HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014 - July 23 PHAB Meeting Minutes“To promote and protect the health and safety of our community.”
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July 23, 2014
12:00 – 1:30 p.m.
Stan Owen, Deschutes County Health Services
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Facilitator Jock Pribnow, Chair
Meeting Coordinator Tom Kuhn
Scribe Lisa Michael
Next Meeting September 24, Health Services, Stan Owen
Agenda Items/Discussion/Motions
Topic and Lead
1
Introductions & Approval of Minutes from June meeting
Charla motioned to approve the minutes as submitted with a second by Keith. The minutes were
unanimously approved.
2
Brief Announcements & unfinished business
Tom mentioned there won’t be a meeting in August for summer break.
Kate, Jock and Charla are meeting on August 1st as a sub-committee to the Task Force on the
Future of Public Health.
There will be an Advisory Board Leadership meeting today at 2:00 p.m. between the PHAB and
BHAB leaders to discuss the need for future combination meetings and the option of becoming one
board somewhere down the road. Kim noted she will attend.
Jock mentioned that the PHAB statement has been sent to the Rules Advisory Committee on SB
1531 regarding medical marijuana packaging.
Charles and Jessica Jacks are working on a program to educate growers/sellers of medical
marijuana of the effects on our youth. So far, they have met twice and have reviewed
recommendations developed by the City of Sisters Community Task Force. Charles asked if the
education process should be required every year during annual licensing. Charles will continue
meeting with Jessica and will update the Board on further developments.
Jock also noted that two editorials ran in the Bulletin this month; one regarding our Board
resolution on MMD’s and the other about Jane giving a presentation to the BOCC on smoking
cessation measures.
Keith asked about the process when making public statements and spoke of the editorial by Janet
Stevens related to the young homeless living here and efforts to provide services to them. Is this a
public health issue we should be exploring? In response, Tom noted all public comments must be
Deschutes County Health Services
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“To promote and protect the health and safety of our community.”
reviewed and approved by the BOCC and Kathy Christensen is working with this homeless group.
Susan is also part of a workgroup who are developing a program to assist these youth.
Tom announced that board appointments are expiring as of August 31st for Mike, Lorie, Charla and
Susan. All have agreed to be reappointed for another term. On the flip side, Jenny gave her
resignation as she accepted a new position in Prineville. We still need to recruit members from
outlying areas.
3
New Director update
Jane introduced herself and gave a short background of her experience in the public health sector.
She came to us from Helena, Montana and was previously employed by the Montana State Public
Health and Safety Division for 25 years, serving as Administrator for the last 9 of those years. She
possesses a Masters of Public Health Degree from the University of Washington with emphasis on
administration, a Bachelor’s degree in Anthropology from South Illinois University and has several
years’ experience in a wide range of public health programs. Scott Johnson wrote a dissertation
for the recruitment process on DCHS and the future of public health, which piqued Jane’s interest
in applying for the position. This is her first time working at a local level and she expressed her
excitement in joining the DCHS team.
4
Bulletin Health Reporter – How does he do it!
Markian Hawryluk spoke about his experience as a journalist and his current occupation as the
Health Projects Reporter for the Bulletin. Markian previously spent more than 10 years as a health
policy writer in Washington DC before moving to Bend. He started working for the Bulletin in 2004
and launched the new weekly health section. The Bulletin grants him the freedom to choose his
own stories by letting him report on topics that interest him, as well as his readers. In 2009, he
won the Bruce Baer Award for investigative reporting, among several other awards over the years.
Right after college he wrote for an oil and gas publication, then later on became interested in the
medical field and started writing for the AMA journal. His father was a doctor and he was expected
to follow in his footsteps, but instead chose journalism as his career path.
5
Suicide Prevention Advisory Council update
Susan was delighted to announce that OSU-PH recently received accreditation.
