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Editorial: Attention to county's health is overlooked
Two health studies have garnered a great deal of attention in the last month.

First, a report from the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ranked Delaware County as the 36th healthiest county of the 67 counties in Pennsylvania. Not an encouraging position.

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League of Women Voters of Delaware County

League of Women Voters of Delaware County

Supports formation of county health department
POSITION IN DETAIL
Action to support formation of a county based health department that:
•provides basic public health services,
•monitors, targets and identifies public health and safety issues,
•improves the health of residents,
•promotes public education on these issues,
•coordinates responses to public health and safety emergencies, and
•meets state and federal requirements.
By consolidating public health services in a single governmental entity that meets federal and state requirements, the county will:
•make Delaware County eligible for federal and state funds,
•bring taxpayer dollars back into the county,
•provide additional resources that will improve the quality and scope of public health service to all county residents, and
•ensure better coordination of and timely response to public health emergencies.

Check out Delaware County's 36 out of 67 health ranking by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) at www.countyhealthrankings.org

Delaware County is specfically mentioned in the national report and in their press releases!
"In addition, the Rankings show sharp health disparities even in counties located right next to each other. For example, someone living in Chester County, Pennsylvania, which ranked highest in the state for overall health, has a better shot at staying healthy than a resident of nearby Delaware County, which ranked 36th out of 67 and has higher rates of smoking, adult obesity and violent crime, and higher numbers of children living in poverty."
Be a part of the Johns Hopkins
Bloomberg School of Public Health
Health Services Study for Delaware County
Pass it on to everyone you know!
• Public Health Survey
• Council Announces Public Health Survey: Deadline December 15
  • The survey is available in English, Spanish, Chinese, French, Hindi and Punjabe either on-line at the link below or in hard copy at any of the Delaware County Public Libraries.
  • Delaware County Public Health Survey:
FreeOnlineSurveys.com/rendersurvey.asp?sid=pkp5dfntwebdybp620405  
  • If you have any questions about the study and/or the community survey please contact Beth Resnick at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health at bresnick@jhsph.edu or 410-614-5454.
  • Don’t Forget to mention that Delaware County needs a centralized County Health Department!

Facts to be Concerned About

  • Delaware County with a population of over 550,000 residents is the largest county in Pennsylvania and the United States without a county health department !
  • Pennsylvania is ranked last in the United States in the number of public health workers to residents!
  • Delaware County loses out on millions of dollars of state Act 315 funding and federal grants every year.
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