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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2004/08/05 - Board of HealthMASON COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH PROCEEDINGS August 5, 2004 Chairperson Jayni Kamin called the meeting to order at 10:02 a.m. Attendance: Dist. 1, Herb Baze; Dist. 2, Wes Johnson; Dist. 3, Jayni Kamin. ATTENDANCE Steve Kutz, Department of Health Director Debbie Riley, Environmental Health Manager Dr. Trucksess, Health Officer CORRESPONDENCE None APPROVAL OF MINUTES Cmmr. Johnson/Baze moved and seconded to approve the Board of Health meeting minutes for June 3, 2004. Motion carried unanimously. B-aye; J-aye; K-aye. ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES Health Officer's Report: Dr. Trucksess, Health Officer, reported for the month of June on communicable diseases: Giardia — 1 case; Rabies Prev. Treatment — 1; Chronic Hep B with lab — 1; Chronic Hep C with Lab — 12. For the month of July: Chronic Hep C with Lab — 4 cases; Positive PPD Tuberculosis— 1; Latent Therapy Tuberculosis — 2; New Active Tuberculosis — 1 (in WCC). STD Report from January 1, 2004 through July 31, 2004 indicates: Chlamydia - 66 cases; gonorrhea - 2 cases; herpes simplex — 2 cases; herpes genitalis — 4 cases; secondary syphilis — 1 case; latent syphilis — 1 case; and HIV — 2 cases. The HIV report indicated they tested 21 people and had no confirmed positives and 18 received posttest counseling. A letter from Jo Hoffman indicates that 9 cases of cyclosporiases have been confirmed among Washington and British Columbia residents. Those cases occurred early in June. Parasite cyclospora, causes diarrhea. The letter doesn't indicate how the infections were obtained. Tuberculosis summary for Mason County: 1999 - 2 cases ; 2000 — 1 case; 2001 — 4 cases; 2002 — 0 cases; 2003 — 3 cases; 2004 — 0 cases. The Board questioned where the rabies case came from. Mr. Kutz, Public Health Services Director, explained that there are three reasons for rabies treatment. 1) Preventative treatment for people in high risk areas; 2) treatment after the fact (bat was in a house in a sleeping area and they did not capture bat) there may or may not be evidence of bite; 3) bat was in a house and it is captured dead or alive and is tests positive for rabies. The one case in Mason County a family found the bat in their house and they were transporting it to a nature preserve on Bainbridge Island. The bat died in route and it was sent off for testing. This was precautionary. MASON COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH PROCEEDINGS August 5, 2004 Page 2 PERSONAL HEALTH ISSUES Steve Kutz, Public Health Services Director, noted that there was one case of a positive PPD last month, as noted in the Health Officer's report. They are in the process of following up on a case where a family was notified via the airlines that they were exposed to tuberculosis on a flight over seas. A local provider tested the family and one of the young children came up positive. An x-ray showed there was no evidence of active disease. They are making sure the child is placed on preventive treatment. People can be exposed in closed air spaces to an active case of tuberculosis. Mr. Kutz will be attending an Infectious Disease Seminar in Bellingham, next Monday afternoon and Tuesday. The conference is focused on cross border infectious disease surveillance. How health officials work with partners across state and international borders (Canada & Mexico). A conference is scheduled for Friday, October 22, 2004 on the Prevention & Early Intervention Forum for Children & Youth to be held in Yakima. They are inviting counties across the state to bring in partners that are interested in focusing prevention services on children. The presenter is Dr. David Olds. This is in partnership with the Yakima Family Nurse Partnership Program. There will be an educational action forum about prevention and early intervention. He invited the board members to attend the conference, as elected officials are encouraged to attend. Lydia Buchheit is supervising the program in Mason County. Lydia Buchheit will be giving a presentation at the next Board of Health meeting on the Nurse Family Partnership Program. The board questioned how they measure the success of the program. Mr. Kutz responded that will be one of the things Lydia Buchheit will be talking about. It can be measured in different ways such as an increase in stability in the family; the likelihood they will get off of welfare and go to work. There is a database that is input over the two-year project. Measurements are tracked as to how many participants are going back to school; how many are completing high school education; how many are going on to secondary education; how many are getting jobs. They also have measured it long term which look at families and for a decrease in spouse abuse, decrease in child abuse and neglect, decreases in arrests on both the children and parents; less drug and alcohol use. There were less number of people interacting with the court system and CPS system. This is part of the measurement for success and how to reduce costs. Future meeting presentations include: September 2, 2004 — Alcohol/Drug Abuse Program, Donna Bosworth & Staff ENVIROMENTAL HEALTH ISSUES Staff Presentation: None MASON COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH PROCEEDINGS August 5, 2004 Page 3 Environmental Health Waivers/Variances: Provided for informational only. OTHER Chairperson Kamin referred to an article in the Courthouse News that talked about a county that had funded a domestic violence shelter. The County identified domestic violence as a social epidemic that had to be addressed. It can accommodate a maximum of 40 residents. It is funded from a county food and beverage tax and matching funds. Turning Pointe is working on a domestic violence shelter in Mason County.. PUBLIC COMMENT None ADJOURNED The meeting was adjourned at 10:33 a.m. due to no further business. HEALTH OFFICER ei4/\) rucksess, Health Officer BOARD OF HEALTH MASON COUNTY, WASHINGTON �.d t,\�,� JayJay117. Ka'min, Chairpeion Wesley E. Johns<dn, Board Member Herb Baze, o6oa d Member