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Home My WebLink About2009-05-19 Community Health Commission MinutesEdina Community Health Committee May 19, 2009, 6:30 – 8:30 pm Mayor’s Conference Room, Edina City Hall Members Present: Brad Montgomery, Bill Alldredge, Mark Johnson, Idelle Longman, Jan Johnson, Tolu Oyelowo, Student Dolan Lee Members Absent: Mary Jo Kingston Guests: Karen Zeleznak, Eileen O’Connell, Kathy Iverson WELCOME & CALL TO ORDER Chair Mark Johnson welcomed members and called the meeting to order at 6:30 pm. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Minutes from the March 17, 2009 meeting were unanimously approved by a motion from Member M. Johnson and second from Member Longman. GUEST SPEAKERS Kathy Iverson, Edina Chemical Health Coordinator, gave an update of the Federal Samso Grant, Stop Alcohol Use Program and Together We Stand Campaign for Parents. All programs work to discourage alcohol use. Faith-based communities are involved. Alcohol Screening & Brief Intervention at North Memorial Hospital was discussed as well as a new ordinance in Minnetonka regarding a policy against hosting underage drinking. A Chisago County “Take Back the Drugs Program” in which people return unused over-the-counter and prescription medication was also discussed. Ms. Iverson will check the possibility of starting a similar program for Edina. Liaison Engelman indicated that such a program needs to be driven by the State of Minnesota in partnership with the medical community. Karen Zeleznak and Eileen O’Connell, Bloomington Public Health, reviewed the Community Health Assessment Action Plan (CHAAP) which the Committee helped formulate over the last year. Final CHAAP reports will be submitted to Minnesota Department of Health as required by the Community Health Services Grant. The Health Assessment is completed once every five years. Information was also given on the Statewide Health Improvement Program (SHIP) grant. Bloomington applied for the grant on behalf of Bloomington, Edina and Richfield (BER). The purpose of the grant is to address rising health care costs by developing policy, systems and environmental changes in schools, communities, healthcare and worksites for targeted areas of tobacco use and obesity. Statewide funding for the grant is $47 million over two years. If BER is chosen as a grant recipient, they will receive 1.6 million over two years. Chair Johnson thanked all speakers for their excellent presentations. ELECTIONS Member Bill Alldredge was nominated as candidate for Chair. Motion made by Member Oyelowo and seconded by Member M. Johnson to elect Member Bill Alldredge as Chair. Vote was unanimous. Member Jan Johnson was nominated as Vice Chair. Motion made by Member Oyelowo and seconded by Member M. Johnson to elect Member J. Johnson as Vice Chair. Vote was unanimous. Newly elected Chair Bill Alldredge took charge of the meeting. 2009 COMMITTEE WORKPLAN Member J. Johnson reported on the 2009 Senior Expo. Over 200 attendees and 60 vendors participated. Successful event and well received by the community. Some Committee members visited the Expo. Proceeds went to the Otto Bang Foundation. The Edina Community Foundation will likely take over the Expo The committee reinforced their intent to provide mental health education and awareness to the public. Liaison Engelman was directed to contact Member Kingston to find out if a mental health article was written for Sun Current. If unavailable, Member M. Johnson offered to draft an article. Member Alldredge offered to assist with the article. Once written, the article would be reviewed by the City of Edina Communications Department before submission to the Sun Current and About Town. Community Assessment Health Priorities - Discuss # 4 -5 Aging and disabled population managing chronic illness while living independently in the community Adults and youth experiencing suicide, depression, anxiety and other mental illness Inadequate exercise and poor nutrition Adults and youth experiencing co-occurring substance abuse and mental illness City’s ability to respond to public health emergencies Emerging and re-emerging diseases Vulnerable populations at higher risk during disasters or emergencies Injuries among seniors resulting in loss of independence and mobility Tobacco, alcohol, marijuana and prescription drug abuse Maintain local public health infrastructure During a brief discussion, the Committee agreed that priority #5 was being successfully addressed. Priority #4 was tabled for discussion at the September meeting. The remaining priorities will be discussed at future meetings as time permits. HEALTH STAFF REPORTS Liaison Engelman reviewed the current Board & Commission attendance requirements and distributed the requirements to each member. Liaison Engelman gave an update Minnesota Department of Health tracking and testing of H1N1 flu cases in Minnesota. No further general testing will be done however hospitalized cases would still be tested for confirmation. H1N1 symptoms are parallel to seasonal flu symptoms and appear less severe than originally predicted. A H1N1 virus mutation is possible over the next several months and the fall flu season is expected to be more severe. Development of a vaccine for H1N1 is underway. COMMUNITY COMMENT None presented. OTHER BUSINESS None. ADJOURNMENT Motion made by Member Longman and seconded by Member M. Johnson to adjourn. Vote to adjourn was unanimous. Meeting adjourned at 8:30 pm. ________________________ Sherry Engelman Next Meeting: September 15, 2009 ______________________________________________________________________ 2009 Meeting Dates: March 17 May 19 September 15 October 20