Meeting Details
December 10, 2013
7:30am - 9:30am
2 hr
Galion City Health Department
Purpose
N/A
1.
Call to Order
1
minutes
Minutes
7:41 a.m.
2.
Approval of Agenda
1
minutes
Minutes
Dr. Novack announced the need to adjust the process of the agenda. In today’s meeting and future meetings, the commissioner’s report will follow the regular business. In today’s meeting, the new business item of executive session and consideration of a license holder’s status will follow the approval of the previous month’s minutes. Following the license holder consideration, the board will hear guest Pam Kalb R.N., representing Help Me Grow from Crawford County General Health District (CCGHD).
Result: Approved
Motioned: Mr. Dennis Long, Vice-president
Seconded: Mr. Doug Schilling, President pro tem
| Voter | Yes | No | Abstaining |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Doug Schilling, President pro tem | X | ||
| Mr. Dennis Long, Vice-president | X | ||
| Ms. Wendy Kerr, CNP, Board Member | X | ||
| Ms. Katelyn Strickler, Board of Health Member |
3.
Approval of Minutes
5
minutes
Minutes
Result: Approved
Motioned: Ms. Wendy Kerr, CNP, Board Member
Seconded: Mr. Dennis Long, Vice-president
| Voter | Yes | No | Abstaining |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Doug Schilling, President pro tem | X | ||
| Mr. Dennis Long, Vice-president | X | ||
| Ms. Wendy Kerr, CNP, Board Member | X | ||
| Ms. Katelyn Strickler, Board of Health Member |
4.
New Business
20
minutes
4.1
Executive Session for License Holder
30
minutes
Minutes
The board entered executive session at 7:43 a.m
The board exited executive session at 8:46 a.m.
Result: Approved
Motioned: Mr. Dennis Long, Vice-president
Seconded: Mr. Doug Schilling, President pro tem
| Voter | Yes | No | Abstaining |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Doug Schilling, President pro tem | X | ||
| Mr. Dennis Long, Vice-president | X | ||
| Ms. Wendy Kerr, CNP, Board Member | X | ||
| Ms. Katelyn Strickler, Board of Health Member |
4.2
Board License Action
10
minutes
Minutes
Mr. Kenneth Dye and Ms. Lisa Dye, representatives of license holder Varsity Grill, LLC were heard by the board on the question of license status. Ms. Zmuda, Director of Environmental Health presented to the board a summary of inspections at the Varsity Grill from Dec, 17, 2008 to Dec 19, 2013. She also stated that the Varsity Grill representatives had attended an administrative hearing March 5, 2012. She stated that the restaurant has recurrent critical violations, all of which have corrected. Mr. Schilling and Mr. O’Leary asked the restaurant representatives if they were willing to develop an action plan to address recurrent critical violations. Mr. Long stated he wanted the representatives have a plan that will ensure that no food-borne illness outbreak risk exists. Mr. O’Leary asked if the representatives were aware of the risk of possible loss of license. Mr. Dye stated that the inability of attaining an inspection with no critical violations was one of “execution.”
Mr. Schilling made a motion requiring Varsity Grill, LLC to present an action plan in writing that is dated and measurable by the date of the board’s special meeting, being held at Galion Community Hospital, December 20, 2013, 2-5pm. Mr. Long seconded the motion. The motion passed with yes votes from Ms. Kerr, Mr. Schilling and Mr. Long.
Result: Approved
Motioned: Mr. Doug Schilling, President pro tem
Seconded: Mr. Dennis Long, Vice-president
| Voter | Yes | No | Abstaining |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Doug Schilling, President pro tem | X | ||
| Mr. Dennis Long, Vice-president | X | ||
| Ms. Wendy Kerr, CNP, Board Member | X | ||
| Ms. Katelyn Strickler, Board of Health Member |
4.3
Help Me Grow (HMG)
15
minutes
Ms. Pam Kalb from CCGHD will present HMG
Minutes
Ms. Pam Kalb, R.N. addressed the board for an informational purpose. She said that HMG is aimed at first time mothers in poverty. The program emphasizes parents as teachers and screening for developmental milestones. HMG utilizes individualized family service plans and individualized educational plans designed to assist children in attaining educational goals earlier than they otherwise would. Additional services may be provided through the Healthy Families program.
