HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-15-2009 Board of Health MinutesBoard of Heath Minutes
January 15th, 2009
Board Members Present: Belinda Pena, Neal Burnett, Dr. Ruth
Rector -Wright, Cinde Ebeling, Judy Shannon, Nancy Cox, Don
Williams, and Gaye Lynn Balzer.
Others Present: There were no others present.
Staff Members Present: Laura Mason, LVN, John Castro, Director of
Community Service, and Sheila Carter Secretary.
Neal Burnett called the regular scheduled meeting of the Plainview -
Hale County Board of Health meeting to order at the Unger
Memorial Library on January 15th, 2009 at 12:30 P.M.
First Item on Agenda: Invocation, Was given by Belinda Pena.
Second Item on Agenda: Approval of the December 11th, 2008
minutes. Neal Burnett asked if there were any additions or
corrections to the minutes. Cinde Ebeling, made a motion to approve
the minutes and Dr. Ruth Rector -Wright second the motion. The
minutes were approved as written with no objections.
Third Item on Agenda: Review of Expenditures. Neal Burnett asked
if there were any questions on the expenditures for November
2008. There were no other questions. Neal Burnett entertained a
motion to approve the expenditures. Dr. Ruth -Rector Wright made a
motion and Don Williams second it to approve expenditures as
given.
Fourth item on Agenda: Update and discuss communicable disease
reports. Laura Mason reported that there had not been any flu
reported yet. Laura asked Dr. Wright if they had any flu cases, She
said no. Judy Shannon said they had 1 case in Abernathy. Nancy
Cox said they had lots of Strep cases in the school system.
Fifth Item on Agenda: Health Department news: Laura reported that
there was not anything special going on. Cinde Ebeling, ask about
doing the car seat classes in the school but the State has told us
that we have to meet in the same place every time. Don Williams
said he is concerned about the number of Girls in the High School
that were pregnant. We need to be more aggressive about
prosecuting the older guys that are fathering these babies.
Laura Mason said the first thing she ask these 16 &17 year old girls
when they come in for a pregnancy test if they want to be pregnant
& you would be surprised at the girls that say yes they want to be,
and also the mothers of these girls that get so excited when they
find out they are pregnant.
John Castro suggested that we should check with other Counties to
see what their pregnancy rates are and what they are doing.
Sixth Item on Agenda: Other Health concerns the Board would like
to address: Neal Burnett thanked the Health Board for taking time
out of there schedule to serve the board and the community. He
also thanked Kelli, Laura and Sheila for preparing the meals for the
Board.
Neal said that this was the last meeting for John Castro as he was
retiring. Neal thanked John for his time with the City and as
director of Community Services and wished him all the best.
Seventh item on Agenda: Next proposed meeting: Will be May 14tH
2009.
Eighth Item on Agenda: Adjourn: Neal Burnett adjourned the meeting
after asking if there was any further business to discuss.
Sheila Carter
Secretary, Plainview -Hale County Health Department