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Edina Community Health Committee
May 20, 2008, 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Fireside Room, Edina Senior Center
Members Present: Bill Alldredge, Mark Johnson, Mary Jo Kingston, Idelle Longman, Jan Johnson
Members Absent: Brad Montgomery, Tolu Oyelowo, Student Marshall Everson
Guests: Meeting with Bloomington and Richfield Advisory Boards of Health
WELCOME & CALL TO ORDER
Chair Mark Johnson welcomed members and called the meeting to order at 6:30 pm.
COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT – PART TWO
The whole meeting was dedicated to a mandated Community Health Assessment. The Minnesota Department of Health requires Advisory Boards of Health to complete this assessment process
once every five years. As part of their contract duties, Bloomington Public Health coordinated the assessment process for the cities of Bloomington, Richfield and Edina. Two meetings
are necessary to complete the assessment. Members of the respective Advisory Boards of Health prioritized health issues identified during part one of the assessment process.
Common community health issues were explored in the following categories:
1) Healthy Communities and Healthy Behaviors, 2) Infectious Disease, 3) Access & Quality of Health Care, 4) Public Health Emergency Preparedness, 5) Public Health Infrastructure and
6) Environmental Health. The general list of issues included ongoing and emerging health concerns.
Each Advisory Board prioritized health issues unique to their community. Three key health issues prioritized by the Edina Health Committee were 1) aging and disabled population managing
chronic illness while living independently in the community, 2) adults and youth experiencing some form of mental illness and 3) inadequate exercise and poor nutrition.
Bloomington Public Health will summarize all results and report back to the respective Advisory Boards and also to the Minnesota Department of Health. The Edina Committee will review
and approve their final prioritization list during the September committee meeting.
PUBLIC COMMENT
None presented.
OTHER BUSINESS
None presented.
ADJOURNMENT
Motion made by Member M. Johnson and seconded by Member Longman to adjourn. Vote to adjourn was unanimous. Meeting adjourned at 8:40 pm.
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Sherry Engelman
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2008 Meeting Dates: March 24 May 20 September 16 October 21