HomeMy WebLinkAboutBoard of Health November 1 20161 Whatcom County Council
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4 November 1, 2016
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6 CALL TO ORDER
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8 Council Chair Barry Buchanan called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m. in the
9 County Council Chambers, 311 Grand Avenue, Bellingham, Washington.
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12 ROLL CALL
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14 Present: Barbara Brenner, Satpal Sidhu, Rud Browne, Barry Buchanan, Ken
15 Mann, Todd Donovan and Carl Weimer
16 Absent: None
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19 1. PUBLIC SESSION
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21 No one spoke.
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23 2. DIRECTOR /HEALTH OFFICER REPORT
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25 Dr. Greg Stern, Health Officer, updated the Board about children from Whatcom
26 County who have contracted acute flaccid myelitis. He answered questions about whether
27 the syndrome affects adults, associated viruses and possible causes, and the frequency of
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30 Regina Delahunt, Health Department Director, spoke about the recent budget
31 presentation and the adopted vaping ordinance.
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33 3. PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY BOARD UPDATE
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35 Ben Schultz, Public Health Advisory Board (PHAB) Chair, updated the Board of Health
36 about the PHAB work on children and family public health strategies and focusing on policy
37 solutions.
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39 Regina Delahunt, Health Department Director, spoke about the PHAB's efforts to
40 focus on policy while also dealing with programs.
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42 4. TOBACCO 21 RESOLUTION
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44 Resolution 2016 -041
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46 Regina Delahunt, Health Department Director, gave a staff report on efforts to raise
47 the legal smoking age from 18 to 21. All the local boards are approving similar resolutions,
48 which will go to the State legislators.
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51 Mann moved to approve the resolution.
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53 The motion was seconded.
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2 Browne stated he would like the resolution to include a data point on the County
3 statistics on tobacco use and its local consequences and costs.
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5 Councilmembers discussed how to combat advertising at the point of sale.
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7 The motion carried by the following vote:
8 Ayes: Brenner, Mann, Sidhu, Browne, Buchanan, Weimer and Donovan (7)
9 Nays: None (0)
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11 S. HEALTHY PLANNING RESOLUTION UDPATE AND NEXT STEPS
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13 Astrid Newell, Health Department, read from a presentation in the Board packet (on
14 file).
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16 Councilmembers discussed including a healthy economy; renumbering the visions for
17 healthier communities; expanding the language in the resolution to all kinds of
18 discrimination, not just racial or ethnic discrimination; amending the 2015 resolution at the
19 next Board of Health meeting; getting information from the PHAB to the Board about the
20 local food system language for the Comprehensive Plan, and; access to healthy food.
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22 6. STRATEGIES FOR CHILD AND FAMILY HEALTH POLICY
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24 Astrid Newell, Health Department, submitted a handout (on file) and introduced
25 PHAB member Dr. Chi -Na Stoane.
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27 Dr. Chi -Na Stoane, Public Health Advisory Board (PHAB) Member, described the
28 process for making change and taking action; how a person develops the ability to deal with
29 change and stress from childhood, and; factors that prevent healthy family environments.
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31 Councilmembers discussed parenting education, supporting women in the workforce,
32 educating the public and officials about reactive attachment disorder (RAD), and
33 encouraging extended family and elderly family members to be more involved in raising
34 children.
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36 Rachel Lucy Cecka, Public Health Advisory Board (PHAB) Member, continued the
37 presentation and asked the Health Board to adopt an action plan for 2017.
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39 Ben Schultz, Public Health Advisory Board (PHAB) Chair, referenced Board packet
40 page 17 and stated he encourages the Health Board to give direction to the PHAB.
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42 Regina Delahunt, Health Department Director, answered questions.
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44 The councilmembers discussed the items listed on page 17; whether the Board of
45 Health can influence County employee policies; getting buy -in from the community, law
46 enforcement, and others; expanding the nurse family partnership; creating model employee
47 policies for the County and also for employers throughout Whatcom County, and; getting
48 information on the County's current employment policies.
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50 Newell stated the action items for today include adopting the theme for 2017 and
51 moving forward with the recommendations on Board packet page 17. She asked about the
52 Board supporting a children and family theme for 2017.
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The Board concurred.
Delahunt stated they will provide more specific information at the next meeting,
ADJOURN
The meeting adjourned at 11:30 a.m.
The Council approved these minutes on December 6, 2016.
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WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Bar uchanan, Council Chair
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