Greendale Health Department seeks more survey responses, advances grants and community programs
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Summary
At a Village Board meeting, the Health Department reported more than 100 responses to its community health survey, described ARP grant applications for pedestrian safety and event bollards, highlighted program attendance and public events, and encouraged residents to attend an April memory/brain-health talk.
The Village of Greendale Health Department told the Village Board that its community health assessment survey has received over 100 responses and remains open for a short time, and staff urged residents to respond to help shape public-health priorities.
Trustee Barabian, reporting for the Board of Health, said the survey "is going to give us a feel for what the general population of residents feel about the health" of the community and will inform priorities for services and programs. She said paper copies are available in the health department lobby and that the department hopes to collect a few more responses before the survey closes.
The department also reported progress on a handful of initiatives. Staff said the radon mailer and grant program were "very successful" and that test kits remain available for purchase at a reduced price after free kits were exhausted. The Health Department is coordinating with the Department of Public Works on two American Rescue Plan (ARP) Community Challenge grant applications: one for additional event bollards (removable poles for blocking vehicle access during public events) and one for flashing, push-button pedestrian crossing signals at Northway & Basswood and Northway & Arrowhead. Those grant proposals were passed to the Public Safety & Welfare Committee for further review, the department reported.
Trustee Barabian gave attendance snapshots for ongoing programs: blood-pressure screenings served 41 people; Memory Café had 13 participants; SAGE had 10; Step Up to Better Health had 4; Community Alliance had 8; and Environmental Health served 15. She said the department is encouraging cross-program collaboration to address volunteer shortfalls and overlap among initiatives.
The department promoted an April 8 presentation at the Greendale Safety Center by Dr. Michelle Braun, described in the packet as a board‑certified neuropsychologist who will present five science‑based strategies to sharpen memory and lower Alzheimer's risk. The session is scheduled for 6 to 7 p.m., and the Health Department asked residents to consider attending.
Trustee Barabian said the department will continue coordinating a CHIPs (community health improvement plan) meeting that brings partners such as SAGE and Community Alliance together to evaluate progress and plan next steps.
The Health Department also announced that the downtown markets (planned for Saturday mornings, 06/21–10/04/2025) will move to a new Broad Street location (Cocos to School Way) to better accommodate vendors; the market will accept food‑benefit programs including FoodShare, Market Match, WIC and the Farmers Market Nutrition Program. Staff said the gazebo now has a Wi‑Fi booster to support vendor point‑of‑sale devices.
The Health Department presentation closed with a reminder that many of its services and outreach efforts rely on volunteers and cross‑agency collaboration, and that survey responses will shape program priorities going forward.
