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EDINA HEALTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 1983, AT 7:30 P.M.
EDINA CITY HALL, MANAGER'S CONFERENCE ROOM
I . ROLL CALL
11. APPROVAL OF MINUTES : November 30, 1982
Ill . NEW BUSINESS :
A. Organization of Committee
B. Outline of Committee tasks, 1983
C. Nomination of Officers
IV. OTHER BUSINESS
V. NEXT MEETING DATE
`— VI . ADJOURNMENT
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE
EDINA HEALTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE
HELD ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 1983, AT 7:30 P.M.
EDINA CITY HALL MANAGER'S CONFERENCE ROOM
MEMBERS PRESENT : Dr. Bruce Nydahl, Clemens Peterson, Dr. Kristofer Hagen,
Joyce Omelianchk, Dr. Walter Wilder, Marjorie Hogenson,
and June Schmidt
MEMBERS ABSENT: Dr. Stephen Sinykin, Effie McKerson, Holly .Branch and Homer
Kinney
I . APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES: November 30, 1982
June Schmidt moved approval of the November 30, 1983 minutes. Dr. Nydahl
seconded the motion. All votedaye; the motion carried.
II . NEW BUSINESS:
A. Organization of the Committee
David Velde briefly reviewed the purpose of the committee and its relationship
with the Board of Health (Edina City Council) . The Committee will be reviewing the
1984 and 1985 Community Health Service Plan within the next three months and recommend
any changes and approval to the Edina City Council sometime in late May or early
June, 1983. The Committee may also be called upon to review items relating to Public
Health within the Community as the Edina City Council deems proper.
B. Outline of Tasks for 1983.
�.. David Velde offered the following outline of activity relating to
Community Health Services in 1983:
May 1983: CHS preliminary plan will be sent to committee members as soon as it
is drafted.
May - June 1983: Edina Health Advisory Committee meeting to review and recommend
changes to the preliminary plan.
June 19, 1983: Edina Preliminary plans submission to Hennepin County.
August, 1983: Hennepin County public hearings on the county wide preliminary
CHS plan.
June Schmidt indicated that Staff should send copies of the CHS plan to
the committee members as early as possible before the next meeting to allow the members
ample time to review the plan.
David Velde indicated he would mail copies of the plan as soon as it is typed.
C. Nomination of Officers:
David Velde suggested that the Committee elect officers for Chairman and
Vice Chairman of the Committee.
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Clemens Peterson motioned that as long as Dr. Bruce Nydahl and Homer
Kinney have previously served on the committee that Dr. Bruce Nydahl should be
elected to chair the committee and Homer Kinney should be elected as Vice Chairman.
Dr. Walter Wilder seconded the motion. All voted aye; the motion carried.
III . OTHER BUSINESS:
The Committee asked for a clarification of organization and structure of
the Public Health Services in Edina.
David Velde indicated that the City contracts with Bloomington Public Health
Nursing Services for the delivery of Home Health Services, Disease Prevention and
Control Services, Community Nursing Services, Health Education and Maternal and
Child Health Services. The City also received proposals for these services from
Metropolitan Visiting Nurse Association and Fairview-Southdale Hospital. The contract
was awarded to Bloomington for a flat rate cost of $78,700 for 1983.
Edina directly provides Environmental Health Services through the Edina
Health Department, Emergency Medical Services through the Fire Department, Animal
Control Services through the Police Department and Weed Control Services through
the Park Department.
Joint meeting of Health Advisory Committees:
David Velde indicated the Edina, Bloomington and Richfield will hold a
joint meeting to discuss mutual issues relating to Public Health at the Bloomington
Council Chambers on April 26, 1983 at 7:00 p.m. The theme of the meeting will be
"Cost and Quality versus Prevention and Treatment - How Do You Strike A Balance?"
This meeting will be attended by council members from each city, committee
members from each city and staff members from each city.
The meeting organizers have asked that a member from the Edina Health
Advisory Committee give a 5 - 7 minute talk focusing on the meeting theme. It was
suggested that Dr. Nydahl give this presentation.
David Velde advised the Committee that Bloomington Public Health Nursing
Service and Fairview-Southdale Hospital have entered into an agreement whereby
Fairview Southdale Hospital will provide Home Health Aides to Bloomington; Bloomington
will be able to offer extended care through the hospital; the hospital will refer nursing
patients to Bloomington exclusively; Bloomington will refer patients to Fairview South-
dale exclusively and Bloomington will receive in-service training from Fairview Southdale.
This agreement will help improve the efficiencies of personal nursing care in the three
communities.
Dr. Nydahl asked the committee members if they had a preference for
meeting nights. The members indicated that Wednesday nights were probably the best.
IV. NEXT MEETING DATE: Wednesday, June 8, 1983
V. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting adjourned at 8:45 p.m.
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