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| | | | Chair Dr. Wujie Zhang called the meeting to order at 5:03 PM. | | | |
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| | 3. | | Approval of Meeting Minutes from November 7, 2024 | | | |
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| | | | Board Member Ruthie Burich-Weatherly motioned to approve, Board Member Ald. JoCasta Zamarripa seconded, and the motion passed with all in favor and none opposed. | | | |
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| | | | Chair Dr. Wujie Zhang shared that MKE Elevate celebrated its End of Year event on December 12th. There were no further updates.
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| | 5. | | Communication from Health Commissioner Dr. Mike Totoraitis | | | |
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| | | | (1) 2025 Planning
Commissioner Totoraitis presented on DHS 140 (MHD is completing its 5-year renewal review in March) and the PIE Deputy Commissioner vacancy (an internal hire will be announced soon). Commissioner Totoraitis presented on highlights of the Strategic Plan to be implemented in 2025, including (1) the new EHR implementation that is scheduled to go live in April and (2) Public Health 3.0 through Priority Based Budgeting for the 2026 budget.
Board Member Penelope Stewart inquired about Public Health 3.0 stakeholder survey results. Commissioner Totoraitis said the results would be available early February.
Board Member Ruthie Burich-Weatherly inquired about how MHD will work with community partners to implement future investment and divestment in programs under PH 3.0; Commissioner Totoraitis said this will be addressed during a future budgetary planning exercise that will investigate partnerships, forecasting federal changes to public health funding, engaging the Board to tap into its networks, and potential funding from national foundations.
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| | 6. | | MKE Elevate (CHIP) Presentation on Racism and Health Equity (Steering Committee) | | | |
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| | | | Strategy Director Marques Hogans presented on an overview of the Community Health Improvement Plan (including vision, timeline, roles) and introduced the overarching priority of racism and health equity. Strategy Director Marques Hogans also presented on the main focus areas of Household Income (including Economic Security projects), Life Expectancy (including plans for a research brief), and Civic Engagement (focusing on increasing voter registration and voting).
Strategy Director Marques Hogans spoke to ways the Board to could get involved in this work (including sharing educational materials, connecting MHD to partners, identifying focus group participants for life expectancy research, as well as communication methods like social media and email lists).
Board Member Caroline Gomez-Tom suggested MHD look at the County’s Youth Commission as a model for youth civic engagement.
Board Member Penelope Stewart inquired about focus groups with young people on these issues. Strategist Anneke Mohr responded that there had been on the topic of mental health, but not for racism & he | | | |
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| | 7. | | Branch Collaboration Updates | | | |
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| | | | An update from Board Member Dr. Darlene Beck will be shared via email.
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| | | | Chair Dr. Wujie Zhang reported that most board members preferred a monthly meeting, according to the survey. The Wednesday 5-6pm time slot was confirmed.
Commissioner Totoraitis will bring vouchers for parking to the next meeting.
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-Rotation of branch presentations & MKE Elevate
Generally, Board Member Ruthie Burich-Weatherly highlighted WALHDAB membership & resources. Board Members were reminded that Economic Interest forms will be due soon. Chair Dr. Wujie Zhang reminded the Board to reach out if they wanted their website bios updated. | | | |
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| | | | Board Member Dr. Ian Martin motioned to adjourn, Board Member Penelope Stewart seconded the motion, and it passed with all in favor. The meeting was adjourned at 6:06 pm. | | | |
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