HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021/09/28 - Board of Health MASON COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH PROCEEDINGS
411 North 5"Street,Shelton,WA
September 28,2021
Virtual Attendance:Randy Neatherlin,County Commissioner;Kevin Shutty,County Commissioner; Sharon Trask,
County Commissioner;Peggy Van Buskirk,Hospital District#2;Dave Windom,Mason County Community
Services Director;Lydia Buchheit,Mason County Community Health Manager;Alex Paysse,Environmental Health
Manager;Damn Moody,Hospital District# 1;Keri Davidson, Shelton School Board;Kathy McDowell,City of
Shelton Council Member Seat#2;Dr.Dan Stein,Health Officer;McKenzie Smith,Clerk of the Board.
1. Chair Peggy Van Buskirk called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m.
2. Approval of Agenda—Cmmr.Shutty/Trask moved and seconded to approve the agenda as presented.
Motion carried.
3. Approval of Minutes—Cmmr.Trask/Shutty moved and seconded to approve the July 27,2021 minutes as
presented. Motion carried.
4. Health Officer Report by Dr.Stein
Dr.Stein will hand over the Health Officer position to Dr.Keri Gardner next week and shared his thanks to
the Board and the Commissioners.
5. Administration Report by Dave Windom
Dave discussed the following graphs:Case Count,Hospitalization Count,Percent Vaccinated within Age
Group,and Hospital Admission Rate by Vaccination Status in those 45 to 64. The Delta variant spiked up
and plateaued,cases are coming down. Case rate was 30-34 per day and is now 20 or less per day. The
hospitalization count spikes up and down and the importance is the availability of beds. The lower age
group that is less vaccinated is the group most seen in the hospital. More than 90%of cases and deaths
recently are unvaccinated. The backside of the Delta variant is a fairly steep drop and under an infection
rate of less than 1. This is slowly inching up as we go into the flue season.
Dave gave a Foundational Public Health Services(FPHS)presentation. Foundational areas include
programs and activities specific to a Health Department and/or the community's needs such as
communicable disease control;chronic disease and injury prevention;environmental public health;
maternal,child,and family health;and access to and linkage with clinical care. It wasn't until last year that
FPHS was funded. The$200k covers programs such as the Hepatitis C program and the syringe exchange
program. FPHS also can cover the foundational capabilities such as quality improvement,human
resources,financial management,and legal. Funding is also being used for a new person in finance to work
with contract and grant management. $76lk will be coming in the fall and backdated to July 1,2021. The
foundational capabilities include assessment,all hazards preparedness/response,policy development/
support,communications,community partnership development,and organizational competencies. A lot of
funding is still available for COVID response. The Consolidated Contract comes out every two years and
funding runs on the State fiscal year of July 1 to June 30. The County runs on a calendar year.
6. Environmental Health Report by Alex Paysse
Alex highlighted some code enforcement updates in his Environmental Health Report and shared Title 6.76
On-Site Sewage Regulation updates. Amendments were briefed in July. These updates were based on
program feedback collected over the last several years and were worked on with On-Site Sewage Advisory
Committee. Updates have not been done since 2009. The draft updates were sent to the State to review
and the Department of Health agreed with the code changes with minor clarifications. Ultimate approval
and implementation will be done in January 2022.
Darrin Moody/Kathy McDowell moved and seconded to move the On-Site Sewage Regulation updates to
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the Mason County Commissioners. Motion carried.
7. Community Health Report by Lydia Buchheit
Lydia shared that a total of five people will be hired to take over COVID work. School is starting and
rising COVID numbers has brought on an array of problems. Two people have been hired so far and two
clerical positions will be filled on Monday to assist with the filing backlog. The nurse position is still open.
Information is going up about the COVID boosters.
Lydia highlighted the COAP/COSSAP(Community partnerships,Systemic change,Program coordination)
project which is coming to an end this month. Many great programs have spun off from this. Community
Health Assessment and Data was updated which is done about every three years. This is still a draft.
8. Other Business and Board Discussion
9. COVID Update by Dave Windom
10. Public Comments
11. Meeting adjourned at 3:37 p.m.
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