HomeMy WebLinkAboutPacket Special Health Board Oct 6 2020Whatcom County
Council as the Health Board (Special)
COUNTY COURTHOUSE
311 Grand Avenue, Ste #105
Bellingham, WA 98225-4038
(360) 778-5010
Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, October 6, 2020
9AM
Virtual Meeting
JOINT MEETING OF HEALTH BOARD/PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY BOARD
COUNCILMEMBERS
Rod Browne
Barry Buchanan
Tyler Byrd
Todd Donovan
Ben Elenbaas
Carol Frazey
Kathy Kershner
CLERK OF THE COUNCIL
Dana Brown -Davis, C.M.C.
Council as the Health Board (Special) Meeting Agenda October 6, 2020
Call To Order
Roll Call
Welcome, Intended Outcomes and Introductions
Review Role & Responsibilities of PHAB, the Health Board, and the Health Department
How Do We Model and Encourage Civil Dialogue Around Challenging Public Health
Conversations?
Wrap Up - Set the Stage for the Health Board Meeting, Closing Comments and
Appreciations
Other Business
Adiournment
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Facilitator and Presenters Guide
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Health Bcard and Public Health Adviscry Brard (PHAB)
Oct 6, 2020 1 9:00 am — 10:30 am
Facilitator:
• Holly O'Neil, Facilitator, Crossroads Consulting
Presenters:
Roles:
• Barry Buchanan, Chair, County Health Board
• Dr, Chi-Na Stoane, Chair PHAB
• Erika Lautenbach, Director, WCHD
• Sterling Chick, Vice Chair PHAB
. Clarify roles and responsibilities of Health Board, PHAB, and Health Department; and
Meeting
how we work together.
Outcomes:
• Reflect on how we can encourage and model civil dialogue around challenging public
health conversations.
TIME
Agenda Items
Presenters
o Welcome
Barry Buchanan,
o Intended Outcomes for Today
Dr, Chi-Na Stoane
9:00 am - 9:20 am
o Introductions: (1 minute each)
Erika Lautenbach
(20 minutes)
➢ What public health issue are you the
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Holly O'Neil, Facilitator
most passionate about, personally, and
why?
9:20 am - 10:00 am
Review Role & Responsibilities of PHAB, the
Barry Buchanan
(40 minutes)
Health Board, and the Health Department
Dr, Chi-Na Stoane
Erika Lautenbach
10:00 am - 10:15 am
How do we model and encourage civil dialogue
Sterling Chick
around challenging public health conversations?
(15 minutes)
10:15 am - 10:30am
Wrap-up — set the stage for the Health Board
Barry Buchanan
(15 minutes)
Meeting, closing comments and appreciations
Holly O'Neil
Riles and Responsibilities Matrix
Health Brzard
Public Health Advisc,ry
Health Department
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The Health Board has supervision over all matters pertaining
The Public Health Advisory
The Health Department through the Health Officer or the
to the preservation of the life and health within Whatcom
Board (PHAB) advises the
Health Director is responsible for:
County. This includes:
Health Board and the
Department as follows:
1. Enforcing state and local public health rules, regulations
1. Enforcing State public health laws and regulations
and ordinances including imposition of penalties;
through the Health Department;
1. Recommends public health
2. Taking action to maintain health and sanitation
2. Supervising the maintenance of all health and sanitary
and program policies;
supervision within the county;
measures for the protection of the public health within its
2. Conducts community
3. Controlling and preventing the spread of any dangerous,
jurisdiction;
forums/hearings as assigned
contagious or infectious diseases;
3. Enacting and enforcing local regulations as are
by the Health Board;
4. Informing the public about the causes, nature, and
Key
Responsibilities
necessary in order to preserve, promote and improve the
3. Establishes community task
prevention of disease and disability;
public health;
forces as assigned by the
5. Promoting and improving health;
4. Providing for the control and prevention of any
Health Board;
6. Preventing, controlling or abating public health
dangerous, contagious or infectious disease;
4. Reviews and makes
5. Providing for the prevention, control and abatement of
recommendations for Health
nuisances;
nuisances detrimental to the public health;
Department budget and fees;
7, Attending all conferences called b the Secretary of
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6. Making reports to the State Board of Health through the
report to
5. Presents an annual re p
Health;
Department as required;
the Health Board.
8. Collecting fees established by the Health Board;
7. Establishing fee schedules for services as authorized by
9. Ensuring a well -trained public health workforce;
the State Board of Health.
10. Ensuring general management, oversight and
administration of the department;
Policy
Policy
Policy
Establish Health Policy
Advise Health Board on policy
Identify health issues, research best practices and policies,
Legislative
options to improve community
propose policy solutions to PHAB and Health Board
Enact and assure enforcement of regulations to protect
health
Legislative
public health
Legislative
Draft necessary ordinances/regulations to protect public
Role
Fiscal
Provide input on proposed/draft
health and enforce health regulations
Ensure sufficient resources for Departmental operation
regulations related to community
health
Fiscal
Conduct departmental operations within budget and pursue
Fiscal
grants and other funding to enhance public health programs
Review and provide input on
and operations
Health Department budget
RCW 70.05.061
WCC 24.01.051
RCW 70.05.045
Authority
WCC 24.01.050
RCW 70.05.070
WCC 24.01.060
WCC 24.01.040