Okaloosa County BOCC — April 5, 2016 — PIO UPDATE 040516

www.okaloosafl.com Please silence cell phones for Board of County Commission Meeting. All visitors must speak into microphone for live broadcast & give name & address. Military Community Covenant Presentation at 6th Ranger Training Battalion TOP: County Administrator John Hofstad, LTC Bart G. Hensler and Commissioner Kelly Windes at the Military Community Covenant Presentation March 30, 2016. Chairman Kelly Windes, Okaloosa County Commission reads the Military Community Covenant to a new class of Rangers at the 6th Ranger Training Battalion.  Public Safety Paramedic Dana Marlow, Okaloosa County EMS recognized for Outstanding Community Service by Twin Cities Elks Lodge. Paramedic Dana Marlow is congratulated by EMS Chief Tracey Vause, Okaloosa County Public Safety. Paramedic Dana Marlow, left, receives Outstanding Community Service Award from Elks Acting Exalted Ruler Julie Biadeau.  Health Department News Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) • Designed to address specific opportunities to improve health • Worked on over last 5 years to address 3 priorities: tobacco use, health lifestyles and access to care. • Developed 5210 Initiative: • 5 more fruits & vegetables per day • 2 –limit TV/Computer to 2 hours each day • 1 – be physically active 1 hour per day • 0 – cut back on sugar-sweet beverages, & eliminate use of tobacco & nicotine products. • The Healthy Okaloosa 5210 initiative is being implemented in 21 early childhood education centers, nine K-12 public schools, four after school programs, 10 worksites, and is actively recruiting summer care programs.  Health Department News Health Outcomes & Health Factors in Okaloosa Ranked by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation • Health Outcomes: length of life and quality of life; Health Factors: behaviors (smoking, physical inactivity), access to care, social, economic factors and physical environment • Major causes of death in Okaloosa are Cancer, Heart Disease, Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease, Stroke and Diabetes. • Tobacco use in Okaloosa is 22.4 percent of adults, compared with 16.8 percent for the state. • Community Health Assessment (CHA) has begun to collect data that will guide the priority areas for the CHIP for the next five For the whole story, watch year. the Okaloosa Today Show with Dr. Karen Chapman!  www.okaloosafl.com Thank you Connect with us on the Citizens Information Line 311 and at www.okaloosafl.com