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Home My WebLink About2017/03/28 - Board of Health MASON COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH PROCEEDINGS 411 North 5th Street,Shelton,WA March 28,2017 Attendance: Randy Neatherlin,County Commissioner;Kevin Shutty,County Commissioner;Peggy VanBuskirk, Hospital District#2;Vacant,Fire Commissioner; Kathy McDowell,City of Shelton Commissioner. Others in attendance: Dave Windom,Dr.Diana Yu,Debbie Riley,Lydia Buchheit Absent: Terri Jeffreys,County Commissioner 1. Chair Kathy McDowell called the meeting to order at 3:07 p.m. 2. Approval of Agenda—Peggy VanBuskirk/Cmmr. Shutty moved and seconded to approve the agenda as amended.Motion carried unanimously. 3. Approval of Minutes of January 24,2017— Peggy VanBuskirk/Cmmr.Shutty moved and seconded to approve the January 24,2017 minutes as written.All in favor,motion carried unanimously. 4. Health Officer Report Dr.Yu spoke about the prescription drug takeback program and said that in 2016,over 1200 pounds of prescription drugs were collected to be properly disposed of.Dr.Yu mentioned that free lockboxes were being disbursed to prevent youth from having access to tobacco,marijuana,prescription drugs,vaping products,etc.Besides the lockboxes,youth drug programs in Shelton schools were discussed. Dr.Yu addressed the use of Suboxone to treat opioid addiction. She noted that Suboxone has not been available locally and it is her hope to have it in Mason County this year because it is very effective.The main goal for opioid assistance is to change those on opioids back to being functional.Dr.Yu added that one of the main issues being faced is the cost of the medicine. She said that unfortunately heroin is cheap compared to medication which makes overdosing a large concern.A medical provider meeting will be held April 18th to try and convince more doctors in the area to prescribe Suboxone. Dr.Yu said that a major goal is to prevent death from opioid overdose. She stated that in 2016,eight people in Mason County alone died due to opioid overdose.Narcan/Naloxone works to revive those that have overdosed.Currently,there is discussion about having it available in the north end of the county,possibly in the QFC pharmacy.Cmmr.Neatherlin questioned the cost.Peggy explained that if the spray is made,it is$74 per dose,whereas two premade doses of Narcan costs$130.Cmmr.Neatherlin questioned how a prescription could be given to someone that would be using it on someone else.He gave the example of a parent purchasing it to use on an adult child.Dr.Yu explained that she is working to make it available to anybody that needs it from the pharmacy. 5. Administration Report Dave Windom first discussed the budget.He said that currently,the local budget is on track.In regards to State budget,Dave mentioned that he testified on House Bill 1432,the foundational public health bill.He said it went well adding that the bill is now on to the senate.Dave summarized the various budget proposals noted in the packet. Regarding the tobacco bill,which raises the legal age of smoking to 21,Dave suggested that this bill would not pass because in bordering counties it has been found that people will travel up to 60 miles for cheaper cigarettes and will then buy in larger quantities,causing them to smoke more. 6. Environmental Health Report Debbie Riley first spoke about the Onsite Advisory Committee and applications for vacancies. Peggy/Cmmr.Shutty moved and seconded to approve Julian Sammons,Darin Ogg,Micah Halverson,Thad Bamford,Keith Fuller,Wes Graves,Dale Tahja,and Kim Delaney to the Onsite Advisory Committee.All in favor,motion carried unanimously BOARD OF HEALTH PROCEEDINGS March 28,2017-PAGE 2 Debbie then handed out a draft packet from a recent meeting about the Big Bend Shellfish Protection District. She said the packet is still being worked on,but will be presented for approval at an upcoming Commission meeting. 7. Community Health Report Lydia presented a PowerPoint presentation of the 2016 Healthy Youth Survey for Mason County.Mason County is a little higher or even with the state average in most of the categories.She noted that the 12th graders seem to have a lower percentage in many of the categories.The charts asked about the use of tobacco,e-cigarettes,marijuana,cocaine,methamphetamines,prescription drug use,non-prescribed pills, suicide,percentage of kids being bullied,quality of life,and the percentage of those that have had sexual intercourse. Lydia then moved on to discuss the Moving Mason Forward Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP). She said that two of the main goals are to reduce substance abuse and increase good mental health days. Some of the key objectives being worked on are developing prevention and education programs on substance abuse in the schools. 8. County Health Rankings Dave said the 2017 health rankings come out tomorrow and explained how the ranking works.In 2016, Mason County was ranked 29 out of 39.He said he would send out the 2017 link once it becomes available. 9. Public Health Week Proclamation Dave presented a Proclamation stating that April would be Public Health month and Public Health week would be April 3`d-9d' adopting the theme,"Healthiest Nation 2030".Peggy/Cmmr.Neatherlin moved and seconded to approve the Proclamation.All in favor,motion carried unanimously. 10. Other business and board discussion- Cmmr.Neatherlin announced that Wes Stockwell, Coroner,declined the invitation to join the BOH. 11. Public Comments-None 12. Adjourn The meeting adjourned at 4:21 p.m. BOARD OF HEALTH PROCEEDINGS March 28,2017-PAGE 3 ATTEST MASON COUNTY,WASHINGTON BOARD OF HEALTH MASON COUNTY,WASHINGTON Cland Kathy Mc well City Commissioner Kevin Sou ' ommissioner //6 gls:) Rl'an/yNeatherlin,Commissioner Terri Jeffre mmissioner Peggy Van B skink,Hospital District#2 1(u an.1' Fire Commissioner(Vacant) ! lLn- J- -Eileen Branscome,Hospital District#1