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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPHAB 08-01-23 Minutes Deschutes County Health Services Public Health Advisory Board (PHAB) MINUTES MINUTES August 1, 2023 Facilitator Rob Ross, MD, PHAB Chair Staff Coordinator Tom Kuhn, Community Health Manager Scribe Aimee Burroughs Next Meeting September 5, 2023 Topic and Lead Gathering Introductions & Icebreaker Rob Ross Everyone shared their summer adventures so far. Approval of June Minutes Motioned and seconded; minutes approved Announcements and Updates  Any group announcements or updates? PHAB meetings will be posted on the BOCC website in the future and will recorded and livestreamed in the future. This will start in September. This is something that BOCC have been working towards with all committees.  Behavioral Health Advisory Board collaboration Colleen shared that they met with Co-Chairs - Roger Olson & Jessica Vierra from the BHAB and that BH is trying to streamline some of their processes. Doing more community outreach and getting more known in the community. Commissioners Adair and Chang have encouraged a collaboration with PHAB and BHAB; this happened in the past and this is taking the first step to happening again. Invited Co-Chairs to September PHAB meeting. Obvious synergies in BH and PH and how they affect each other, really good starting point.  Health Heroes update - Tom Presenting winners at September’s meeting; Brad Porterfield is individual winner. Organization winner was Partners In Care Transitions Team.  Legislative follow-up – Tom HB 2073, CLHO, Workforce Incentives Bill; was looking good, passed at the House committee, failed to get to ways and means and then didn’t pass. Please see attached bills document. Public Health Modernization was able to get additional 20million in the Christmas Tree bill; overall PH modernization funding is much less because CBOs get a share of the funds “To promote and protect the health and safety of our community.” Updated 1/30/24 Colleen asked about 2 bats testing positive for Rabies in Deschutes County; good time for education for the community Deschutes County Vital Records update Kelly Eckerman, Supervisor Overview of Vital Records staff, what vital records are, and OHA dashboards. See presentation for more information. Executive Session Called for By-Laws Review Rob, Colleen, & Tom Non-PHAB members asked to log off for this portion. All of page 2 by-laws; PHAB Responsibilities, making our work line up with the direction we have been going in. Going over bylaws to edit now and at next meeting we will move to approve and get to commissioners, then to legal, then moving forward. Please see email/document Tom sent out. Direction we are moving is to have more interaction with commissioners; first bullet (A) updated to state that. B removed because it does not apply to PHAB. C Working cooperatively with BHAB and other department or committee that aligns with PHAB. Next few are verbatim, only a few words changed here and there. Question: Section F, Does this group review the Public Health budget annually? Answer: Budget (overall) is generally not reviewed; but we support certain things in proposed budget during budget proposition in the Spring. F; might need PHAB support requesting FTE G, H, I, J; updated and added Determining all of our priorities and focuses at one meeting doesn’t really make sense; but doing it as things come up within the community makes more sense. Will still have general priorities but won’t rely on specific priorities made at the beginning of the year. H; will need to update with language from the county for chain of command J; Want to form a small legislative committee within PHAB to identify issues we would be good at formulating support for Programs and grants that need support, PHAB can write letters of support. Carmen asked about the advocacy piece because some PHAB members are representing other organizations and how do they participate when an issue doesn’t align with their organization’s values. Tom answered that it is perfectly normal for a member to abstain from support due to their organization’s board’s ask. A few more items need to be flushed out a little more before finalized. Some odds and ends and language clean up. Steve asked to clarify the language re: budget approval and this board’s involvement in the PH budget. Tom will circle back. Not final at all, will have time to review and circle back with Tom and Colleen and Rob. Adjourn 1:34pm adjourn “To promote and protect the health and safety of our community.” Updated 1/30/24 In Attendance: Tom Kuhn Rob Ross Colleen Sinsky Erin Fitzpatrick Tami Pike Sharity Ludwig Lindsay Atagi Laura Hart Carmen Madrid Steve Strang Kelly Eckerman Peter Boehm “To promote and protect the health and safety of our community.” Updated 1/30/24