HomeMy WebLinkAbout6-24-08 BOH BOARD OF HEALTH PROCEEDINGS
June 24, 2008
Attendance: Board Members: Lynda Ring-Erickson; Ross Gallagher; Tim Sheldon
Ex-Officio Board Members: Scott Hilburn, Hospital District #1 - absent; Peggy VanBuskirk,
Hospital District #2; Frank Philips, Fire Commissioner; Tim LeClair, Skokomish Tribe - absent
1. Commissioner Ross Gallagher called the meeting to order at 3:31 p.m.
2. Cmmr. Sheldon/Ring Erickson moved and seconded to adopt the agenda as published. Motion
carried unanimously. RE-aye; G-aye; S-aye.
3. Correspondence - None
4. Cmmr. Ring Erickson/Sheldon moved and seconded to adopt the regular meeting minutes of April
22, 2008 and joint meeting minutes of May 5, 2008 as presented. Motion carried unanimously. RE-
aye; G-aye; S-aye.
5. Administrative Issues
5.1 Approval of an ordinance amending the composition of the Mason County Board of Health –
Vicki Kirkpatrick, Director, went over the draft ordinance. The ordinance changes the
composition of the Mason County Board of Health to include representatives from the City of
Shelton Commission, Hospital Districts #1 and #2, the Fire Commissioners Association, the
Squaxin Tribe, the Skokomish Tribe and all three Mason County Commissioners. The Mason
County Commissioners remain the only voting members of the Board of Health.
Commissioner Sheldon expressed his support of the ordinance.
Commissioner Ring Erickson noted she is disappointed that the City of Shelton has not
participated thus far.
Cmmr. Ring Erickson/Sheldon moved and seconded to approve the ordinance amending the
composition of the Mason County Board of Health. Motion carried unanimously. RE-aye;
G-aye; S-aye. Ordinance 01-08 (Exhibit A)
5.2 Health Officer’s Report – Dr. Yu reported that she has been looking into reopening the Child
Death Review Program, a program instituted by legislature several years ago that has not been
funded recently. The program is used to explore preventable child deaths. She noted that she
would like to see the program expanded to include other deaths, not just child deaths.
5.3 Director Report – Vicki Kirkpatrick reported on several things happening in the Health
Department: There was a very successful Point of Dispensing exercise at the fairgrounds recently.
There was an update on the CDC Strategic Health Alliance grant.
The department has begun work on their strategic planning process and quality improvement
process.
The education subcommittee of the Oakland Bay work group is planning the 2008 open house.
The Annas Bay grant is closing out this month and there also may be some reduced funding for
emergency management.
Kim Klint was the recipient of a 2008 Health Care Champion Award.
6. Community and Family Health Issues
6.1 Women, Infant and Children’s Nutrition Program (WIC) – North Mason County
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6.1.1 WIC information – Lydia Buchheit, Community and Family Health Manager, introduced
Sue Babel from the State Department of Health and presented some statistics on the
Mason County WIC programs from 2006 and 2007.
6.1.2 Update from stakeholder meeting held Wednesday, June 18, 2008 – The stakeholders
meeting was postponed, however Ms. Buchheit provided a statement from Hospital
District #1. They have no plans to end WIC services in the north end of the county in
2009 until another entity can take over the services.
Dr. Yu asked whether the WIC participants needed to be Mason County residents to
participate in Mason County’s program.
Ms. Babel stated that program participants just need to be state residents and gave some
statistics on the number of Kitsap County residents that get services through the Mason
County WIC programs. She did not have the statistics for Mason County residents using
Kitsap County’s WIC services.
The stakeholders meeting should be rescheduled in July.
7. Environmental Health Issues
7.1 Environmental Health Waivers – Debbie Riley, Environmental Health Manager, was absent so
Ms. Kirkpatrick will present the waivers to the Board at another time.
8. Public Comment – There was no public comment.
There was further discussion among the Board regarding various health topics, including death statistics in
the county and pharmaceutical disposal programs.
9. Adjourn - The meeting adjourned at 4:28 p.m.
HEALTH OFFICER
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Diana T. Yu, MD MSPH
Mason County Health Officer
BOARD OF HEALTH
MASON COUNTY, WASHINGTON
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Ross Gallagher, Chair
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Tim Sheldon, Commissioner
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Lynda Ring Erickson, Commissioner