HomeMy WebLinkAboutHealth Board - Agenda - 6/17/2013BAYFIELD COUNTY
BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING
John Bennett Beth Meyers (Chair) Harold Maki
Ken Jardine Wayne Williams (Vice-chair) Winifred Punjak
Deb Dryer Elaine Kopp
Dear Health Board Members,
There is a Health Board meeting scheduled for Monday, June 17, 2013, 4:00 pm. in the Health
Department Resource Room located in the Bayfield County Annex Building, Washburn, WI. If
you are unable to attend this meeting, please call the Health Department and let me know.
Any person wishing to attend who, because of a disability, requires special accommodations,
should contact the Bayfield County Health Department office at 715-373-6109, at least 24 hours
before the scheduled meeting time, so appropriate arrangements can be made.
*** AGENDA ***
1. Call the Meeting to Order
2. Approval of April 15, 2013 Meeting Minutes
3. Adoption of Agenda
4. Environmental Health:
a. Inspections Report
Review number of inspections, pre-inspections, re-inspections and other activities done
by the environmental health staff.
5. Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Prenatal Care Coordination (PNCC)
Services with Iron County:
We have just signed an MOU with Iron County Health Department. Using the Bay Area
WIC Project we will begin seeing pregnant women in Iron County. This new project will be
part of a quality improvement project and shared services planning grant.
6. Lake Superior Beach Testing:
We did receive a very small pot of funding to do beach testing for Thompson’s West End
Beach. Testing began Wednesday, June 5th. We will be using a combination of bacterial
sampling and USGS predictive modeling to monitor the beach this summer. All other Lake
Superior beaches in Bayfield County will be sampled once per week from Memorial Day to
Labor Day.
7. UW-Oshkosh Intern:
Shannon Johnson, an environmental health student with UW-Oshkosh, will be working in
our bacterial water lab as an analyst and sampling our Lake Superior beaches this summer.
Shannon is funded by Area Health Education Center (AHEC) and UW-Oshkosh.
8. TB MOU with Ashland County Health Department:
The health department has always supplied TB skin testing as part of health screening for
individuals and businesses in our county. The program has become cost-prohibitive so we
will be sharing TB solution between counties. New protocols are in place.
9. New WIC Director:
Jennifer Jako has resigned and her last day was June 7th. Interviews were June 7th and 10th.
New Director announced.
10. Alcohol and Other Addiction (AODA) Task Force Activities:
Grant funding, prom and graduation focus. Event at Bayfield School, WI Medical Society.
11. Capital Improvement Project Request:
Update on door swing and carpet in entrance or consider moving reception to other side of
building. Issues with signage, customer traffic, cold, wind, heat visibility. Discussion of
options and consideration.
12. Additional Funding in Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP):
The Health Department purchased calibrated thermometers for vaccine refrigerators and
freezers, and lab refrigerator and incubator, and four IPads and three cameras for
environmental staff.
13. Regional Trauma Advisory Council Collaboration:
We have been asked by Jan Victorson, Emergency Management Coordinator, to be the fiscal
agent for RTAC.
14. Child Death Review (CDR) Team:
CDR team request came from State CDR coordinator and local coroner Gary Victorson.
15. Germann Fire:
Power Point presentation with pictures of fire, timeline of progression and actions that were
taken by various agencies in controlling the fire and tending to residents.
16. Discussion and Possible Action on a Resolution Amending the 2013 Budget to Account
for Increased Funding for PHEP Grant:
The Health Department has received and additional $6,445 for additional preparedness
equipment.
17. Next Meeting Date
18. Other Issues
19. Adjourn
Sincerely,
Terri Kramolis
Terri Kramolis
Director/Health Officer
cc: Bayfield County Board
Mark Abeles-Allison, Bayfield County Administrator
Heartland Communications
The Daily Press, via email
Health Department Employees, via email
Red Cliff Tribal Chairperson