HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-13-1998 Board of Health MinutesBOARD OF HEALTH MEETING
AUGUST 13, 1998
The Board of Directors of the Plainview -Hale County Health
Department met Thursday, August 13, 1998, at Plainview
Country Club. The meeting was called to order at approx-
imately 12:30 P.M., by Board Chairman Dr. Kit Linton.
Those attending were: Dr. Kit Linton, John Castro,
Cynthia Palmer, R.N., Sally Meeks, R.N., Margaret Kay,
Larry Dickerson, Earl Brown, Cinde Ebeling, Dr. Ron
Miller, Mike Hutcherson, Benny Cantwell, Dr. Stephen
Turner, City Manager Jim Jeffers, Commissioner Mario
Martinez and the secretary, Billie Standefer.
After the minutes of the last meeting were approved as
presented, Chairman Linton called --for a motion to
approve the expenditures. A motion was made by Larry
Dickerson to pay the expenditures, and with a second by
Sally Meeks, the Board voted approval.
Dr. Turner gave his report, sharing with Board members
5 cases of Hepatitis A, 2 cases of Hepatitis C, 1 case
of Shigellosis,2 cases of Salmonellosis and 1 case of
Campylobacter were the most reported Communicable
Diseases in the last thirty days.
Mr. Castro stated, in looking at the composition of the
Board of Health, earlier regulations had requested a
certain number of physicians as Board members; however,
he stated, current law does not specify this. He said
he had talked to City Attorney Wally Hatch and they had
determined to go with the current law. Mr Castro said
he would put together a packet with all the information
concerning the composition of the Board, and get packets
to voting members and ex -officio members to study. He
said after members had time to study the information, the
City/County could determine what they wished to do.
Mr. Castro told the Board he planned to attend a meeting
of Local Health Department Directors Abilene, August 14th.
Cynthia Palmer stated the responses to her request for
information about how other Departments/entities planned
programs about Teen -Pregnancies were incomplete, but she
expected to receive more information in the upcoming
weeks.
Mrs. Palmer stated the Contracts with Texas Department of
Health for 1998-1999 had been signed. She stated two
changes in the Contract were provisions stating "left --
over" monies could not be "rolled over" to the next
Contract year, and no dollar amount had been listed for
Vaccines to be allowed the Department this year
(She explained this was good, since T.D.H. had
said this assured the Department of getting all the
Vaccine it requested.)
Mrs. Palmer stated T.D.H. will provide the soft ware
to make the Department's computer system "2000-compat--
ible
A discussion about statistics of teen -pregnancies
followed.
Mr. Earl Brown asked about the length of terms for
Board members.
Chairman Linton asked if there was any new business.
Mrs. Palmer told Board members of the two "Wish List"
items donated to the Department by T.D.H.; one IVAC
machine to register Blood Pressures/Pulses and another
to do the same tests that was portable. She invited
Board members to come by the Department to see them
and try them.
Dr. Turner expressed the need to look at expanding the
Department to District status more closely. He suggested
getting estimates on the cost to do this, and said it
would be good for business and more convenient for
surrounding counties." He stated communities having
access to the Department's services would be very
helpful.
Mr. Castro said the costs of promoting this would
have to be studied and estimates "set out on. paper.
There was no other business. The Chairman adjoured
the eting .
Billie Standefer
Secretary