King County Board of Health meeting on June 16, 2006 in Issaquah

KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON - The King County Board of Health will hold its next meeting on Friday, June 16, 2006, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Issaquah. This is a joint meeting of the King County Board of Health and the King County Council Law, Justice and Human Services Committee.

The meeting will be held at:

Issaquah City Council Chambers
130 E. Sunset, Issaquah, WA 98027

AGENDA

1.	Call to order
2.	Announcement of any alternates serving in place of regular members
3.	Approval of Minutes of May 19, 2006 (Action Item)
4.	General Public Comments
5.	Chair's Report
6.	Board Members' Updates
7.	Director's Report
8.	Administrator's Report
9.	Drowning and Drowning Prevention A panel of speakers will brief the Board about the latest drowning data and trends, drowning prevention strategies and work of the Seattle-King County Drowning Prevention Coalition and Statewide Drowning Prevention Network. Panel members will include Dr. Linda Quan, MD, founder and former Director of the Emergency Department at Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center (CHRMC), Elizabeth Bennett, Patient/Family Communications Education Manager for CHRMC, and Tony Gomez, Manager of Violence and Injury Prevention for Public Health Seattle & King County. Discussion items will include the many aspects of drowning, from bath tubs to Puget Sound, and successful drowning prevention efforts.
10.	Public Health Operation Master Plan (PHOMP) Update Toni Rezab, Project Manager, PHOMP will provide a briefing on the June 15, 2006 PHOMP Steering Committee Meeting. Toni Rezab, Project Manager, PHOMP and Carrie S. Cihak, County Council staff, will provide an overview of the findings included in the Health Environment White Paper. This report was submitted by Milne & Associates as background information for the PHOMP Phase I Policy Framework.
11.	Adjournment

Sign language, communication material in alternate formats or other reasonable accommodations can be arranged. Please call 206-296-5680 or use Washington Relay Service at 711.

If you have questions or need additional information about this agenda, please call Kathy Uhlorn, Board of Health Administrator, at 206-296-5680 or via email at Kathleen.uhlorn@metrokc.gov. Visit the King County Board of Health web pages for information about the Board: www.metrokc.gov/health/boh

Providing effective and innovative health and disease prevention services for over 1.8 million residents and visitors of King County, Public Health – Seattle & King County works for safer and healthier communities for everyone, every day.

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