HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-10-2013 Board of Health MinutesBoard of Health Minutes July 10th, 2013 Board Members Present: Ricky Mason, Stacie Hardage, Shane Martinez, Don Williams, Dr. Ruth Wright, Harold King, and Sandra Dulakis. Others Present: Dr. Sidney Ontai, Medical Authority, Benny Cantwell County Commissioner, Jalayne Henry Grandson of Benny Cantwell, and Laura Mason Nurse from the Health Department. Staff Members Present: Kelli Shurbet R.N. (DON), and Sheila Carter Secretary. Sandra Dulakis called the meeting of the Plainview -Hale County Board of Health to order at the Unger Memorial Library on July 10th, 2013 at 12:30 P.M. First Item on Agenda: Invocation. Benny Cantwell gave the invocation. Second Item on Agenda: Approval of minutes from the April 10th, 2013 meeting. Sandra Dulakis ask for approval of the April 10tH 2013 Minutes. Dr Ruth Wright entertained a motion to approve the minutes as written, and Ricky Mason 2nd the motion. Minutes were approved as written. Third item on Agenda: Review of expenditures. Dr. Ruth Wright entertained a motion to approve the expenditures for March 2013, April 2013, and May 2013. Ricky Mason 2nd the motion. Expenditures were approved as written. Fourth Item on Agenda: Health Department news/ Update and discuss Communicable disease reports: Kelli Shurbet said that the Health Department had received their budget funding. Kelli stated that for the next 4 weeks we would be having free back to School shots for the children that qualified. Dr. Wright asked if we could tell if we were having more SID'S since the Women's Clinic closed or not. Kelli said it had not affected us all that much. Sandra asked what the criteria were for State Vaccine. Kelli said if they have no insurance, Medicaid, or if there Insurance doesn't pay for the vaccine then they could get the shots at the Health Department. If they have Insurance that pays for the vaccine or if they have Chips they have to go to their private Doctor. Ricky asked if Obama care would help the Health Department and Kelli said at this time we don't really know what the outcome would be on that. Fifth Item on Agenda: Topics of concern the Board would like to discuss from previous meeting. Sandra introduced Ron Trussler with MHMR as our guest speaker. Ron said he has worked for 26 years for MHMR. He spoke on mental illness and said if we as people could be open about mental illness because it is a disease and it can be treated and you can recover from it we could understand it better. The top 3 causes of mental illness is anxiety, depression, and substance abuse. The average age for anxiety is 11 years old. Ron said in a few years he thinks that medical and mental health will come together and work closer with each other. Mental health first aid is a course that started in 2008. It is a course that helps people to see and learn signs of mental illness. Ron said he is a certified teacher for this course. Sandra Dulakis ask about if there is a time that we could provide service to the children of our community and schools so that they can just come and talk about what is bothering them. Seventh Item on Agenda: Topics of concern the Board would like to discuss at next meeting. Synthetic Drug's maybe we can get a law Enforcement Officer to come in and talk. a. Increase in synthetic drugs. Maybe have someone from Police Department come and talk. b. Closing of the Women's Health Clinic closing and the impact It has been to the community. Eighth Item on Agenda: Next Meeting Date. The next meeting will be October 9th, 2013° Ninth Item on Agenda: Adjourn. Shane Martinez entertained a motion to adjourn and Harold King 2nd Sheila Carter Secretary, Plainview -Hale County Health Department