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| | | | Chair Dr. Wujie Zhang called the meeting to order at 5:02 PM. | | | |
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| | 3. | | Approval of Minutes from February 12, 2025 | | | |
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| | | | Board Member Caroline Gomez-Tom motioned to approve, Vice Chair Tahira Malik seconded, and the motion passed with all in favor and none opposed.
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| | | | Chair Dr. Wujie Zhang announced MHD’s new Deputy Commissioner of PIE, Dominique Hyatt-Oates. No further updates were given at this time. | | | |
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| | 5. | | Communication from Health Commissioner Totoraitis | | | |
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| | | | Commissioner Totoraitis provided information on department updates (such as the Public Health 3.0 report), MPS lead investigations, communicable disease, and federal updates.
(1) Public Health 3.0
Workforce Development Director Kirsten Lezama presented on the Public Health 3.0 planning process, including the “Navigating the Shift” recommendations report. This presentation included an introduction to Public Health 3.0 (including the history of the shift and benefits of Public Health 3.0), the methodology for the report, program data, discussion (of the overarching themes), limitations, recommendations, and next steps for MHD.
(2) MPS Lead Investigations
Commissioner Totoraitis presented on the current status of MPS lead investigations. Commissioner Totoraitis covered the phases of response and prioritization of additional schools. Regarding prioritization, Commissioner Totoraitis shared that within the MPS district, there are over 100 schools built before 1978 that are attended by more than 10,000 children under age and approximately 17,000 children with developmental ne | | | |
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| | 6. | | Presentation on the MKE Elevate (CHIP) Maternal and Child Health Action Team | | | |
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| | | | Melissa Seidl, Public Health Strategist, presented on the work of the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Action Team of MKE Elevate. The presentation included background on the Community Health Improvement Plan, the MCH priority areas, relevant data including disparities, media coverage of the issues, the multilevel strategies in the MCH space, the work the MCH Action Team and Work Groups are doing, and ways for the Board to get involved (including attending events, providing referrals to prenatal healthcare providers, reviewing the maternal behavioral health survey language, and providing input on outreach strategies).
Board Member Caroline Gomez-Tom asked about if the maternal mortality data gave secondary indicators for cause of death. Health Strategist Melissa Seidl responded that the data was from the 2020 MMRT Recommendations, and that she believed the cardiovascular causes of death were broken down into further detail. She did not believe the mental health causes of death were broken down in any more detail.
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| | 7. | | Branch Collaboration Updates | | | |
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| | | | This item was tabled due to time constraints. | | | |
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| | | | •Introduction of Dominique Hyatt-Oates, new Deputy Commissioner of PIE
•State Legislative Package
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| | | | Board Member Penelope Stewart encouraged reconsideration of the length of the Board of Health meetings given the extent of work being covered in a meeting.
Chair Dr. Wujie Zhang motioned to adjourn, Vice Chair Tahira Malik seconded the motion, and it passed with all in favor. The meeting was adjourned at 6:14 pm.
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