Almost two years ago Jessica Jacks and Terry Schroeder (DCBH Crisis Management Team
Supervisor) asked the Suicide Task Force to create a map of best practices for prevention. During
the first year, the task force was charged with creating a logic model to aid in reducing suicide
deaths and attempts. Eventually, the task force turned into an advisory council consisting of
seventeen members who meet monthly to provide credible prevention/intervention training for
professionals and the public. The three main goals the council is working towards are prevention
and primary care, education and training and media outreach. Social marketing and continuity of
care are two additional areas of focus. Two of the council members are currently collecting data
on suicide related deaths to report on. Three separate workgroups have been formed: a research
team for the La Pine Community Health Center, data workgroup (for deaths and attempts) and
primary care. NAMI is leading the upcoming Suicide Prevention Week (September 8th through the
14th) and World Suicide Prevention Day (September 10) with planned activities nationwide. Susan
mentioned two grants that are currently under review. One is a 5 year SAMHSA federal grant
applied for by the OHA for prevention and the other is a 3 year SAMHSA federal grant for the OSU
Cascades Suicide Prevention Program to support infrastructure development. She also noted that
Oregon has one of the highest suicide rates in the nation.
“To promote and protect the health and safety of our community.”
6
New Healthy Communities and Tobacco staff
Two new employees have joined the DCHS staff. Penny Pritchard replaces Dave Visiko as Tobacco
Coordinator and Sarah Worthington replaces Therese Madrigal as Healthy Communities
Coordinator. Each gave a short synopsis of their experience in their respective fields. Sarah has a
Masters Degree in Public Health from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and has spent
most of her life working in the Midwest. Her main concentration of work at the time was in policy
and systems, environmental conditions and living well. Penny, on the other hand, grew up here in
Central Oregon, but worked in the Lake Tahoe area for the past 10 years. She also earned a
Masters Degree in Public Health from the University of Reno. She spoke about the high youth
smoking rate and the ever increasing popularity of e-cigarettes and because of this the tobacco
companies are experiencing a decline in sales of conventional cigarettes. E-cigarettes are not
regulated like conventional cigarettes, meaning there is no government control of sales to minors.
However, this could change very soon. More research needs to be conducted in order to know the
full effects e-cigarettes have on the human body. The FDA is asking for public comment and
Penny will be writing a statement for consideration.
7
Living Well program update
Brenda Johnson has worked as a DCHS health and worksite wellness coordinator for almost 7 years
and expressed her passion in working with people who suffer from chronic illness. She facilitates a
weekly workshop that teaches her clients practical skills for living with chronic conditions. She and
Kim Curley Reynolds are certified master trainers who train others to run their own workshops. A
recently funded pilot program for diabetes management will be launched in the Fall, which Kim and
Brenda have been recently cross-trained for. Brenda noted that 40% of the referrals they receive
come from medical providers, so the news about the program is rapidly spreading throughout the
community. Forty-three states in the nation offer similar type classes. Participants pay $10 to
attend the 6 week workshop for 2 ½ hours each week and receive a book that costs $18.
Scholarships are available for those who cannot afford to pay. The cost per person is over $300 to
conduct the classes and is therefore mainly grant funded. Brenda will be applying for another
grant in March 2015 to continue the healthy communities program for another 3 years.
8 Meeting adjourned at 1:35 p.m.
Board Members present: Jock Pribnow, Susan Keys, Kim Curley Reynolds, Keith Winsor,
Charla DeHate, Charles Frazier, Holly Remer
Staff Members present: Jane Smilie, Tom Kuhn, Pamela Ferguson, Lisa Michael
Guest Speaker(s): Markian Hawryluk (The Bulletin), Brenda Johnson (staff), Sarah
Worthington (staff), Penny Pritchard (staff)
PHAB – Public Health Advisory Board BHAB – Behavioral Health Advisory Board
SB – Senate Bill MMD’s – Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
BOCC – Board of County Commissioners DCHS – Deschutes County Health Services
AMA – American Medical Association OSU-PH – Oregon State University Public Health
DCBH – Deschutes County Behavioral Health FDA – Food and Drug Administration
NAMI – National Alliance on Mental Illness OHA – Oregon Health Authority
SAMHSA – Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration