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Meeting Name: BOARD OF HEALTH Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 1/5/2023 5:30 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: City Hall, 200 E Wells St, Rm 301A
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
Meeting video: eComment: Not available  
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     This meeting will be in-person with a virtual option and is subject to change in format if conditions affecting COVID protocols develop closer to the date of the meeting. Similarly, a meeting notice will be provided no less than 24 hrs to make that change. Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/99209923533?pwd=OEJ1MXRyWVk5eWtUUDBteTllYlZLZz09 Meeting ID: 992 0992 3533 Passcode: 337213 One tap mobile +13017158592,,99209923533#,,,,*337213# US (Washington DC) +13126266799,,99209923533#,,,,*337213# US (Chicago) Dial by your location +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) Meeting ID: 992 0992 3533 Passcode: 337213    Not available
   1. Call to Order    Not available
     Board member President Caroline Gomez-Tom called the meeting to order at 5:32 pm.    Not available
   2. Roll Call    Not available
     Present: Caroline Gomez-Tom (Chair), Ruthie Burich-Weatherly (Vice Chair), Ericka Sinclair, Bria Grant, Wujie Zhang, JoCasta Zamarripa, and Dr. Ian Martin Absent: Julia Means Excused:     Not available
   3. Approval of November 3, 2022 Board meeting minutes    Not available
     Board member Vice Chair Ruthie Burich-Weatherly motioned to approve, Board member Bria Grant seconded, the motion passed with all in favor and none opposed.    Not available
   4. Introduction & Welcome of Alderwoman JoCasta Zamarripa    Not available
     Introduction and welcome for Alderwoman JoCasta Zamarripa as a new Board of Health member.    Not available
   5. Communication from MHD Commissioner, Kirsten Johnson a. Presentation b. Questions     Not available
     In lieu of Commissioner Johnson, Medical Director Dr. Heather Paradis presented a COVID-19 update including current case burden, vaccinations, CDC updates, and mask guidance; a Monkeypox update, including city of Milwaukee cases, symptoms, transmission, and treatment; an update including respiratory viruses such as RSV, FLU, etc.; and an update regarding the Infrastructure Grant Award.    Not available
221532 0 CommunicationCommunication relating to those documents submitted to the Board of Health for its meetings in 2023.    Action details Not available
   6. PHN Lead Program, Holly Nannis    Not available
     Holly Nannis presented an updated specifically regarding the status and innovations of the nursing case management of the Home Environmental Health Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program within the MHD. This update included the WI State Statue 254.164 – Care Coordination Children <6, Elevated Blood Lead Level Definition WI Statue 254.11, EBLL nurse case management referral trend, case management workflow, performance metrics, caseloads, referrals by year of referral and current case status, and innovations (i.e., case conferencing and interventions for all BLL’s).    Not available
   7. Overall “Board Engagement”    Not available
     Updated branch assignments for board member to maximize engagement.     Not available
     Standing Agenda Items:    Not available
   8. Home Environmental Health (Lead Program), MHD Deputy Commissioner, Tyler Weber a. Questions     Not available
     Deputy Commissioner Weber reported there are no further updates at this time.    Not available
   9. MHD branch collaboration updates, Board of Health Members a. Board presentation & discussion     Not available
     Board member President Caroline Gomez-Tom reported there are no further updates at this time.    Not available
   10. Office of Violence Prevention update, Director Ashanti Hamilton    Not available
     Director Hamilton will present an update to the board during the May 2023 meeting.    Not available
   11. Future agenda items    Not available
     * Maternal & Child Health, Rosamaria Martinez * Best practices for high performance boards * Public session * Closing of Ascension St. Francis – Labor & Delivery     Not available
   12. Next board meeting, Thursday, March 2, 2023 @ 5:30 pm    Not available
     In-person at City Hall, 200 East Wells Street, Room 301A    Not available
   13. Adjournment    Not available
     Board member Dr. Ian Martin motioned to adjourn, Board member Wujie Zhang seconded and motion passed, with all in favor, the meeting was adjourned at 7:16 pm.    Not available
     In the event that Common Council members who are not members of this committee attend this meeting, this meeting may also simultaneously constitute a meeting of the Common Council or any of the following committees: Community and Economic Development, Finance and Personnel, Judiciary and Legislation, Licenses, Public Safety and Health, Public Works, Zoning, Neighborhoods & Development, and/or Steering and Rules. Whether a simultaneous meeting is occurring depends on whether the presence of one or more of the Common Council member results in a quorum of the Common Council or any of the above committees, and, if there is a quorum of another committee, whether any agenda items listed above involve matters within that committee’s realm of authority. In the event that a simultaneous meeting is occurring, no action other than information gathering will be taken at the simultaneous meeting.     Not available
     Upon reasonable notice, efforts will be made to accommodate the needs of persons with disabilities through sign language interpreters or auxiliary aids. For additional information or to request this service, contact the ADA Coordinator at 414-286-3475, (FAX)286-3456, (TDD)286-2025 or by writing to the Coordinator at Room 205, City Hall, 200 E. Wells Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202.    Not available
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     Bike racks are available on Water Street, Market Street, and Broadway, and a Bublr Bike Share station is located on the northeast corner of Kilbourn Avenue and Water Street.    Not available
     Limited parking for persons attending meetings in City Hall is available at reduced rates (5 hour limit) at the Milwaukee Center on the southwest corner of East Kilbourn and North Water Street. Parking tickets must be validated in the first floor Information Booth in City Hall.    Not available
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