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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-03-08 CHC PacketAgenda Community Health Commission City Of Edina, Minnesota Virtual US Toll +1-415-655-0001 Access code: 133 775 4394 Monday, March 8, 2021 6:30 PM I.Call To Order II.Roll Call A.New Member Introductions III.Approval Of Meeting Agenda IV.Approval Of Meeting Minutes A.February 8, 2021 Meeting Minutes V.Community Comment During "Community Comment," the Board/Commission will invite residents to share relevant issues or concerns. Individuals must limit their comments to three minutes. The Chair may limit the number of speakers on the same issue in the interest of time and topic. Generally speaking, items that are elsewhere on tonight's agenda may not be addressed during Community Comment. Individuals should not expect the Chair or Board/Commission Members to respond to their comments tonight. Instead, the Board/Commission might refer the matter to sta% for consideration at a future meeting. VI.Reports/Recommendations A.Chair/Vice-Chair Election B.Committee Updates VII.Chair And Member Comments VIII.Sta- Comments A.COVID-19 Situation Update IX.Adjournment The City of Edina wants all residents to be comfortable being part of the public process. If you need assistance in the way of hearing ampli2cation, an interpreter, large-print documents or something else, please call 952-927-8861 72 hours in advance of the meeting. US Toll +1-415-655-0001 Access code: 177 838 3426 MINUTES Community Health Commission February 8, 2021 at 6:30 PM City Hall, Community Room I.Call To Order II.Roll Call Present: Rob Loesch, Amanda Herr, Andrew Hawkins, Philip King-Lowe, Julia Selleys, Greg Wright, Michael Wood, Tracy Nelson, Isadora Li, Ellie Mullen, Eva DeSimone. III.Approval Of Meeting Agenda Motion by Philip King-Lowe to approve meeting agenda. Seconded by Amanda Herr. Motion Carried. IV.Approval Of Meeting Minutes A.January 11, 2021 Meeting Minutes Motion by Amanda Herr to approve meeting minutes. Seconded by Greg Wright . Motion Carried. V.Community Comment VI.Reports/Recommendations A.Subcommittee Updates Opioid Initiative: Researching and sharing info among committee members, planned next meeting in February/March. Tobacco Initiative: In contact with property owners, waiting for responses. Social Connectedness: Report from Member King-Lowe on Vitals App use in surrounding cities in the metro area. Detailing Pros/Cons and input from those that are responsible for use in those cities. B.Vitals App Survey Update VII.Chair And Member Comments VIII.Staff Comments IX.Adjournment Edina Community Health Commission. Vitals App Survey Report Richfield Bloom SLP Hopkins G. Valley Crystal Plymouth The App is working well.Yes NI Yes Yes Yes No Yes The App is not working well. (No means no there are no problems)No NI No No No Yes No Is the App a good financial investiment for the City:Yes NI Yes Yes Yes No Yes Gives an example of an incident where the app was useful No No No No No No Yes Had a good response from the community Yes NI Yes Yes Yes No Yes Plans to keep the app in their municipality Yes Maybe Yes Yes Yes No Yes The most common concerns are due to the fact that the app was once available to individuals free of charge due to a very generous donor. In the last two years, they have had to charge a monthly subscription fee of $4.99 plus the cost of the Beacon The cost of the standard bluetooth beacon is $20.00. The Bluetooth Device-Tag is $25.00 and the Waterproof band is $40.00 The concern is that many of the individuals who would use the beacons live on disability benefits. No medical insurance program pays for medical ID bracelets or devices. The budgets for the individuals who would be best served by having a Beacon make the costs out of their reach. If the people with disabilities cannot afford the subscription to use the beacon apps, then the public safety or medical services are not able to obtain the important information they need to help the individual. am including MAing MA will help pay for any Medical ID devices or subscriptions. One of the suggestions was that we see if there are any civil organizations that might assist residents to get the subscriptions.With this suggestion there will most likely be an income report requirement to help pay for the subscriptions. What some organizations suggest is reasonable income to afford the use of the apps, and what is realistic for the subscriber are not always in agreement. In addition, the subscriber would have to have a smart phone device with Bluetooth for the Vitals App beacons to work.ork. They would also need to replace the batteries in them. Captain Reed from the Plymouth Police Department was the only one to share with me about an incident in which the App helped the Police. There was an individual with dementia that went walking around. As soon as the Police were close enough to him, his Vitals APP triggered their phones to alert them to where he was. He was returned safely to where he belonged. One of the other concerns that was shared with me is that the local Police and other Safety personel will need to have the right smartphones with bluetooth to be able to detect the beacons. It was a cost to the department to update their equipment. Captain Reed told me about what they did in Plymouth to gain subscribers. They had several community meetings at various elderly care facilities, with administrative staff and nursing staff to learn about the Vitals App. Vitals App did all the explaining to the care facilities, and the representative from Plymouth helped Vitals make the connections to the facilities in their community. Captain Reed said that they also had community meetings with parents with autistic children and autistic adults to explain how the app works. Once again, the Plymouth PD organized the meeting, and Vitals did the presentation. Plymouth has just started looking into working with mental health organizations to work on having the vitals apps put on the collars of service animals. The service animals are important partners for many subscribers. Lastly, with Crystal being the only exception, all the other municipalities reported that even though they do not have any incidents to report on the App being used, they do feel that keeping the App is very important. Keeping the App working in their communities is important to Richfield, St. Louis Park, Hopkins, Golden Valley and Plymouth, because even if they have only one incident of the App helping them in an emergency situation,situation, Vitals App has done it's job. In those communities, the main concern for having the Apps working is the safety of their residents should a police officer or paramedic interact with someone with autism, mental health disorders, and/or those with dementia with the Vitals App.