County Health Department Releases Annual Report
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
By Daniel [email protected]
At Tuesday morning's Kosciusko County Commissioners meeting, county health administrator Bob Weaver handed out the 2010 annual report for Kosciusko County.
The report is what goes to the state health department.
In 2010, there were 730 live births in Kosciusko County according to the health department report.
That is down from 806 in 2009.
Adoptions increased from 2009 to 2010 by 19.
The number of home births rose from 25 in 2009 to 41 in 2010.
There were 530 deaths in Kosciusko County in 2010 which is up from the 495 in 2009.
Most of the deaths (494) were natural causes while 20 were ruled accidental.
Suicides accounted for nine of the deaths, homicides were four and three couldn't be determined.
In 2010, the health department returned to what Weaver called a "normal year" in terms of recalls.
There were 123 recalls in 2010 as compared to 2009 where there were 2,194 recalls.
The 2009 recall numbers spiked due to an enormous peanut butter recall.
The health department issued 476 licenses in 2010, up 34 from 2009, and conducted 933 inspections, up from 825 in 2009.
Restaurant inspections run bi-monthly in the Times-Union.
There were 8,528 visits by children to county immunization clinics in 2010 and 22, 730 vaccines were administered.
Weaver gave an emergency planning update at the end of the report.
Planning has focused on the ability of the health department to play the lead role in operating mass preventative care clinics or antiviral dispensing sites.
The plan calls for the operation of three sites at Warsaw Community, Wawasee and Tippecanoe Valley high schools.
These staffs will be manned by the health department, hospital and American Red Cross staff.
In 2010, more than 1,000 school-age children were served at one of those clinics.
In terms of environmental investigations, meth labs continue to be a growing issue for the health department.
In 2008, the health department had to deal with four meth lab condemnations. that number rose to 12 in 2009 and 26 in 2010.
Trash and housing complaints were down in 2010 while sewage complaints remained constant.
The health department generates revenue through things like issuing permits and vital records.
Some fees of note in Kosciusko County are:
Death Certificates (one copy) - $5
Genealogy reports (per list of five names) - $10
Paternity Affidavits - $10
Private well permits - $25
Seasonal Influenza vaccination - Cost of vaccine plus $10 administrative fee.
Another revenue stream for the county health department is through grants.
In 2010, the county's health department received $208,081.05.
Maternal child health care home visits were at 239 for 2010.
Well child clinics saw 282 new patients in 2010 with 517 vaccines administered.
The health department became recertified to test drinking and surface water.
That certification allows Kosciusko County to be one of a small number of Indiana health departments with such capabilities.
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At Tuesday morning's Kosciusko County Commissioners meeting, county health administrator Bob Weaver handed out the 2010 annual report for Kosciusko County.
The report is what goes to the state health department.
In 2010, there were 730 live births in Kosciusko County according to the health department report.
That is down from 806 in 2009.
Adoptions increased from 2009 to 2010 by 19.
The number of home births rose from 25 in 2009 to 41 in 2010.
There were 530 deaths in Kosciusko County in 2010 which is up from the 495 in 2009.
Most of the deaths (494) were natural causes while 20 were ruled accidental.
Suicides accounted for nine of the deaths, homicides were four and three couldn't be determined.
In 2010, the health department returned to what Weaver called a "normal year" in terms of recalls.
There were 123 recalls in 2010 as compared to 2009 where there were 2,194 recalls.
The 2009 recall numbers spiked due to an enormous peanut butter recall.
The health department issued 476 licenses in 2010, up 34 from 2009, and conducted 933 inspections, up from 825 in 2009.
Restaurant inspections run bi-monthly in the Times-Union.
There were 8,528 visits by children to county immunization clinics in 2010 and 22, 730 vaccines were administered.
Weaver gave an emergency planning update at the end of the report.
Planning has focused on the ability of the health department to play the lead role in operating mass preventative care clinics or antiviral dispensing sites.
The plan calls for the operation of three sites at Warsaw Community, Wawasee and Tippecanoe Valley high schools.
These staffs will be manned by the health department, hospital and American Red Cross staff.
In 2010, more than 1,000 school-age children were served at one of those clinics.
In terms of environmental investigations, meth labs continue to be a growing issue for the health department.
In 2008, the health department had to deal with four meth lab condemnations. that number rose to 12 in 2009 and 26 in 2010.
Trash and housing complaints were down in 2010 while sewage complaints remained constant.
The health department generates revenue through things like issuing permits and vital records.
Some fees of note in Kosciusko County are:
Death Certificates (one copy) - $5
Genealogy reports (per list of five names) - $10
Paternity Affidavits - $10
Private well permits - $25
Seasonal Influenza vaccination - Cost of vaccine plus $10 administrative fee.
Another revenue stream for the county health department is through grants.
In 2010, the county's health department received $208,081.05.
Maternal child health care home visits were at 239 for 2010.
Well child clinics saw 282 new patients in 2010 with 517 vaccines administered.
The health department became recertified to test drinking and surface water.
That certification allows Kosciusko County to be one of a small number of Indiana health departments with such capabilities.
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