EMS

1. To ensure the provision of expert and compassionate prehospital emergency medical care in Louisville Metro, by completing the initial implementation steps of a 911 EMS system that is:

• Fully accountable;
• Performance-measured;
• Quality assured;
• Medically focused;
• Responsive to its community;
• Fiscally responsible, and
• Completely integrated with Communications and Fire services.

2. To facilitate a change in the culture of EMS, so that providers and staff assume responsibility for:

• Ownership of their own ‘best practices’ model workplace;
• Promotion of a public-health model for emergency medical services, and
• Their own physical and psychological health and well-being.

Metro Louisville

1. To continue to expand the city’s focus on the health and well-being of its citizens, including the development and implementation of aggressive programs and legislation promoting:

• Tobacco cessation
• Awareness of the implications of fast-food consumption
• Physical activity and exercise
• Weight control
• Stress management
• Accident Prevention
• Gun control

2. To foster the development of a seamless interface for effective communication and problem-solving between city agencies---e.g., Public Protection Cabinet, Human Resources, Finance, Facilities Management, Information Technology and Neighborhoods---highlighting the importance of partnership and interagency support.