HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-08-2015 Board of Health MinutesBoard of Health Minutes
April 8th, 2015
Board Members Present: Ruth Rector -Wright, Harold King,
Charlotte Adams, Nancy Cox, and Staci Hardage.
Others Present: Benny Cantwell.
Staff Members Present: Kelli Shurbet R.N. (DON), and Sheila Carter
Secretary.
Harold King called the meeting of the Plainview -Hale County Board
of Health to order at the Unger Memorial Library on April 8th, 2015
at 12:30 P.M.
First Item on Agenda: Invocation. Benny Cantwell gave the
invocation.
Second Item on Agenda: Approval of minutes from the last meeting.
Harold King ask for approval of the February 4th 2015 Minutes. Dr.
Wright entertained a motion to approve the minutes as written, and
Stacie Hardage 2nd the motion. Charlotte Adams said there was a
correction to be made from the February 4th Minutes which had that
she was in attendance but she was not there. Minutes were
approved with this correction being made.
Third item on Agenda: Review of expenditures. Harold King ask for
approval of the expenditures for December 2014, January 2015, and
February 2015. Dr. Wright entertained a motion to approve the
expenditures for December 2014, January 2015, and February 2015.
Nancy Cox 2nd the motion. Expenditures were approved as written.
Fourth Item on Agenda: Health Department news: Kelli Shurbet said
the Health Department was going well. February was Coronary
Heart Disease Month and we had Heart awareness day on February
26th 2015, we had only 14 people in attendance the weather was so
bad and we feel like that was a factor in our low attendance. We did
free cholesterol and blood pressure screening in February we had
33 people to come in and we had 2 border line of being high and 3
blood pressure that was high. Kelli stated that we have not gotten
our grant yet. Kelli said that we would be having our site visit from
the State on April 22, 2015. Kelli stated that the budgets will be
coming up also. Dr. Laura wants to do a topic on preventive health
in May on exercise and diet. Nancy Cox as if he was going to do
anything in April and Kelli said no. He may try to get involved with
Wayland and the Y.
Fifth Item on Agenda: Topics of concern the Board would like to
discuss from previous meeting. Preventive Health in the
community.
Sixth Item on Agenda: Topics of concern the Board would like to
discuss at next meeting. Dr. Lara said he would like to discuss
preventive health in the Community.
Seventh Item on Agenda: Next Meeting Date. The next meeting will
be July 8th, 2015.
Ninth Item on Agenda: Adjourn. Stacie Hardage entertained a motion
to adjourn and Dr. Wright 2nd the motion.
Sheila Carter
Secretary, Plainview -Hale County Health Department