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A Community Approach to Mosquito Control

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Description

In 2003, the Louisville Metro Health Department initiated a new practice, "A Community Approach to Mosquito Control." The new practice is a collaborative effort of eight departments of the newly merged government and numerous community partners, working to eliminate standing water on their property or service/maintenance area, applying larvacides, and educating the public on mosquito control activities. By using this community approach to mosquito control, more people are working towards reducing the mosquito population, therefore, reducing the chance for mosquito borne disease transmission.

Goal / Mission

The goal of this program is to reduce the mosquito population in Metro Louisville and subsequently reduce mosquito-borne disease transmission.

Results / Accomplishments

During 2002, 28 confirmed cases of West Nile virus were diagnosed in Louisville, including two West Nile virus-related deaths. West Nile virus transmission was also identified in numerous equine, bird, and mosquito samples. In 2003 there were no confirmed human cases of West Nile virus in Louisville, even though human cases were diagnosed in neighboring communities. West Nile virus-positive equine, bird, and mosquito samples also decreased in 2003 compared to 2002.

About this Promising Practice

Organization(s)
Louisville Metro Health Department
Primary Contact
Connie Willis, Environmental Health Coordinator
400 East Gray Street
Louisville, KY 40202
(502) 574-6650
connie.willis@loukymetro.org
http://www.louisvilleky.gov/Health/
Topics
Health / Immunizations & Infectious Diseases
Environmental Health / Toxins & Contaminants
Organization(s)
Louisville Metro Health Department
Source
National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)
Date of publication
2005
Date of implementation
2003
Location
Louisville, KY
For more details
https://eweb.naccho.org/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?site...

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An Effective Practice meets the following HCI criteria:

  1. The program description includes at a minimum: the sponsoring organization, program goals, program implementation steps, and outcomes that have demonstrated program success and/or promise in achieving the program goal in one or more localities.
  2. The results from an evaluation of the program include quantitative measures of improvement in outcome of interest (i.e. increase in voter registration, not just delivery of voter registration drive) and/ or the outcome measure is increased or improved compared to the baseline measurement or the control group but the difference is not statistically significant.