4.4
MOU renewal with Ohio Manufactured Homes Commission
5
minutes
Minutes
Result: Approved
Motioned: Mr. Doug Schilling, President pro tem
Seconded: Mr. Dennis Long, Vice-president
4.5
Application for OPHP Grant
Minutes
Result: Approved
Motioned: Mr. Dennis Long, Vice-president
Seconded: Mr. Doug Schilling, President pro tem
4.6
Renewal of MOU with Ohio Department of Health for Hepatitis C Screening-
Minutes
Result: Approved
Motioned: Mr. Doug Schilling, President pro tem
Seconded: Mr. Dennis Long, Vice-president
5.
Old Business
20
minutes
5.1
Second Reading and Public Hearing: Resolution #2013-132. A Resolution to Establish Fees for Food Service Operations and Retail Food Establishments for the License Year 2014 and Repeal Resolution # 2013-130
5
minutes
Minutes
Result: Approved
5.2
2014 Budget Planning
5
minutes
update from city council: approved salaries $295,000; benefits $157,000
5.3
Administrative Hearing Process
Minutes
Result: Tabled
6.
Commissioner
20
minutes
Minutes
Dr. Novack stated that the mission of the Galion City Health Department is To Promote and Protect the Health and Well-Being of those we Serve. He delivered a summary of the year’s progress toward the 2013 goals.
Vision Statement:
Inspire and Engage out Citizens and Community to be Optimally Healthy
Mission Statement:
To Promote and Protect the Health and Well-Being of those we Serve
Goals:
1. Accreditation of the Galion City Health Department-
a. Significant steps that have occurred in 2013:
i. Adopted Avita HS CHA
ii. Worked with Avita HS on what will be our Community Health Improvement Plan
iii. Rudimentary steps toward intra-office document sharing
2. Get Galion City’s fair share of PHEP funding restored- not accomplished
3. Rationalize Nursing Functions
a. School Nursing- Hired 2 part-time nurses
b. Immunizations- began flu shot project analysis (to be completed Jan 2014)
c. Access to care- Using Medicaid Administrative Claiming (ODH project) as spring-board to linking patients to care, developing funded care programs
d. Outbreak Reporting-
i. Norovirus outbreak Feb 2013
ii. Coxsackie investigation (not an outbreak)
e. Workforce Development and maintenance of skills-
i. BLS training
ii. Nursing CEU’s up to date
4. Implement grade level food health inspections on Galion City Health Department website- substituted window inspection sticker
5. Implement electronic board document system- BlueSky
6. Establish secure internet section to website for posting of internal documents, forms, manuals, policies, procedures- SharePoint nor feasible this year
7. Implement use of credit card for payment of services- pending
8. Review, revise and convert into an editable electronic document the department personnel manual- not done
9. Develop set key metrics that the department will measure and track its performance –
a. Birth/death certificates
b. Numbers of immunizations
c. Numbers of restaurant inspections, administrative hearings, BOH license actions
d. Numbers of nuisance requests
e. Customer satisfaction
f. Financial performance
g. Vital measures:
i. Births 2013 through November
1. Total – 347
2. Low-weight- 17 (3 in Galion)
3. <37 weeks – 24 (7 in Galion)
4. Teen Births- 41 (14 in Galion)
5. Fetal Deaths- 6 (1 in Galion)
ii. Deaths 2013 through November
1. Total- 184
2. Average age of Death- 78.75
3. Top 3 Causes of death- Circulatory, Respiratory, Neoplasms
iii. 1 confirmed drug overdose death in Galion for 2013, No other suspicious
iv. Reportable Diseases November-
1. Chlamydia- 2; YTD 29
2. Hepatitis C, Chronic- 0; YTD 23….
3. Gonorrhea- 1
4. Atypical mycobacterium (non-TB)- 1
5. Cryptosporidium- 1
10. Develop and execute strategic goals with community organizations to deal with areas of concern shown in Community Health Assessment Survey - done
11. Communicate other major operational issues to assist the Board in understanding the organization’s business dynamics
a. Server installation this weekend
b. I will address Galion City Council Fire, Police and Health committee Wed 121813, 7 pm- open discussion…thoughts?
c. BOH get together and 2014 planning Fri 122013, 1-4pm, Galion Hospital
d. Sandy applied for $15k grant for accreditation
Result: Approved
7.
Monthly Bills
5
minutes
Minutes
Result: Approved
Motioned: Mr. Dennis Long, Vice-president
Seconded: Mr. Doug Schilling, President pro tem
8.
Adjournment
1
minutes
Minutes
10:03 a.m.
9.
Next Meeting
1
minutes
Jan 14, 2014
No action required
