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k ~. CUYAHOGA COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH ~'AHOGA 5550 VENTURE DRIVE UNTY PARMA, OHIO 44130 1r (216)201-2000 .*. ~ _ 7 www.ccbh.net en eveerr~ noAYATE~PROV ICE" TERRENCE M. ALLAN, R.S., M.P.H. Health Commissioner publicHealth Prevent. Promote. Protect. Northeast Ohio Public Health Partnership October 15, 2009 Mayor Thomas O'Grady CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED 5200 Dover Center Road North Olmsted, OH 44070 Dear Mayor O'Grady: Enclosed please find the 2010 contract for public health services provided by the Cuyahoga County Board of Health (CCBH). Chapter 3709 of the Ohio Revised Code stipulates that each city in the State of Ohio "...must provide health services either through a city health district or by a valid contract or union with the county health district or an adjacent city health district." The Director of the Ohio Department of Health certifies this provision of health services annually. To remain certified, the contract needs to be approved by your council and returned to the Cuyahoga County Board of Health by December 31, 2009. The Board of Health is maintaining its current uniform rate of $3.70 per capita throughout the health district for 2010 services. This is the same rate that we charged in 2009. This represents the total cost for all contract public health services and remains among the lowest rates in the State of Ohio. The rates in other large metropolitan areas are double and even triple this rate. Here are a couple of comparison per capita rates: Summit County $10.49 Dayton/Montgomery County $32.91 We are committed to a continued diversification of our funding streams to meet the public health needs of the community to control direct costs to the cities, villages and townships we serve. We realize that this approach has become even more important during these challenging economic times. Currently, fifty percent of our revenue is derived from federal, state and local grants, and other contract funding sources, independent of the cities, villages and townships in Cuyahoga County. There are two major priorities that we will be focusing on over the next year. The first is the combined seasonal influenza and H1N1 Swine Flu vaccination campaign. The Cuyahoga County Board of Health has been working diligently with the Ohio Department of Health, area hospitals, private medical providers, community health centers, pharmacies and your Fire Chief in preparing for the response to pandemic influenza. Currently, 760,000 individuals in Cuyahoga County fall into the priority group for vaccination. Details on our vaccination plans can be viewed at www.ccbh.net under the H1N1 link. Serving the cities, villages and townships of Cuyahoga County since 1919 THIS AGENCY IS AN EQUAL PROVIDER OF SERVICES AND AN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER CIVIL RIGHTS ACT 1964 „~