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HomeMy WebLinkAbout101807JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH MINUTES Thursday, October 18, 2007 Board Members: Phil Johnson— County Commissioner District # I David Sullivan — County Commissioner District #2 John Austin, Vice Chairman — County Commissioner District #3 Jill Buhler — Hospital Commissioner District #2 Geoff Masci — Port Townsend City Council Sheila Westerman — Citi .Zen at Large (City) Roberta Frissell, Chair— Citi .Zen at Large (County) Sta Members. Thomas Locke, MD, Health Officer Jean Baldwin, Public Health Services Director Julia Danskin, Nursing Programs Director Mike McNickle, Environmental Health WlaterQuality Director Meeting was called to order at 2:30 pm on October 18, 2007 by Chair Frissell in the conference room of Jefferson County Public Health. Members present: Chair Frissell, Member Austin, Member Johnson, and Member Buhler. Members absent: Member Sullivan, Member Masci and Member Westerman. A quorum was present. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Board Member Austin moved to approve the agenda as written. Member Buhler seconded the motion, which carried by a unanimous vote. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Board Member Austin moved to approve the minutes of September 20, 2007 with amendment of the sentence "JCPH has proposed that the county contribute to Substance Abuse Prevention using the same formula as the city, which would provide an increase of $15,000 - $16,000" to read, "JCPH has proposed that the county contribute to Substance Abuse Prevention using the same formula as the city, which would provide an increase of "between" $15,000 - $16,000 "; thus making clear the intention of the proposed county contribution to Substance Abuse. Board Member Johnson seconded the motion, which carried by a unanimous vote. PUBLIC COMMENTS Comments were provided by Ken Morse and Ezra Eichmeyer regarding a sewage treatment device known as the "SludgeHammer ". Chair Frissell determined that the presentation was not appropriate for the public comment section and referred the presenters to the State Department of Health, Environmental Health Division for evaluation of their device. Member Austin also noted that the Board should prohibit advertising specific products during a public meeting. Jefferson County Board of Health, Page 1 of 5 OLD BUSINESS Informational Items ■ Influenza Vaccination 2007 -2008 Season: Dr. Locke noted that Public Health agencies have begun to actively promote influenza vaccination. This year there is an abundant supply of the vaccine. There will be an estimated 130,000,000 doses made this year in the U.S., which is 1/3 of the world's supply of the vaccine. In addition to groups at high risk for influenza complications that have been targeted in the past, this year children ages 6 months through 4 years of age and adults 50 years and older have been added to the priority list. The Washington State Lottery is promoting influenza vaccine this year by giving lottery ticket coupons to those who get vaccinated in a supermarket on specific days. The vaccine is available in a live attenuated virus nasal spray to those who are 2 years — 50 years old and an injectable inactivated virus form for everyone else. ■ Food Service News Letter: Dr. Locke pointed out that JCPH publishes a quarterly Food Service Newsletter filled with important and useful information. NEW BUSINESS 2007 Community Health Assessment Data Re: Substance Abuse & Mental Health Siri Kirschner, Epidemiologist, contracted through the Kitsap Health District, presented an update of data, specific to Mental Health, Alcohol use and Substance Abuse in Jefferson County with comparisons to Washington State. The assessment was based on an update of Jefferson County Behavioral Risk Factors Surveillance System, (BRFSS). The data presented is posted on the Jefferson County Public Health website at http://www.jeffersoncounlypublichealth.org/index.php?health of county and is Part Two of an update of Jefferson County health indicators. The document can be viewed online. The Data Steering Committee will reconvene in the near future. The Committee will analyze the data released to date and determine future community health assessment priorities. Substance Abuse Advisory Board Report John Barth introduced Kelly Matlock, Jefferson County Prevention Coordinator and Health Educator. Kellie told the Board that the Six Year Strategic Planning Group will be meeting soon to begin the implementation of the Six Year Plan. She gave an overview of her collaborative work with Anne Winegar from Jefferson County Community Network and Ford Kessler of Safe Harbor. Project Alert Project Alert classes have started at Blue Heron Middle School. The classes have been scheduled for the 2007 -2008 school year for Chimacum and Quilcene School Districts. During this last year booster classes were added for the Chimacum School District. Booster classes for the Quilcene School District will be added this year. (The booster classes have been presented in Port Townsend for some time.) Work Jefferson County Board of Health, . _ Page 2 of 5 continues with the schools to have Peer- Educators from Peer -In present the booster classes For Project Alert for this next school year. Parenting Wisely The Parenting Wisely programs have arrived. Videos are available in both English and Spanish. One set will be kept at the Jefferson County Public Library. The other set with be rotated through the three different school districts. Protecting You / Protecting Me Kelli King, with the Sheriff's Department, will be presenting the Protecting You / Protecting Me prevention curriculum in Chimacum this school year to the 5th grade class. Troy Surber, with Port Townsend Police, is scheduled to present the curriculum in Port Townsend to the 5th grade class. Hopefully both Kelli Matlock and Troy will be attending the annual Washington State Prevention Summit in Vancouver this November. SAAB Power Point Committee Meeting There is a copy of the Power Point Committee meeting. John Barth distributed the Substance Abuse Advisory Board (SAAB) Bylaws that were passed in 2001. He stated that he had a revised copy dated 2005, but did not have documentation showing that the 2005 copy was voted on and approved. He stated that there was work to be done to see if the newer bylaws were in accordance with the state RCWs and to determine if this was the direction the Board wanted the SAAB to go. He informed the Board that there was conditional money from the state allocated to Safe Harbor earmarked to put counselors back in the schools one day of week. Mr. Barth pointed out that JCPH does a lot of work behind the scenes of the SAAB. He remarked that the County Alcohol and Substance Abuse Coordinator should be the driving force but that is not currently happening. Mr. Barth pointed out that the Coordinator does not work for the county and that his funds come from the state. He also noted that the Jefferson County Alcohol and Substance Abuse Coordinator is a member of the SAAB but the bylaws state that no member may be a provider of alcoholism and other drug addiction treatment services, at the same time remarked at what a great job Ford Kessler has done. The SAAB has a couple of members who are also providers of services. Mr. Barth stated that the County Alcohol and Substance Abuse Coordinator should to be responsible to the county and one way to do that is to have the coordinator work for the SAAB, he needs to have fair impartiality. He operates the only treatment facility in the county. We need another treatment center in the county so clients have a choice. He recommended having the current County Alcohol and Substance Abuse Coordinator come to work for the SAAB writing grants, paying him a stipend. Mr. Barth suggested having the SAAB set an agenda for the County Alcohol and Substance Abuse Coordinator. He also suggested cutting down on the number of SAAB members and noted the bylaws stated members need to live in the county; Mr. Barth no longer does. Jean Baldwin suggested a review of the bylaws which in turn will be given back to John Barth to take to the SAAB for discussion and then routed back to the Board of Health for approval. Jean asked to form a subcommittee and review these issues and come back with recommendations. Members Buhler and Johnson volunteered to be on the subcommittee. Jefferson County Board of Health, Page 3 of 5 On -site Sewage Operation and Maintenance Plan, Public Meeting Report Mike gave a brief overview on current O &M Program changes, state regulation changes, and the need for more options for homeowners to meet requirements. He briefed the Board on the current on -site monitoring program and changes in the program since the start-up. He cited the number of contracts with PUD at 3,000 — 4,000 (of approximately 12,000 - 15,000 systems county- wide). He described the four possible trouble spots for the O & M plan. 1) Homeowners have the choice to continue with their PUD contract until expiration or they can terminate their contract 2) Homeowners can perform O &M on their own OSS 3) Homeowners can hire a O &M Specialist from the list of certified Specialists at the time of inspection 4) Homeowner can "buy -in" to Private Third Party O &M contract for O &M inspections. Mike also mentioned that PUD does not have a termination clause in their contract with the homeowners and as rates go up this will make it a more difficult choice for homeowners. JCPH will list providers so homeowners can choose professional operation and monitoring by way of contract that will guarantee the price over the next 5 years with a set number of inspections included. This will likely be more economical than the PUD or having a specialist do it. At present there are 2 firms that offer homeowner O &M training and certification and six O &M specialists in the county. Mike spoke briefly about the O &M web -based reporting and the tracking system. He talked about the low income loans available to those in need of repairs and who financially qualify. Seven public meetings have been held in Quilcene, Port Hadlock, Gardiner and extra meetings in Port Ludlow because of the amount of interest generated. Mike recommended the implementation start with the former PUD contracts first. And roll out to other areas over a year. Informational Items • Jefferson County passed a Proclamation declaring October as Developmental Disabilities Awareness month. • Immunization Update meeting, October 11, 2007, 5:30 - 7:30 pm, Manresa Castle • Health Care Forum, November 13, 2007 10 am— 1 pm, PT Community Center None ACTIVITY UPDATE AGENDA PLANNING • O & M Regulation draft hearing • Fee schedule language changes Jefferson County Board of Health Page 4 of 5 Member Austin moved to cancel the November Board of Health meeting due to conflicting schedules. Member Buhler seconded the motion, which passed by unanimous decision. Meeting was adjourned at 4:45 p.m. Next Board of Health meeting is December 20, 2007 JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH Roberta Frissell, Chair o Austin, Vice Chair ill Buhler, Member Phil Johnson, Member Excused Sheila Westerman, Member Excused Geoff Masci, Member Excused David Sullivan, Member Jefferson County Board of Health, Page 5 of 5