WC CWF Health District Board Minutes - 04/27/2007WICHITA FALLS - WICHITA COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH BOARD
PLACE: Wichita Falls - Wichita County Public Health District
TIME: 12:00 p.m.
DATE: April 27, 2007
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT:
BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT:
HEALTH DISTRICT
REPRESENTATIVES:
Lauren Jansen, R.N.C.
Robin Moreno, M.T.
Bryan Press
Beverly Stiles, Ph.D.
Kathy Sultemeier, D.V.M.
Richard Sutton, M.D.
Larry Rains, D.D.S.
Lou Franklin, Director of Health
Amy Cone, Assistant Director of Health
WICHITA CO. REPRESENTATIVE: Not Present
WICHITA FALLS CITY COUNCIL: Councilor Ray Gonzales
WICHITA FALLS CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE: Not Present
MINUTES:
I. Call to Order
Dr. Richard Sutton called the meeting to order at 12:05 p.m.
II. Approval of Minutes
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CITY CLERK'S OFFICE
Dr. Richard Sutton requested a motion to approve the minutes of the February 23, 2007 meeting.
Bryan Press made a motion to approve the minutes. Dr. Kathy Sultemeier seconded the motion.
The motion carried.
At this time is was noted of Dr. Rains excused absence.
III. Gardasil /HPV Vaccine - Angie Gass, Personal Health Services
There are over 100 different types of HPV (Human Papilloma Virus); each specific type breaks
down and causes different diseases, of those different types there are those identified to cause
cervical cancer and genital warts with being infected with HPV. HPV is not the direct cause of
cervical cancer, it is the cause of changes of the cells that lead to the cancer.
Merck claims to have the first cancer prevention vaccine, Gardasil, approved for the prevention of
HPV identified to cause cervical cancer and genital warts. The vaccine is available to females age
9 to 26, this being the optimal time to prevent such a virus occurring. It is a series of three doses
being the initial, the second in two months and the third in four months with no side effects. All of
the series needs to be completed to be effective.
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HPV is often a silent virus with no signs or symptoms, usually being discovered at a routine pap
smear. This virus affects women and men both. Further studies are being made to see if the
vaccine would be beneficial to males and females over age 26.
IV. HPV Policy - Teressa Stephenson, Child Health Services
The Texas Vaccine for Children Program provides free vaccines to physicians and health
departments for children age 18 and under at no charge with Medicaid, CHIP, no health
insurance, insurance that does not cover the vaccine or a co -pay to high they cannot
afford, also Alaskan and Native American Indian children. Most insurance covers the HPV
vaccine now.
The State has provided the HPV vaccine free to provide to all children age 18 and under.
The health department currently has the vaccine on hand waiting for Policy approval to be
able to offer. Planning is in the budget to ask for funding to order stock to provide the
vaccine to those aged 19 to 26.
V. Next Meeting Date
The next meeting will be held on June 22, 2007.
VI. Adjourn
Dr. Richard Sutton requested a motion to adjourn. The motion was made by Bryan Press and
seconded by Dr. Kathy Sultemeier. The motion carried and the meeting was adjourned at 1:00
p.m.
Chair, ce Chair, or Secretary
P,ubkf Health Board
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