareness about water safety among children and families. During the event, 79 children and 42 adults participated. Overall, 141 lifejackets were distributed.
Following the event, PCHD provided individual water safety lessons to 35 children over the course of four evenings. These initiatives and partnerships align with PCHD’s broader trauma and injury prevention campaign. “We believe that prevention is key to maintaining the health and wellbeing of our community,” says Natalie Cole, PCHD nurse. “By working together with partners like Rockville Lake, we can make significant strides in promoting safety and reducing the incidence of preventable injuries.”
- PCHD provided 730 chronic disease prevention screenings and referrals, including: high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, cancer, BMI, and food insecurity
- PCHD administered immunizations to 63 individuals including adult and children.
- PCHD performed 25 infectious disease services including investigating outbreaks, identifying outbreak pathogen, and referrals to care for HepC
- PCHD supported the local school by providing 98 individuals with CATCH My Breath training
- PCHD provided 35 individuals age 13 years or older to the Indiana Tobacco Quitline/Quit Now Indiana or other cessation resource
Increase the percentage of children < 3 years old in Parke County completing the required vaccine series by 5% from 56% in 2023 to 61% by 2027.
Increase the percentage of children ages 0-6 tested for elevated blood lead levels in Parke County from 13.8% (2023) to 17.7% by 2027.
Reduce the rate of deaths due to heart attacks by 10 from 69.7 per 100,000 AAR in 2022 to 62.73 per 100,000 AAR in 2035.