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HomeMy WebLinkAboutM101715JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH MINUTES Thursday, October 17, 2015 Jefferson County Public Health, 615 Sheridan Street, Port Townsend WA 98368 Board Members Phil Johnson, County Commissioner District #1 David Sullivan, County Commissioner, District #2 Kathleen Kler, Vice -Chair, County Commissioner, District #3 Kris Nelson, Port Townsend City Council Sheila Westerman, Chair, Citizen at large Jill Buhler, Hospital Commissioner, District #2 John Austin, Citizen at large Staff Members Thomas Locke, MD, Health Officer Jean Baldwin, Public Health Dir Julia Danskin, Public Health Manager Jared Keefer, Env. Health Dir Veronica Shaw, Public Health Deputy Dir Michael Dawson, Water Quality Dir Chair, Sheila Westerman called the October 17, 2015 meeting of the Jefferson County Board of Health to order at 2:38 p.m. A quorum was present. Members Present: Sheila Westerman, Phil Johnson, David Sullivan, Kathleen Kler, Kris Nelson, Jill Buhler, John Austin Staff Present: Jean Baldwin, Jared Keefer, Julia Danskin, Veronica Shaw, Philip Morley, Denise Banker, Karen Alexander, Karen Obermeyer, Mike Dawson APPROVAL OF AGENDA Chair Sheila Westerman called for approval of the October 17, 2015 Agenda. Member Sullivan moved to approve the agenda as presented; the motion was seconded by Member Austin. No further discussion. The motion passed unanimously. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Chair Westerman, Member John Austin, and Member David Sullivan discussed and requested correction of typos and staff attendance to the September 17, 2015 Minutes, as well as requesting pagination for all future Minutes. Chair Westerman asked for approval of the September 17, 2015 Minutes with corrections. Member Austin moved to approve the agenda; the motion was seconded by Member Kler. No further discussion. The motion passed unanimously. PUBLIC COMMENT No public comment. OLD BUSINESS AND INFORMATIONAL ITEMS Austin suggested that the Board write a letter to the Department of Ecology to request more funding before more incidents arise. 3. End of Year Report: School Based Clinic Program Director Baldwin yielded to JCPH Staff Member and Community Health Educator Karen Obermeyer to present the End of Year data for the School Based Clinic Program. Ms. Obermeyer explained the purpose of the program, what services are provided and how costs are covered, and explained how the data showed the needs of the community being met in specific areas. 4. Community Health Improvement Plan Update Community Health Educator Karen Obermeyer to present the Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) update to the Members. Ms. Obermeyer will be working on the program with funding from Jefferson Healthcare Hospital, and JCPH. Ms. Obermeyer stated the four focus -groups were recruiting new members, and requested that any people with interest in joining should be directed to either Ms. Obermeyer or Director Baldwin so invitations can be sent. The four groups are: Immunizations, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Care, Access to Care and Chronic Disease Prevention. Dr. Tom Locke, Health Officer, JCPH, explained the four areas that were identified to create change quickly (within one year) by forming focus groups, citing that data -based identification of needs can generate funding for solutions. The issues may continue to be worked on through the Accountable Community of Health or CHIP for years. ACTIVITY UPDATE Ms. Danskin mentioned a theatre event by the Poetic Justice ensemble presenting skits about health care challenges on October 201h and 22"d with audience participation. Mr. Keefer stated Water Quality will continue to look for grants from the State. Environmental Health saw septic applications increase in September and October, with 75% for new construction, and 25% for repair. Ms. Baldwin mentioned a spike in the clinic for immunization for a group of students preparing for a trip to Vietnam. Many of them are previously unimmunized. PUBLIC COMMENT There was no public comment. NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING The next Board of Health meeting will be held on Thursday, December 17, 2015 from 2:30 — 4:30 p.m. at Jefferson County Public Health, 615 Sheridan Street, Port Townsend, WA. ADJOURNMENT Chair Westerman adjourned the October 17, 2015 Jefferson County Board of Health meeting at 4:25 p.m. Kris Nelso Member i 3o Austin, Ivlemher PHEALTH 9iehAM Sheila drman, Chair Kathlqen Mer, Vice -C air Respectfully Submitted: Karen Alexander 4