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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOARD OF HEALTH - 02/21/2003 - MINUTES Board of Health Village of l:lk Grove Village MAY 21, 2003 Board Members Present Board Members Absent James Christie, Chairman William Beaupre Lois Colaprete Terri Dill Ray De Palma Merrill Froney Cory Fosco Dr. Harold Labinsky Dr. John Kelly Sal Pace Dick Scholten Staff Present Michael Cavallini, Director of Health & Community Services Jane Sloger, Community Health Nurse The minutes of the April 15, 2003 meeting were passed unanimously. Request to Chance Immunization Clinic Community Health Nurse Jane Sloger presented a proposal to the Board of Health to change the immunization clinic from the current fourth Wednesday of the month to the second Wednesday of the month. The change was proposed for a number of reasons. Clinics in March are sometimes slow due to school district spring breaks occurring the same week. The IDPH, Immunization Coordinator for Cook County recommended changing the day. There are several clinics offered the end of the month,but no clinics the second week of the month. The rthwest Immunization Coalition and school district nurses serviced by the clinics also recommen e nge. The change would not occur until January 1, 201 . All parties involved would be notified prior to the scheduled change. Notifications would go out in A ust/September. It is hoped the change to the second week of the month will improve service and availability to the community. A motion to approve the change was made by Ray De Palma, seconded by Dick Scholten. The Board of Health passed the motion unanimously. Environmental Health Inspector Health Services has offered the position of Environmental Health Inspector to Kristen Gonsur. Kristen is a currently employed by Cook County Health Department. Kristen graduated from Illinois State University and is an Illinois Licensed Environmental Health Practitioner. Health & Community Services Secretary The Village Board and Village manager approved a change to the personnel in the Department of Health & Community Services. A Senior Clerk position was upgraded to Secretary. Jane Scarpiniti was appointed to the new position. Citation Information A request was made by William Beaupre to provide additional information in the Environmental Health Inspector reports regarding citations. He asked that when a citation is issued, the reason for issuing it could also be provided. Presently only the number of citations is listed. In the future the Health Department will provide the reason for issuing a citation, but will not provide a location and/or name. Raccoon Survey The Cook County Forest Preserve District asked for help from the Health Department to assist in surveying local raccoons for raccoon roundworm (Baylisascaris procyonis-BP). Health Department staff will be accompanying a parasitologist from Wheaton College. She will be collecting samples of droppings (scat) in areas with high raccoon populations. Raccoon roundworm eggs can be ingested by humans, especially children by, through oral-fecal contamination. Inside the human body they can migrate to the eye, spinal cord or brain, causing life-threatening complications. Homeowners can reduce the risk of ingesting raccoon roundworms by properly cleaning up raccoon latrines, areas that are repeatedly used by a raccoon. Since the eggs are very resilient, boiling water or high heat(flame) is the safest way to kill egg contaminated surfaces. Community Blood Drive LifeSource reported 51 units of blood were collected on 4/26/03. Explosion at the Senior Apartments Health and Community Services were at the scene of an explosion at the Grove Apartments on 5/13/03.Health&community Services was notified because of the possible need for temporary shelter for the displaced tenants. As it turned out family or friends picked up a majority of the tenants, and only a few required a place to stay. A suspected gas leak caused the explosion. Operation TOPOFF Health services played a small roll in the Federal Emergency Drill, or Operation TOPOFF. The Health Department was involved with ABMC in providing information to the community on a possible smallpox outbreak. Computer Electronics There will be a computer and electronics recycling collection event at the Arlington Heights Motorola campus on Saturday June 14`h. New Toter Recvcline System The new toter-recycling program will start on June 1". Waste Management mailed out brochures last week with information on the new program. Employee Wellness Proeram Eleven employees in the weight lose group continue to meet every Wednesday. A spring wellness walk is scheduled for May 22"a West Nile virus-Up Date The Health Department has begun to receive calls regarding dead birds in the Village. No birds have been picked up for sampling by the State, but all dead bird locations are reported to the Northwest Mosquito Abatement District. The resent rains wi.il help to wash away the eggs of mosquitoes that can carry the West Nile virus, but have increased the number, and complaints, of floodwater mosquitoes. Toxic Waste Dumps On May 14', Channel 5(NBC) local news ran a report entitled " What's In Your Back Yard". The report stated that there were thousands of contaminated sites, involving toxic chemicals, near homes in suburban Cook County. The report went on to say that there were 203 companies in the 60007 area code in Illinois EPA clean-up programs. The report also stated that water in many communities was also contaminated. What they did not say was their list of toxic waste sites is just a list of Elk Grove companies that have filed a plan with the IEPA to clean up any hazardous waste should a spill occur. The Elk Grove Fire Department has contacted Channel 5 regarding their inaccuracies. ARMC-Certificate of Need ABMC has requested the Village to send letters to our State legislators asking them to not back SB 1332,which allows regulations that oversee the process for Certificate of Need to expire. Allowing the Certificate of Need to expire could open the area to specialized clinics that would not be required to handle the indigent or difficult to treat patient. This information was given to the Village Managers Office. Environmental Health Inspector's Report-May (Includes the Code Enforcement Inspector) March Activities Report Routine Inspections 40 Misc. Activities 217 Complaints 91 Total 348 Community Health Nurse Report—April Activities Report-March Blood Pressure Screening 87 Blood Sugar Screenings 11 Home/Site Visits 53 Office Visit 1 Consultations (Office) 3 Blood Drive 0 Day Care Inspections 5 TB Screening 66 Misc. 13 Flu Shots 0 Immunization Children 38 Shots (66) TOTAL 277 C: Mayor and Board of Trustees Village Manager Assistant Village Manager Assistant to the Village Manager Village Attorney Village Clerk