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Commissioner's Chambers
September 7, 2000 Meeting
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MASON COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH
COMMISSIONER'S CHAMBERS
Monthly Meeting
September 7, 2000
The Mason County Board of Health was called to order September 7, 2000 at 10:05 a.m. by
Chairperson John Bolender with Board Member Cynthia Olsen present and Board
Member Mary Jo Cady absent.
ATTENDANCE:
John Bolender, Chairperson
Cynthia Olsen, Board Member
Dr. Mark Trucksess, Health Officer
Steve Kutz, Director of Health Services
Debbie Riley, Director of Environmental Health
Carla Huyck, Health Services
Mary Duncan, Reporter, Mason County Journal
Nancy Plews, Board Clerk
Sonja Rau, Board Transcriptionist
CORRESPONDENCE: None.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Held over until next month.
ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES —
HEALTH OFFICER'S REPORT:
Dr. Mark Trucksess gave the Communicable Disease Report for the month of July and August:
2 cases of Campylobacter
1 case of Pertussis in a 64 year -old man
1 case of Entamoeba histolytica
3 cases of Ecoli 0157H7 acquired at 80 person family reunion in Idaho.
1 case of Giardia
1 case of Tuberculosis, a man who moved here from Eugene, Oregon.
Second quarter of HIV testing - 12 tested and all negative.
Red Tide hit Kitsap and Pierce County, in all people were stricken with paralytic shellfish
poisoning, 2 died. The Bio-Toxic hotline is 1-800-562-5632.
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West Nile Virus is back in New York with 60 people affected and 7 deaths. Canada is placing
multiple chickens on the border to provide early warning of the West Nile Virus. Washington
State is going to begin to survey dead birds. Dead birds can be brought into the Health
Department to be tested for the West Nile Virus.
There was also a bat exposure in a bedroom. The bat was not refrigerated over the weekend and
could not be tested because of deterioration. The family decided not to get the vaccination.
There is going to be a shortage of Flu Vaccine this fall. The vaccination will be delayed until
November and the CDC is recommending that those with respiratory disease, those over 65, and
under 6 months should receive the vaccine. The vaccination did not progress as fast as they
thought it would and the manufacturers were having trouble getting the drugs.
CDC has changed the latent TB testing. It is recommended that everyone be treated and extend
treatment for 9-months. It use to be that only those over the age of 35-years were treated.
Extending the treatment to 9-months does, however, increase the risk of elevated liver enzymes.
CDC put out a report about food borne illnesses in the United States. They said there are 76,300
million affected each year from food borne illnesses that are hospitalized and there are 5,000
deaths. The Norwack like viruses account for 56%, Campylobacter accounts for 14%,
Salmonella accounts for 10%, and so on. Most food borne illnesses are acquired in the home.
Dr. Trucksess stated that he had received a Youth Risk Behavior Survey. In Washington, youth
grades 9th thru 12th unintentional injury is the most prominent cause of injury and death, with 200
deaths annually. Of those who report riding motorcycles, 65% report wearing helmets all the
time; those riding bicycles, only 31% wear helmets. In a car, 78% report to always use a seatbelt;
29% have reported riding with someone who has been drinking and driving; 13% report drinking
and driving. Intentional injury is down to 33%; 15% said they had engaged in a fight the previous
month; 18% reported carrying a gun, knife or club for protection; 19% have considered suicide;
8% have actually attempted it. 36% said they have used tobacco products in the past month; of
those 28% said they have used cigarettes. 44% report having used alcohol in the past month,
ages 9 to 12 years old. 25% reported marijuana use. Mason County did not participate in this
survey. The last time they did a survey in Mason County, it was higher than the State average.
Of the children vaccinated in Mason County, 48% are enrolled in Medicaid; 14% are Native
Americans, 7.1% are uninsured, 2.2% under -insured, 28% are insured.
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ISSUES —
Debbie Riley, Environmental Health Director, stated that Mike Davis, Mike Mitchell and Reg
Hearn have filled out the paperwork asked to renew their appointments to the Drinking Water
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Advisory Committee. There was also a verbal request from Steve Halloway and Bill Neal, Jr of
Arcadia Drilling, but do not have their signed paperwork, which will be done by next month.
Debbie stated that they are looking for new members for all their advisory committees.
Debbie asked that Mike Davis, Mike Mitchell and Reg Hearn be reappointed to the Mason
County Drinking Water Advisory Committee. The length of terms are still the same.
Cynthia Olsen moved that Mike Davis, Mike Mitchell and Reg Hearn be reappointed to
the Mason County Drinking Water Advisory Committee. John Bolender seconded.
Bolender, Aye; Olsen, Aye.
WAIVERS:
PERSONAL HEALTH ISSUES —
Steve Kutz stated that the State Epidemiology Department asked Mason County to set up an
assessment of bioterrorism response. A meeting has been set up for various Community
Private/Public members to go through this assessment. It is scheduled for Thursday, September
14th in the hospital Elinor Room from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.. This assessment is being done in all the
Counties in the State as well as across the Nation. It was discovered that one of the Mason
County Hospital Emergency Room personnel is an expert in bioterrorism response. The Board of
Health Members were invited to attend this meeting.
Carla Huyck presented and read the Proclamation for the AIDS Walk which is September 25th at
10 a.m. in the Wal Mart Parking lot.
Cynthia Olsen moved to adopt the Proclamation for the AIDS Walk on September 25, 2000
at 10 a.m. in the Wal Mart Parking lot. John Bolender seconded.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:32 a.m..
PostScript: There was confusion over who was to be the chair at this meeting. It was determined
that John Bolender is the Chairperson for the Board of Commissioner's and Cynthia Olsen is the
Board of Health.
Respectfully submitted by:
Sonja A. Rau, Transcriptionist
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Mason County Board of Health Members
Jo Bolender, Board Member/Chairperson
ABSENT
Mary Jo Cady, Board Member.,
Cyn 0 -n, Chairperson/Board Member
Dr. Mark Trucksess, Health Officer