HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-15-2012 Board of Health MinutesBoard of Health Minutes
February 15th, 2012
Board Members Present: Dr. Ruth Rector -Wright, Harold King,
Charlotte Adams, Don Williams, Belinda Pena, Stacie Hardage, and
Sandra Dulakis.
Others Present: Benny Cantwell, Jeffery Snyder, Assistant City
Manager, Greg Ingham, City Manager, and Dr. Sidney Ontai, Medical
Authority.
Staff Members Present: Laura Mason, LVN, Janie Larsen, Immtrac
Specialist 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 February
15th, 2011 at 12:30 P.M.
First Item on Agenda: Invocation. Benny Cantwell gave the
invocation.
Second Item on Agenda: Administer Oath of Office. Elisabeth Flores
administered oath of office to Dr. Ruth Wright, Sandra Dulakis,
Harold King, and Charlotte Adams.
Third Item on Agenda: Election of President: Sandra Dulakis ask if
there were any nomination for President. Stacie Hardage nominated
Sandra Dulakis there were no other nominations. All approved
Sandra Dulakis as President.
Fourth Item on Agenda: Approval of minutes from the October
12th, 2011 meeting. Sandra Dulakis ask for approval of the October
12th, 2011 Minutes. Dr. Ruth Wright entertained a motion to approve
the minutes as written, and Don Williams 2nd the motion. Minutes
were approved as written.
Fifth item on Agenda: Review of expenditures. Don Williams
entertained a motion to approve the expenditures for September
2011, October 2011, and November 2011, Dr. Ruth Wright 2nd the
motion. Expenditures were approved as written.
Sixth Item on Agenda: Health Department news/ Update and discuss
communicable disease reports: Janie Larsen told about the new
changes that the State has made within the Immunization program.
She said that the guidelines are to be followed closely. Dr. Ruth
Wright, asked if all the Nurses at the doctor's offices were going to
be trained on the new rules; Janie Larsen said yes they would be.
Sandra Dulakis said Ruby Riggins and Janie Larsen, train all the
Nurses at the Doctors Offices.
Seventh Item on Agenda: Discuss other health concerns the Board
would like to address: Sandra Dulakis asked if there were any other
concerns that the board would like to discuss. Dr. Ruth Wright said
it seems that the pregnancy rate is on the rise in the School system.
She asked anyone had any suggestions on what the Board could do
to help. Laura Mason said she always asked the Girls when she
does a pregnancy test on them to see if they want to be pregnant
and usually they say yes. Dr. Ruth Wright said that the Hale Center
School system had an absentice program in place and it seems that
there rate has gone down.
Eight Item on Agenda: Next Meeting Date. The next meeting will be
April 11th' 2012.
Nineth Item on Agenda: Adjourn. Dr. Ruth Wright entertained a
motion to adjourn and Harold King 2na
Sheila Carter
Secretary, Plainview -Hale County Health Department