HomeMy WebLinkAbout6-22-10 BOHMASON COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH PROCEEDINGS
June 22, 2010
Attendance: Mason County Board Members: Lynda Ring-Erickson; Ross Gallagher;
Absent – Tim Sheldon
Ex-Officio Board Members: Scott Hilburn, Hospital District #1; Peggy VanBuskirk, Hospital
District #2; Frank Philips, Fire Commissioner
1. Commissioner Ring Erickson called the meeting to order at 3:47 p.m.
2. Correspondence - None
3. Cmmr. Gallagher/Ring Erickson moved and seconded to adopt the agenda as published. Motion
carried unanimously. RE-aye; G-aye; S-absent.
4. Cmmr. Gallagher/Ring Erickson moved and seconded to adopt the regular meeting minutes of April
27, 2010 as presented. Motion carried unanimously. RE-aye; G-aye; S-absent.
5. Community & Family Health Annual Report – Lydia Buchheit presented the report.
6. H1N1 After Action Report – Vicki Kirkpatrick provided the highlights of the After Action Report that was
required by the CDC. It concluded that the Health Department was proactively prepared for H1N1 and the
community was knowledgeable on the dispensing points of vaccine. It has been made clear that Federal
funding will not be providing funding for H1N1 response in the future, which could be a problem.
7. Office of the Director
7.1 Health Officer Report – Dr. Yu discussed the current health issues effecting the area. There have been
several outbreaks of measles and mumps in the country. Whooping cough is also a concern in
Thurston County. The number of flu tests has gone up recently and there has been a recent
hospitalization for H1N1, which was also in Thurston County.
7.2 Director Report – Ms. Kirkpatrick announced that the Grant County has a mosquito pool that tested
positive for West Nile Virus. It is anticipated that there will be more mosquitoes this year due to the
wet spring, so mosquito control will be important. She also reminded the Board that Secretary Selecky
will be visiting at the July Board of Health.
Cmmr. Ring Erickson suggested that the Department prepare a media release and work with other
County departments to provide public information on the importance of mosquito control.
8. Office of Community and Family Health
8.1 Manager Report – Combined with 8.2
8.2 ARRA Immunization Grant – Ms. Buchheit went over the deliverables of the grant. She also
discussed:
o Health Care Reform and the effects on local health jurisdictions.
o Assessment
Report Card
County Rankings
State Assessment Meeting
Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnership
o Community Resource/Partnering
North Mason Resource Center
North Mason Children’s Resources
8.3 Heroes of Health Award – Heidi Iyall announced that Dr. Yu won the Distinguished Service Award
and the Children’s Dental Coalition won the Health Care Safety-Net Award.
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9 Office of Environmental Health
9.3 Manager Report – (Combined with 9.4 and 9.5)
9.4 Water Quality/Shellfish Update – Debbie Riley provided an update on local water quality.
Since the last Board of Health meeting staff from the Washington State Department of Health and
Mason County Public Health met to discuss areas of concern to shellfish harvest that were described in
the 2009 Annual Shellfish Report. Because the Rocky Bay station in Mason County has good water
quality, this growing area has come off our list of concerns.
The other areas of concern are:
ANNAS BAY: Continued precautionary closures because of rain events.
HOOD CANAL 6: Continues to be watched. MCPH staff are completing negotiations with the
Department of Ecology for grant work to begin in the area identifying potential pollution sources.
NORTH BAY: Continued observation. Public Works, Utilities, and Public Health continue storm
water project efforts in the Allyn area.
PICKERING PASSAGE: McLane Cover continues to be closed because of rain events.
Oakland Bay was not discussed because it was just discussed at the Oakland Bay Clean Water District
Board of Director’s meeting.
9.5 Waivers - Ms. Riley presented the Board with the current Environmental Health Waivers.
10 Public Comment - None
11 Adjourn – The meeting adjourned at 5:11 p.m.
ATTEST
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Shannon Goudy, Clerk of the Board
BOARD OF HEALTH
MASON COUNTY, WASHINGTON
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Lynda Ring Erickson, Chair
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Tim Sheldon, Commissioner
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Ross Gallagher, Commissioner