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Board of Health
October 3, 2017
CALL TO ORDER
Council Chair Barry Buchanan called the meeting to order at 10:30 a.m. in the
County Council Chambers, 311 Grand Avenue, Bellingham, Washington.
ROLL CALL
Present: Barbara Brenner, Satpal Sidhu, Rud Browne, Barry Buchanan, Ken
Mann, and Todd Donovan
Absent: Carl Weimer
I. PUBLIC SESSION
No one spoke.
2. DIRECTOR /HEALTH OFFICER REPORT
Erika Neurenberg, Health Department, stated there is no report today.
Anne Deacon, Health Department, answered questions on the status of the North
Sound Behavioral Health Organization (BHO) member counties regarding conditions put on
the mid - adopter status agreement.
(Discussion of this item continued under Other Business.)
3. PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY BOARD (PHAB) UPDATE
Rachel Lucy, Public Health Advisory Board Chair, spoke about the recent shooting in
Las Vegas and local citizens who were impacted, focusing policy regulations on the
community health assessment data, an upcoming multi - stakeholder conference to envision
a future for the children of Whatcom County, affordable and accessible childcare for
veterans, and holding a collaborative joint meeting between the Health Board and PHAB in
2018.
Anne Deacon, Health Department, and Ms. Lucy answered questions on the barriers
to childcare for veterans who are students and on informing the councilmembers of the
upcoming conference. .1%4
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1 4. THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC: IMPACT AND ACTION
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3 Erika Neurenberg, Health Department, introduced the topic and presentation.
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5 The following Health Department staff submitted handouts (on file) and read from
6 the presentation in the Board packet. Staff also described the local, regional, and statewide
7 action plans; the list of objectives, including lock bags and boxes, strategic marketing
8 materials to educate the public, and naloxone objectives; the needle exchange clinic; an
9 upcoming North Sound regional opioid summit, and; answered questions:
10 . Cindy Hollinsworth
11 . Anne Deacon
12 . Joe Fuller
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14 Hollinsworth stated they are seeking Board support to seek outside funding,
15 including grants, to expand syringe services programs.
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17 The Board concurred.
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19 The staff answered questions on and the Board Members discussed marketing
20 technology, immigration status as a barrier to services, demographics of addicts and those
21 who overdose, data sources, the difference between narcotics and opioids, locked bags
22 being tampered with, the different taxes collected for behavioral health services, treatment
23 success, and prevention over treatment.
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26 OTHER BUSINESS
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28 The Board Members continued to discuss the draft Skagit County resolution
29 regarding the decision to become a mid - adopter (on file).
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31 Brenner moved to approve.
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33 The motion was seconded.
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35 Board Members discussed the conditions listed in the resolution, whether the County
36 Council would go along with the conditions, how Whatcom County can support Skagit
37 County's conditions without derailing the process, the existing funding sources and why are
38 they under threat, whether they are adding another layer of administration, and applying
39 conditions from all the counties in the region, not just one county.
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41 Brenner amended and restated the motion to reaffirm the original Council vote
42 to become a mid - adopter.
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44 The amended motion was seconded.
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46 The motion carried by the following vote:
47 Ayes: Brenner, Mann, Sidhu, Browne, Buchanan, and Donovan (6)
48 Nays: None (0)
49 Absent: Weimer (1)
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ADJOURN
The meeting adjourned at 12:18 p.m.
The Council approved these minutes on
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