WC CWF Health District Board Minutes - 10/22/2004PLACE:
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WICHITA FALLS - WICHITA COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH BOARD
Wichita Falls- Wichita County Public Health District
12.15 p.m.
October 22, 2004
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT:
BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT:
Susan Strate, M.D.
Beverly Stiles, Ph. D.
Diane Stewart, R.N.
Gregory Stockton
Larry Rains, D.D.S.
Kathy Sultemeier, D.V.M.
Tom Delizio, M.D.
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CITY CLERK'S OFFICE
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HEALTH DISTRICT Lou Franklin, Assistant Director of Health
REPRESENTATIVES: Roy Carr, M.D., Medical Director
Arthur Szczerba, M.D., Assistant Medical Director
WICHITA CO. REPRESENTATIVE: Joe Miller, M.D., Wichita County Commissioner
Woody Gossom, Wichita County Judge
WICHITA FALLS CITY COUNCIL: Mike Norrie, Councilor
WICHITA FALLS CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE: Matt Benoit, Assistant City Manager
MINUTES:
IV.
Call to Order
Susan Strate, Chair, called the meeting to order at 12:05 p.m.
Approval of Minutes:
Moved by Larry Rains and seconded by Greg Stockton that the August 27, 2004
minutes be approved. The motion passed.
MRSA Updates Lou Franklin, R.N., Assistant Director of Health
This discussion was postponed until a later date due to the amount of information to
be provided on the other topics.
Flu Vaccine Update Lori Morrow, R.N., Communicable Disease Supv.
Lori Morrow reported that on October 5, 2004, one of two flu vaccine manufactures,
Chiron had informed the CDC that none of its 48 million doses of vaccine would be
available for distribution in the U.S. for the 2004 -2005 season. This was due to their
license being suspended in the Liverpool facility for 3 months. This action reduced
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the expected supply of flu vaccine in the U. S. by half. Aventis Pasteur produced
55.4 million doses for this season. Prior to Chiron's announcement approximately
33 million doses had already been shipped to various health care providers. They
are working with the CDC to distribute the remaining 22.4 million unshipped doses
in 2 phases to specific high -risk individuals. She detailed both the CDC and the TX
Department of State Health Services plan for distribution. Part of TX DSHS plan
was to determine how many doses each county had received and how many were
still needed. Wichita County had received 7590 doses and was requesting an
additional 14,000 doses. The WFWCPHD had received 1500 of the 3000 doses
ordered. They would begin taking appointments on 10/25/2004. A phone bank has
been set up to take appointments. All calls will be screened to ensure on clients
that meet CDC will be given appointments.
V. SPAN Grant Lou Franklin, R.N., Assistant Director of Health
The SPAN (School Physical and Nutrition Survey) grant, administered by the
University of Texas School of Public Health, is a one -time award of $26, 659. A
similar project was done statewide in Public Health Regions of Texas in 2001.
Wichita County was not included in that project. The Health District will be working
with school districts within Wichita County to perform surveys on 4th, 8th and 11th
grade students. The student will fill out a survey on dietary intake and have their
height and weight measured by a Public Health Nurse. This project will provide
Wichita County with statistics on childhood obesity rates in Wichita County as well
as identify nutritional habits among school age children. Currently there is not any
information on obesity rates in children in Wichita County. The findings should help
identify areas of educational need. We hope to use this information in the future to
apply for additional grants.
VI. Smart Board /Polycom Amy Cone, PH Emergency Response Coordinator
The Health District's Parker Conference Room now has equipment to facilitate
training and education for the Health District staff and others. The demonstration
included use of the Polyvision Walk and Talk Interactive Whiteboard, which
provides a writeable mounted surface for the projection of presentations and other
electronic data. The whiteboard is linked to a laptop with wireless Internet service
that is linked to a ceiling- mounted projector. The writing surface on the whiteboard
allows the user to highlight, write on, erase and circle displayed text while user at
the laptop, or multiple laptops, receives the modified data. The Polycom video
teleconferencing system was also utilized in conjunction with the Zenith plasma
television to show how instantaneous transmission occurs between units as close
as within the Health District to around the world. This system is used for staff to
"attend" live training while remaining here. The unit uses dual bandwidth to transmit
and receive voice and visual data.
VII Board Members Terms Lou Franklin, R.N., Assistant Director of Health
Mrs. Franklin discussed the fact that terms of service for Dr. Strate and Diane
Stewart, R.N. expire December 31, 2004.
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VIII. December BOH Meeting Date
After brief discussion, it was decided that the December meeting would be
scheduled for January 7, 2005.
IX. Adjourn
It was moved by Judge Gossom and seconded by Greg Stockton that the meeting
be adjourned. The motion carried and the meeting was adjourned at 1:10 p.m.
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