HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-10-2003 Board of Health MinutesPLAINVIEW-HALE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING
APRIL 10, 2003
Those in attendance were: Dr. Kit Linton, Elizabeth Regner, Neal Burnett, Sally Meeks,
RN., Debbie Morris, Belinda Pena, Dr. Sidney Ontai, Sandra Rivera, Benny Cantwell,
John Castro, Ericka Jathan, R.N., Guests that attended the meeting were Dr. Charles
Smith
Board Chairman, Dr. Kit Linton, called the regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of
Health of Plainview -Hale County Health Department to order at approximately 12:30
P.M. at the Plainview Country Club, on April 10, 2003
Neal Burnett gave invocation.
Dr. Linton asked if there were any corrections to the last minutes.
Dr. Linton then moved on to the expenditures and asked if anyone had any questions for
the months January and February.
Dr. Linton then asked John Castro if he had any comments about the expenditures.
Minutes and Expenditures were approved.
Ericka Jathan explained that there was not much to discuss in communicable reports just
that the SID count went up in February compared to January. She also discussed
Hantavirus in December. Plainview as had one case in which the person passed away.
We also have a second case, which is being investigated. Ericka explained that
Hantavirus is from rat/mouse droppings and how to clean the area, like car garage or
basements, wet it down and wash with bleach you also need to wear a mask if you sweep
a closed area, As for Health Department news, Texas Department of Health is training
Ruby Riggins and Maria Rodriguez to audit daycares. The Health Department is also
vaccinating children at the Hale Center ISD with their needed immunizations. Ericka
also discussed that the month of April is Observation of infant week and the Health
Department will be giving free immunization every Thursday for the month of April. On
April 24, 2003 Ericka was invited as a guest Speaker at the Coronado junior High School
to talk about Teen Pregnancy and STD's.
Dr. Charles Smith discussed a program in Illinois called CRADLE. This program
involved several people in the community who put it together. It started with fifth grade
boys and girls. An instructor would go in and teach lessons. This instructor did not have
to be a teacher it could be someone in the program. They would separate the boys and
girls in to groups and Dr. Smith would go in and have the boys write down their
questions about sex or relationships on paper at the beginning of class. Dr: Smith would
pick up the questions and answer any questions they had. Debbie Lawrence was the
Director of labor and delivery. She worked with the girls on the same topic and had them
write down their questions also. Seventh grade was a little harder because they had
workbooks which had them more involved. They wrote down their questions and gave
thein to their instractorto be answered as well.
Elizabeth Regner asked Dr. Linton if she would like the staff and Health Board members
to get together to cone up with a plan for the next meeting to get were we need to be.
Dr. Linton adjourned the meeting.
Lou mu Silva
Secretary
Plainview -Hale County Health Department