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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-05 May 27 PHAB Meeting Minutes “To promote and protect the health and safety of our community.” Updated 10/21/15 Deschutes County Health Services Public Health Advisory Board MMIINNUUTTEESS May 27, 2015 12:00 – 1:30pm Stan Owen, DCHS Building 2577 NE Courtney Dr., Bend Facilitator Jock Pribnow, Chair Staff Coordinator Tom Kuhn, Community Health Manager Scribe Katie Pineda Next Meeting June 24, 2015, Health Services – Stan Owen Topic and Lead Introductions & Approval of April Meeting Minutes Kim moved to accept, Katrina Seconded. Unanimously approved. Brief Announcements & Unfinished Business -Legislative update Jock Pribnow tracking: A work session is being held today to discuss legislation around pharmacists becoming authorized to issue oral contraceptives. A recent change was made that would require anyone under 18 to have a written prescription. Pharmacists would have to perform screenings. Uncertain of how they would address this specifically with smokers. There is a known group of Pharmacists in support of this. Would need to have a women’s health clinic visit within 3 years. Tom Kuhn tracking: HB 2546 – To prevent sale of e-cigarettes to minors. Passed today. HB 3100 – Modernization of Public Health. Still with the committee & under review. SB 663 – Requiring licensure of retailers of tobacco products be licensed by the State. Still tracking SB 415 – Ban of Flavored Tobacco products. Hearing being held today. Mike Shirtcliff tracking: Several dental bills. Expressed that in working with CCO’s, there is not much continuity resulting in a plethora of CCO bills out there. i.e. – a complete denture that is not starting within 6 months of last tooth extraction is not covered. Now they have legislation in place for people to try to get more denture coverage. Also tracking a 5-year care plan that involves only licensed care company. The state is no longer issuing licenses and this bill is set to end in 2017 leaving concerns around available licensed providers that would be licensed if this were renewed. “To promote and protect the health and safety of our community.” Updated 10/21/15 SB 648 – In the House now, but the House is heavily back-logged. This would extend the authority of OHA. Believed to have just finished the state tour. Holly informed the group that Lynn Saxton has sent out information to the community partners of plans to sunset the community health staff for those who are out there doing assistance for the application process. In reducing staff but continuing the grant work, there is a lot of uncertainty around how the services will be able to continue under those circumstances. Mike said that in Douglas County many are not going to the PH clinics anymore but rather going to their PCP. Charla noted that they are finding that they need to reassess the FTE allocation in response to these changes. Mike expressed that this will require a great deal of compromise across the industry. Holly points out that the system is set up for silos, yet the effort is to remove the silos. -Membership Application review – James Powell, MD Current membership count is down to 10. There is an applicant that Jock has previously worked with. They had applied previously during a county wide recruitment. They were interviewed and felt to be entirely appropriate; however, not selected due to our need for diversity at the time. Retired Anesthesiologist involved in disaster response, application & resume available upon request. Mike moves to submit the Board’s recommendation to the Board of Commissioners. Holly seconds the motion. Accepted Unanimously. 2015 Health Heroes Individual Award presentation Last month the group award was presented. This month Jock presented the individual award to Mike Shirtcliff. Mike expressed that he has felt honored to be a part of this Board. He stated that he has learned a great deal from the other individuals within the Board and has enjoyed being a part of the group. Jock spoke about how significant Mike’s involvement in Public Health is in Central Oregon. This includes, but is not limited to, his practice, research, pro-bono and efforts surrounding Oral Health programs made available to the community. British study on tooth brushes Sharity presented slides to the group providing an overview of the results from the British study. Her presentation also provided details around a study here in Central Oregon including survey data. A sample kit was passed around for everyone to see. There was discussion around how our community might be better aligned with dental recommendations (i.e. – how much toothpaste is recommended). Update on Legislation & Sugary Beverages Video shown: the #1 cause of children admissions to hospitals in New Zealand is due to a need for general anesthesia for tooth extractions often caused by sugary beverages. Mike explained to the group that St. Charles Medical sees a large number of tooth extractions on the days that the Pediatric Dentists are in. “To promote and protect the health and safety of our community.” Updated 10/21/15 Board Members Present: Jock Pribnow, Mike Shirtcliff, Holly Remer, Kim Curley Reynolds, Katrina Wiest, Charles Frazier and Charla DeHate Staff Present: Tom Kuhn and Katie Pineda Guest(s) Present: Sharity Ludwig (Advantage Dental) and MaCayla Claver (COHC) HB – House Bill SB – Senate Bill CCO – Coordinated Care Organization OHA – Oregon Health Authority PH – Public Health PCP – Primary Care Provider FTE – Full-time Employee COHC – Central Oregon Health Council Adjourn Meeting was adjourned at 1:22 p.m.