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What's new at the Health Department? Smoke-free campus
Starting July 1, 2009, the Health Department campus is fully smoke-free. The building interior has been non-smoking since it opened in 1997. The smoke-free zone includes the parking lots (no smoking in cars parked in the lots), the Safety Street property, and the stretch of lawn from Troost Ave. to Campbell on 24th St., and from 24th to 24th Terrace on Campbell. The new policy forbids any lit tobacco products, including cigarettes, cigars and pipes. Recycling committee
The Health Department has formed a committee of employees to review additional steps the department can take to be a more environmentally friendly facility. Some steps that have recently been taken include: - installation of new printers that print double-sided by default, cutting down on the amount of paper used
- installation of energy use monitors to determine areas of excessive energy use
- encourgement of employees, tenants and maintenance staff to turn off lights when not in offices
- investigation of the heating and cooling system to decrease the need for space heaters and other personal space temperature regulating equipment
The department already has paper, aluminum and plastic recycling bins placed in offices throughout the building and primarily relies on ambient sunlight to light the building atrium. Awards
The Health Department proudly announces the following awards: Julianne West, a nurse in the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program, was recently recognized by the Council of Public Health Nursing as the 2009 Missouri Public Health Nurse of the Year. The Council was formed by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services in April 1997 to address issues that impact public health nursing. It provides leadership, expertise and coordination of nursing issues including practice, standards, education and recruitment. The City's CPR protocol for out-of-hospital heart attacks has been selected as a National Best Practice by the National Association of County and City Health Officials. The protocol was implemented by the City Emergency Medical Services and Health Department in 2006 and has led to a significant increase in the number of lives saved. The protocol is receiving international attention. | 
