BOARD OF HEALTH

200 E. Wells Street City of Milwaukee Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 Meeting Minutes BOARD OF HEALTH CAROLINE GOMEZ-TOM, CHAIR Ruthie Burich-Weatherly, VICE-CHAIR Bria Grant, Dr. Ian Martin, Ericka Sinclair, Wujie Zhang, and Ald. JoCasta Zamarripa Thursday, January 5, 2023 5:30 PM City Hall, 200 E Wells St, Rm 301A This meeting will be in-person with a virtual option and is subject to change in format if conditions affecting COVID protocols develop closer to the date of the meeting. Similarly, a meeting notice will be provided no less than 24 hrs to make that change. Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/99209923533?pwd=OEJ1MXRyWVk5eWtUUDBteTllYlZLZz09 Meeting ID: 992 0992 3533 Passcode: 337213 One tap mobile +13017158592,,99209923533#,,,,*337213# US (Washington DC) +13126266799,,99209923533#,,,,*337213# US (Chicago) Dial by your location +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) Meeting ID: 992 0992 3533 Passcode: 337213 1. Call to Order Board member President Caroline Gomez-Tom called the meeting to order at 5:32 pm. 2. Roll Call Present: Caroline Gomez-Tom (Chair), Ruthie Burich-Weatherly (Vice Chair), Ericka Sinclair, Bria Grant, Wujie Zhang, JoCasta Zamarripa, and Dr. Ian Martin Absent: Julia Means Excused: City of Milwaukee Page 1 BOARD OF HEALTH Meeting Minutes January 5, 2023 3. Approval of November 3, 2022 Board meeting minutes Board member Vice Chair Ruthie Burich-Weatherly motioned to approve, Board member Bria Grant seconded, the motion passed with all in favor and none opposed. 4. Introduction & Welcome of Alderwoman JoCasta Zamarripa Introduction and welcome for Alderwoman JoCasta Zamarripa as a new Board of Health member. 5. Communication from MHD Commissioner, Kirsten Johnson a. Presentation b. Questions In lieu of Commissioner Johnson, Medical Director Dr. Heather Paradis presented a COVID-19 update including current case burden, vaccinations, CDC updates, and mask guidance; a Monkeypox update, including city of Milwaukee cases, symptoms, transmission, and treatment; an update including respiratory viruses such as RSV, FLU, etc.; and an update regarding the Infrastructure Grant Award. 221532 Communication relating to those documents submitted to the Board of Health for its meetings in 2023. 6. PHN Lead Program, Holly Nannis Holly Nannis presented an updated specifically regarding the status and innovations of the nursing case management of the Home Environmental Health Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program within the MHD. This update included the WI State Statue 254.164 – Care Coordination Children <6, Elevated Blood Lead Level Definition WI Statue 254.11, EBLL nurse case management referral trend, case management workflow, performance metrics, caseloads, referrals by year of referral and current case status, and innovations (i.e., case conferencing and interventions for all BLL’s). 7. Overall “Board Engagement” Updated branch assignments for board member to maximize engagement. Standing Agenda Items: 8. Home Environmental Health (Lead Program), MHD Deputy Commissioner, Tyler Weber a. Questions City of Milwaukee Page 2 BOARD OF HEALTH Meeting Minutes January 5, 2023 Deputy Commissioner Weber reported there are no further updates at this time. 9. MHD branch collaboration updates, Board of Health Members a. Board presentation & discussion Board member President Caroline Gomez-Tom reported there are no further updates at this time. 10. Office of Violence Prevention update, Director Ashanti Hamilton Director Hamilton will present an update to the board during the May 2023 meeting. 11. Future agenda items * Maternal & Child Health, Rosamaria Martinez * Best practices for high performance boards * Public session * Closing of Ascension St. Francis – Labor & Delivery 12. Next board meeting, Thursday, March 2, 2023 @ 5:30 pm In-person at City Hall, 200 East Wells Street, Room 301A 13. Adjournment Board member Dr. Ian Martin motioned to adjourn, Board member Wujie Zhang seconded and motion passed, with all in favor, the meeting was adjourned at 7:16 pm. 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