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CUYAHOGA COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF HEALTH <br /> YOUR TRUSTED SOURCE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATION <br /> October 7, 2015 <br /> Mayor Kevin M. Kennedy <br /> City of North Olmsted <br /> 5200 Dover Center Rd <br /> North Olmsted, OH 44070 <br /> Dear Mayor Kennedy: <br /> Enclosed please find the 2016 contract for public health services provided by the <br /> Cuyahoga County Board of Health (CCBH). I've also enclosed our annual statistical <br /> report for services provided to your community. This report includes a list of all our <br /> programs and services offered to citizens in our health district, some of which may <br /> require income qualification. <br /> Chapter 3709 of the Ohio Revised Code stipulates that each city in the State of <br /> Ohio "...must provide health services either through a city health district or by a valid <br /> contract or union with the county health district or an adjacent city health district." The <br /> Director of the Ohio Department of Health certifies this provision of health services <br /> annually. To remain certified, the contract needs to be approved by your council and <br /> returned to the Cuyahoga County Board of Health by December 31, 2015. <br /> The Board of Health bases our public health service contracts on a per capita <br /> population rate. Our per capita rate was $3.92 in 2014 and 2015, and will remain <br /> the same at $3.92 in 2016. This contract represents your total cost for public health <br /> services and stands among the lowest rates in the State of Ohio. <br /> As a demonstration of our continued diversification of our funding streams to <br /> meet the public health needs of the community while controlling costs to the cities, <br /> villages and townships we serve, approximately half of our budget is now supported by <br /> federal, state and local grants and contracts. These additional funding sources <br /> substantially increase the scope of our services to the citizens of your community and <br /> keep your direct costs down. With the slow economic recovery, we have seen an <br /> increase in requests for our public health services among citizens throughout Cuyahoga <br /> County, and we're committed to meet their needs. <br /> The Cuyahoga County Board of Health works with our contract communities on a <br /> wide range of public health issues that impact your citizens. Chief among these issues <br /> is the prevention and control of chronic diseases like asthma, diabetes, cancer and <br /> heart disease, which account for 75% of all healthcare costs. We have also been a <br /> convener of a countywide taskforce that is working to address the significant rise in the <br /> misuse of opiate prescription drugs and the corresponding and alarming rise in deaths <br /> 5550 Venture Drive • Parma, Ohio 44130 <br /> Direct: 216-201-2000 • Fax: 216-676-1311 • TTY: 216-676-1313 ♦ www.ccbh.net <br /> Terrence M. Allan, R.S., M.P.H. Health Commissioner <br />