REGULAR MEETING 12:00 NOON June 20, 2002

MEETING HELD AT: Scott County Health Department

Bicentennial Building

428 Western Avenue

5^th Floor

Davenport, Iowa 52801

ROLL CALL:Mrs. Mohr, Dr. Keppy, Dr. Sunderbruch, Mrs. Coiner, Dr. Garvin

STAFF: Larry Barker, Al Moore, Mary Helfrich, JaNan Less, Linnenbrink, Karen Payne, Jim Hagerman, Denny Coon, Amy Thoreson, Roma Taylor, Jackie Hall, Brian Panke, Carol Schnyder

OTHERS: None

Mrs. Mohr, Chairman, called the meeting to order at 12:00 Noon. The Recording Secretary took the roll call. All members were present with the exception of Dr. Garvin, who arrived at 12:07 p.m.

Dr. Keppy moved to approve the Agenda. Motion seconded by Mrs. Coiner. Motion carried unanimously.

Dr. Sunderbruch moved to approve the minutes of the May 16, 2002, Board Meeting as received. Motion seconded by Dr. Keppy. Motion carried unanimously.

Mrs. Coiner moved to approve the minutes of the May 16, 2002, Board of Health Public Hearing. Motion seconded by Dr. Keppy. Motion carried unanimously.

The following reports were reviewed and discussed by the Board:

1. Director’s Report of May - June, 2002, activities.

Larry Barker recognized employees for their anniversary in May for years of service:

• Michele Freitag, Clinic Nurse - 3 years
• Nicole Flowers, Clinic Nurse - 1 year

Larry Barker informed the Board that the Department is moving to the fourth floor on June 24th. The July Board of Health meeting will be held on the 6th floor.

Larry Barker reported that Maureen Sedlacek, the Iowa Department of Public Health's new Community Health Consultant for our area, will be at the July Board of Health meeting.

Larry Barker reported that Dr. Camilla Frederick has become the most recent member of the Medical Examiner Team. She joins Dr. Tammy Wells, Dr. Dean Bunting, & Dr. Ray Harre as Deputy Medical Examiners, under the direction of the Medical Examiner, Dr. Barbara Harre.

Larry Barker reported on the activities of CJAAC (Community Jail and Alternatives Advisory Committee) that he serves on.

2. Core Public Health Activity Report for the month of May, 2002.

3. Budget Report for the month of May, 2002.

Following discussion, Dr. Keppy moved to approve the claims. Motion seconded by Dr. Sunderbruch. Motion carried unanimously.

4. Maternal & Child Health Program report of May, 2002.

This month's Board of Health Program Orientation was presented by Al Moore, Deputy Director. It has been ten years since the County began their recycling program. It costs the County approximately $50,000 a year for trucking and processing recyclables. Hollis Fish, Environmental Health Specialist with the Department oversees the Program and developed a way to save the County $10,000 a year by re-configuring the recycling containers.

Larry Barker reported that the Iowa Department of Public Health is moving forward to consolidating all contracts into one Public Health Services Agreement. The goal is to have one agreement per provider by July 1, 2003.

Larry Barker reported that he attended the two-day Public Health Congress in Des Moines as the Scott County Board of Health's representative. Funding decisions for the CDC Cooperative Bioterrorism Preparedness Grant will be forthcoming.

Dr. Keppy moved to approve all the reports. Motion seconded by Mrs. Coiner. Motion carried unanimously.

Mrs. Mohr asked for Public Comment. There was no one present who wished to make any comments.

JaNan Less, Disease Prevention Specialist, gave a presentation to the Board to update them on Tobacco Grant activities:

• In 1999, 39% of 11th grade students in Scott County reported using tobacco products.
• 34% reported smoking cigarettes.
• 16% reported using cigars.
• 7% reported using smokeless tobacco.

Our goals:

• Preventing the start of the use of tobacco through:
• School programs
• After-school programs "Smoke Free That's Me" Curriculum
• Bettendorf Family Museum Education
• T.A.T.U. - Trained 45 Tobacco-free teens from seven high schools in Scott County to teach younger children
• Promoting cessation of tobacco usage
• The goal is to train an individual at each of the middle schools and high schools to facilitate their own cessation classes.
• Limiting the exposure to secondhand smoke
• Created a database of restaurants
• Conducted a telephone survey assessing smoke-free status
• 68 food service establishments determined to be smoke-free
• Created a Smoke-Free Restaurant Recognition Program
• Decreasing the availability of tobacco products
• Sting Operations
• 213 vendors checked during the first rounds of 2002-2003

• Compliance of 87.8% in Scott County
• June of 2001, Scott County was reporting 66% compliance

Other Activities:

• Tab section in the Quad City Times
• "Kick Butts Day"
• Poster contest in Bettendorf's 4th grade classes, North Scott Junior High School, and Trinity Lutheran School.
• 607 posters submitted
• 2 Winning posters converted to billboards
• Banner prepared by CADS' Expulsion Program
• Activity by CADS' Diversion Program
• Prizes sponsored by the Tobacco Free Quad City Coalition
• Contracted with a Researcher to assessment tobacco use by local College students
• 5 area colleges participated
• 55 questions on questionnaire
• 734 questionnaires completed
• 41.4% use tobacco to some degree
• Table Tents were displayed on tables at NorthPark Mall food court

Following discussion, Dr. Sunderbruch moved to approve and authorize the Chairman to sign the Health Department Medical Director Agreement for FY'03. Motion seconded by Dr. Garvin. Motion carried unanimously.

Following discussion, Dr. Garvin moved to approve and authorize the Chairman to sign the EMS Physicians' Advisory Board Medical Director Agreement for FY'03. Motion seconded by Dr. Sunderbruch. Motion carried unanimously.

Following discussion, Dr. Garvin moved to approve and authorize the Director to sign the Contract for Dictation Transcription Services for the Correctional Health Services Program for FY'03. Motion seconded by Mrs. Coiner. Motion carried unanimously.

Following discussion, Mrs. Coiner moved to approve and authorize the Chairman to sign the Authorized Agency Agreement for FY'03 as follows:

1. Durant Volunteer Ambulance Service, Inc. - $20,000

2. Buffalo Volunteer Ambulance Service, Inc. - $22,650 + $10,000

3. Scott County Humane Society - $26,319

4. Genesis VNA:

Motion seconded by Dr. Keppy. Motion carried unanimously.

Following discussion, Mrs. Coiner moved to approve and authorize the Director to sign the Agreement with the Scott County Humane Society for the Animal Bite Control Program for FY'03 - $9,953 + $30/trip. Motion seconded by Dr. Keppy. Motion carried unanimously.

Following discussion, Dr. Garvin moved to approve the FY'02 EMS Training Fund Grant Disbursements as recommended by the Scott County EMS Association. Motion seconded by Mrs. Coiner. Motion carried unanimously.

Following discussion, Dr. Garvin moved to approve and authorize the Director to sign the Summer Youth Feeding Program Contract. Motion seconded by Dr. Sunderbruch. Motion carried unanimously.

Following discussion, Dr. Keppy moved to approve and authorize the Director to sign the application and subsequent Contract with the Iowa Department of Public Health for the FY'03 Tobacco Use Prevention & Control Grant. Motion seconded by Mrs. Coiner. Motion carried unanimously.

There being no further business before the Board, the meeting adjourned at 1:02 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Mary Helfrich

Recording Secretary