State Board of Health to Discuss HIV Surveillance.OLYMPIA Olympia, city, ancient Greece Olympia, ancient city, important center of the worship of Zeus in ancient Greece, in Elis near the Alpheus (now Alfiós) R. It was the scene of the Olympic games. , Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 7, 1998--The State Board of Health meets Oct. 14 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Leavenworth Leavenworth (lĕv`ənwûrth'), city (1990 pop. 38,495), seat of Leavenworth co., NE Kans., on the Missouri River; inc. 1855. It is the commercial center of a farm and livestock region, with flour mills and plants making automobile City Council Chambers, 700 Highway 2, Leavenworth, Wash. During its afternoon session, the board plans to hear proposals on statewide HIV surveillance HIV surveillance Epidemiology The identification and monitoring of HIV-infected persons through a regional or national database. See HIV reporting. . Presentations will be made by representatives from the state Department of Health, Northwest For names and places containing the slightly longer word 'northwestern' (or variants), see . Northwest or north west is the ordinal direction halfway between north and west on a compass. It is the opposite of southeast. AIDS Foundation, Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department and Washington Washington, town, England Washington, town (1991 pop. 48,856), Sunderland metropolitan district, NE England. Washington was designated one of the new towns in 1964 to alleviate overpopulation in the Tyneside-Wearside area. State Medical Association. The board also will discuss one of the state's current priority health goals of controlling and reducing exposure to environmental hazards 'Environmental hazard' is a generic term for any situation or state of events which poses a threat to the surrounding environment. This term incorporates topics like pollution and Natural Hazards such as storms and earthquakes. with Chuck chuck a hand grip to be attached to intramedullary pins to enable the surgeon to rotate or drive them into bone. Clarke Clarke , Arthur Charles Born 1917. British writer, scientist, and underwater explorer noted for his stories of space exploration. His works include 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968). , Director, federal Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), independent agency of the U.S. government, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1970 to reduce and control air and water pollution, noise pollution, and radiation and to ensure the safe handling and , Region X. The State Board of Health, established in 1889 by the state constitution, provides citizens a forum for the development of health policy in Washington. Members of the board believe that broad public participation is the best way to ensure government is both vigorous and responsive to their needs. Individuals are invited to testify To provide evidence as a witness, subject to an oath or affirmation, in order to establish a particular fact or set of facts. Court rules require witnesses to testify about the facts they know that are relevant to the determination of the outcome of the case. on health issues of their own choosing at 4:15 p.m. People who need special accommodations to attend the meeting should contact Michael Michael, archangel Michael (mī`kəl) [Heb.,=who is like God?], archangel prominent in Christian, Jewish, and Muslim traditions. In the Bible and early Jewish literature, Michael is one of the angels of God's presence. Zimmerman Zimmerman may refer to: People
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Washington State Board of Health
Notice of Public Meeting
This meeting site is barrier free. People needing special
accommodation should contact Michael Zimmerman at the Board office at
360/586-0399 by 10/9/98.
