HomeMy WebLinkAboutHealth Board Minutes 01-11-2017Board of Health Minutes
Jam. 11th, 2017
Board Members Present: Ruth Rector -Wright, Harold King,
Charlotte Adams, Susan Blackerby, Kimberlee Bentley, Stacie
Hardage and Sandra Dulakis.
Others Present: Dr. Sergio Lara Medical Director, and Benny
Cantwell
Staff Members Present: Kelli Shurbet RN, DON. Sheila Carter,
Secretary and Chris Valverde Community Development Manager.
Sandra Dulakis called the meeting of the Plainview -Hale County
Board of Health to order at the Unger Memorial Library on January
11th, 2017 at 12:30 P.M.
First Item on Agenda: Invocation. Harold King gave the invocation.
Second Item on Agenda: Approval of minutes from the July 13th,
2016 meeting, There was no correction to the minutes from the July
13th 2016 meeting. Susan Blackerby entertained a motion to approve
the minutes as written and Charlotte Adams 2nd the motion. Minutes
were approved as written.
Third item on Agenda: Review of expenditures. Susan Blackerby
entertained a motion to approve the expenditures for June 2016,
July 2016, August 2016, September 2016 and October 2016,
Charlotte Adams 2nd the motion. Expenditures were approved as
written.
Fourth Item on Agenda: Health Department News, Kelli Shurbet
reported that the STD'S are staying steady, we are seeing about 4
or 5 a week, Kelli Shurbet said we had gotten both grants The
Environmental Grant was for 2 years and the Immunization Grant
was for 1 year. Kelli stated we had our audit but haven't gotten the
report back yet. Kelli introduced Chris Valverde to the Board he is
the manager over Community Development.
Kelli reported on the Breast Cancer awareness month we had 15
people in attendance. We still have free mammograms to give out,
We have given out 31 Voucher's so far. February is Heart
Awareness month and we will be having a Heart Forum probably the
last week in February. Flu hasn't hit yet.
Fifth Item on Agenda: Topics of concern the Board would like to
discuss from previous meeting. We will do free Cholesterol's in
February. Sandra said she will write an article for the newspaper
and will promote it.
Sixth Item on Agenda: Topics of concern the Board would like to
discuss at next meeting. Dr. Wright suggested calling all the clinics
and asks how many cases of flu and other communicable Diseases
they have had to report.
Seventh Item on Agenda: Next Meeting Date. The next meeting will
be April 12" 2017.
Eighth Item on Agenda: Adjourn. Susan Blackerby entertained a
motion to adjourn and Harold King 2nd.
Sheila Carter
Secretary, Plainview -Hale County Health Department