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<br /> ,t ' 2015 Sapphire Awards Honoree
<br /> Organization Category septic failures/lack of access to sewer. Partnerships were
<br /> created with many government departments, nonprofits,
<br /> and residents,and progress was measured by comparing
<br /> Florida Department of Health in stated goals with actual/tangible project outcomes.
<br /> Indian River County Services Provided
<br /> Indian River County • Primary care, dental, environmental health,
<br /> x` V��, communicable disease control, community health
<br /> ,-=•AT" , ' education, school health, and the WIC and nutrition
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<br /> -r-^" i . • Protocol for Assessing Community Excellence in
<br /> ,.4 ' .04-7.- _ _1s Environmental Health (PACE EH)
<br /> • Gifford Community Housing Improvements
<br /> I. • East Gifford Park Clean Up and Improvements
<br /> • Gifford Health Center– Improving Access to Care
<br /> • Gifford Toxic Property Clean Up
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<br /> Notable Achievements
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<br /> _T ' '' i_ �r \ • Nationally recognized for PACE EH program, most
<br /> ` ` '�`` ��.1� g '� notably as a "model practice" by the National
<br /> . �, , Associ tion of County and City Health Officials
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<br /> FY • Garnered$6 million in community identified
<br /> improvements through the implementation of PACE 1
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<br /> ^,,"i, �`*° ,-' EH in four impoverished communities
<br /> `, a �' ;;� •:n. - • Over 45 abandoned, single family homes and a 52-
<br /> - unit, abandoned, crime-ridden apartment complex
<br /> have been demolished; construction of 15 new
<br /> residences and 75 rehabilitated homes
<br /> The Florida Department of Health in Indian River • Improvements to East Gifford Park to make it
<br /> County(DOH-Indian River)serves all parts of Indian safer and more family friendly, and highlighted the
<br /> River County for primary care,dental,environmental importance of safe recreational areas
<br /> health,communicable disease control,community
<br /> health education,school health,and the WIC and •Transformed Gifford Health Center into a child
<br /> nutrition program. It has two clinic sites–the main health friendly facility,with plans for walking trail, nutrition
<br /> department in Vero Beach and the clinic in Gifford,a education, and "5-2-1-0" childhood obesity
<br /> community within unincorporated Indian River County. prevention campaign
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<br /> The DOH-Indian River used the Protocol for Assessing • Revisions to the West Gifford Industrial and
<br /> Community Excellence in Environmental Health(PACE Commerce District Overlay Regulations eliminated 15
<br /> EH)program to address environmental concerns in heavy industrial uses and added 39 commercial uses
<br /> Gifford,an at-risk neighborhood in the community. • Clean up of a highly toxic site --7,000 discarded
<br /> Strengths and weaknesses were identified and action tires, and an additional 250,000 pounds of debris and
<br /> plans using specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and hazardous materials removed
<br /> time-bound objectives to address identified gaps and • Updated Gifford Neighborhood Plan that included
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<br /> issues were developed with community involvement input from residents and community partners 1
<br /> throughout the process. Many of the issues identified did
<br /> not fall within the traditional definition of"environmental For more information on this organization,visit
<br /> health," but affected the health of the community.The www.myirchd.org.
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<br /> top environmental health issues identified were: lack
<br /> of housing,abandoned housing,struggling to meet
<br /> basic needs,safety from drug trafficking,street lighting,
<br /> contaminated land,access to safe drinking water, and
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