Date: Oct. 14, 1998
Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Location: City Council Chambers
700 Highway 2
Leavenworth, WA 98826
Emergency Message Phone: 509/548-5275
AGENDA
Approximate Times(a)
9:00 - 9:30 AM 1. Call to Order (a)
2. Welcome -- The Honorable Elmer Larsen, Mayor of
Leavenworth; Randy Phillips, R.S., Associate
Administrator for Environmental Health,
Chelan-Douglas Health District (CDHD) and Greg
Pratschner, Leavenworth Natural Fish Hatchery
Complex Manager; and Sherry Bowen, M.S.,
Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Project
Coordinator, The Teen Resiliency Project, CDHD
3. Approval of Agenda -- ACTION
4. September 1998 Minutes -- ADOPTION
9:30 - 10:30 5. Priority Health Goal: Control or Reduce
Exposure to Hazards in the Environment in Which
We Live, Work, and Play -- Introduction, Carl
S. Osaki, R.S., M.S.P.H., SBOH: Dialogue With
Region X Environmental Protection Agency
Director Chuck Clarke
10:30 - 11:00 6. Revision of WAC 246-290, Public Water Supplies,
per Governor Locke's Executive Order 97-02
(EO 97-02) on Regulatory Improvement & Schedule
(Reference 8/97) -- David Monthie, Policy
Development, Legislation, & Program Assessment
Manager, Drinking Water Program, Division of
Environmental Health Programs, Department of
Health (DOH), and Gregg Grunenfelder, Director,
Division of Drinking Water, DOH -- Pre-Adoption
Briefing
11:00 - 11:45 7. DOH Upcoming Budget and Legislative Priorities
-- Kris Van Gorkom, DOH Deputy Secretary and
Patty Hayes, DOH Legislative and Constituent
Affairs Director -- Discussion
11:45 - NOON 8. Request From Representative Jim Dunn, 17th
District, Regarding WAC 246-260-100 Operation
of Swimming Pool Facilities (RCW 34.05 and EO
97-02) -- Introduction, Bill White, DOH
Community and Environmental Health Programs
Director: Wanda Ward, Legislative Assistant to
Representative Dunn -- ACTION
NOON - 1:00 PM -- APPROXIMATE LUNCH BREAK --
1:00 - 4:00 9. HIV Surveillance in Washington State --
Introduction, Thomas H. Locke, M.D., M.P.H.,
SBOH:
(1:00 - 1:35) -- Possible Criteria/Performance Standards for
an HIV Surveillance System -- Maggie Ryland,
D.V.M., M.P.H., Senior Epidemiologist,
Infectious Disease and Reproductive Health
(IDRH) Assessment Unit, DOH Division of
Community and Family Health, and John
Peppert, DOH IDRH Office Acting Director
-- Discussion of Elements of Criteria Options
-- Sylvia I. Beck, Executive Director, SBOH
(1:35 - 2:05) -- Draft Proposals on Implementing a Unique
Identifier System -- Steven B. Johnson,
Director of Public Policy & Communications,
Northwest AIDS Foundation (NWAF)
(2:05 - 2:35) -- Draft Proposals on Implementing a Regular
Confidential Reporting System -- Federico
Cruz-Uribe, M.D., M.P.H., Tacoma-Pierce
County Health Department Director of Health
and AIDSNETS Chair; The Honorable Francea
McNair, Tacoma-Pierce County Board of Health
Chair; Alonzo Plough, Ph.D., M.P.H.,
Seattle-King County Department of Public
Health Director (Washington State
Association of Local Public Health Officials
-- WSALPHO); Sam Cullison, M.D., Washington
State Medical Association (WSMA)
(2:35 - 3:00) -- Panel Perspectives on Notification: Malcom
Butler, M.D., Medical Director, Columbia
Valley Community Health, Wenatchee; Becky
Mares, STD Outreach Worker, Yakima: Carl
Swenson, Research Analyst, NWAF
(3:00 - 3:30) -- Other Draft Proposals -- Positive Voice of
Washington
(3:30 - 4:00) -- Board Discussion
4:00 - 4:15 10. Revision of WAC 246-710, Children With Special
Health Care Needs, per Governor Locke's EO
97-02 on Regulatory Improvement & Schedule
(Reference 8/97) -- Rita Schmidt, Office
Director, Maternal and Child Health, DOH; Jan
Fleming, Children With Special Health Care
Needs Program Manager, DOH -- Pre-Adoption
Briefing
4:15 - 4:45 11. Open Period to Take Public Testimony on Any
Health Issues
4:45 - 5:00 12. Other Board Business
-- Draft Healthy People 2010 Input
-- Agenda Planning Calendar
5:00 PM 13. Adjournment
(a) PLEASE NOTE: Times above are estimates only. The Board reserves the right to alter the order of the agenda. For information regarding testimony Oral evidence offered by a competent witness under oath, which is used to establish some fact or set of facts. Testimony is distinguishable from evidence that is acquired through the use of written sources, such as documents. testimony n. , handouts, or other questions, please call the Board office at 360/586-0399. |
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