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Home My WebLink About2022/11/29 - Board of Health MASON COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH PROCEEDINGS 411 North 51 Street,Shelton,WA November 29,2022 Attendance: Randy Neatherlin,County Commissioner; Sharon Trask,County Commissioner;Dr.Keri Gardner,Health Officer;Peggy VanBuskirk,Hospital District No.2;Ian Tracy,Environmental Health Manager;Melissa Casey,Community Health Manager;McKenzie Smith,Clerk of the Board;Emily Layman, and Dedrick Allen,MasonWebTV 1. Chair Peggy VanBuskirk called the meeting to order at 3:02 p.m. 2. Approval of Agenda No quorum. 3. Approval of the September 27,2022 Minutes No quorum. 4. Health Officer Report Dr. Gardner shared active cases of Tuberculosis have been identified and contact tracing and notifications are being performed. Community screening events are being planned. Respiratory illnesses are surging there are high rates of Respiratory Syncytial Virus(RSV),Influenza A,and COVID. Hospital occupancy rates are high. Continue getting vaccinated and practicing hand sanitizing, staying home when sick,and consider wearing a mask. Funding was received from the State to address outstanding need regarding Hepatitis C. A case manager is being employed through Public Health and an experienced Pharmacist is being contracted with for clinical consultation. Rates of treatment remail low. If left untreated, Hepatitis C can lead to liver failure,liver cancer, and death. Public Health will reach out to local health systems to provide education on treatment. A public education campaign to raise awareness will be done in the coming year. Hepatitis C is curable and does not need to be a chronic condition. 5. Administration Report Dave Windom attended the Washington State Association of Counties(WSAC)Leadership Convention. The legislative session was covered during the meeting. Washington state received $271 million of funding through Foundational Public Health Services(FPHS). If more funding is received from the legislative session,there is a new project model. Funding for 2023 is stable from FPHS funding and from the Consolidated Contract(ConCon). The leadership team discussed the Public Health Accreditation Board standards which provides more documentation and is a lengthy and expensive process. The Pathways model is like accreditation but shrunken down to just FPHS-type activities. This will allow results to be shown. At the annual meeting in January will the Board of Health Chair will be selected,and Board composition and recruiting will be discussed. Board membership can be rotational and keep in line with legislation. Meetings will also be a hybrid model—both in person and via Zoom. Latest statistics for COVID are 39.5 cases per 100,000 people per week with an average hospitalization of one per day. Death rates have been very low since September. There were four suicides in the last month which was a high for 2022. Permitium has been implemented which is a birth certificate and death certificate program. This allows individuals to submit requests at home and is available in 116 languages. The strategic plan will be presented at the January Board of Health meeting. 6. Environmental Health Report Ian Tracy shared that the logo has been finalized for Public Health and is changing the documents to have that new logo. 7. Community Health Report Melissa Casey introduced the new Health Educator,Emily Layman,who will be working on Public Health campaigns for social media. The community forum event at the Civic Center was successful. Partners included the Shelton Police Department,the Sheriff's Office,the School District,True North Program,and the Skokomish Tribe. Over 80 people showed up in person and over 500 views online. Melissa has also been busy with Tuberculosis work and contract tracing. There was a meeting with the TB Regional Health Collaborative and Mason Health to streamline processes. There have been insurance and language barriers. Public Health was selected as a WIC service provider in Shelton and is partnering with Mason Health and the YMCA. 8. Other Business and Board Discussion No other business or board discussion. 9. Set 2023 Meeting Schedule Dave Windom shared that the meeting will not need to be moved around due to holidays. 10. Public Comment No public comment at this time. 11. Adjourned at 3:28 p.m. ATTEST MASON COUNTY,WASHINGTON BOARD OF HEALTH MASON COUNTY,WASHINGTON McKenzie Smith, Jerk o the Board Q AIAn My_ Darrin Moody,Hospital Dis ct#1 KAkL& m I m1- Kathy Mcl5owell,City Commiss oner Kevin Shutty,C mmissioner Ran Nea erl' ,Commissioner 45el� al Sharon Trasit,Commissioner Peggy)M Buskirk,Hospital District#2 .9�ftA , 9Q�II I Gary PleVh,Fire Commissioner K RA', 1 M'6c Keri Davidson,Shelton School Board