Health and Wellness Commission

June 7th, 2018 Health and Wellness Commission Minutes Commission Members present: Patrick, Meghan, Colleen, Christine, and Ryan Members telephonically present: Abigail and Lauri  Reviewed and voted on new mission statement for HWC o “Guided by the principles of equity and sustainability, the mission of the Health and Wellness Commission is to contribute to efforts to create a culture of health in Morgantown, West Virginia.”  Reviewed and voted on framework o Robert Wood Johnson framework is our new framework  Update of Blue Zones working with WVU o Discussed collaboration between WVU and City o Blue Zone is willing to come and present about their process for the city o Discussed importance of having Blue Zone presentation before the Committee of the Whole and having a more in-depth meeting with stakeholders (BOPARC, Bike Board, Pedestrian Safety, etc.) prior to the Committee of Whole meeting o Preferred date discussed for presentation would be at the next Committee of Whole meeting on July 31st. o Discussed where to host these meetings  Facilitators o Discussed Novak group and Terry Cutright o Voted on Cutright o Planning date on 8/10/18, from 8:30-4:30 at Botanical Gardens  Google Doc o Follow-up with David  No July Meeting  Next Meeting: August 2, 2018: WV Center for Budget and Policy o Proposal for City of Morgantown employees to have sick days o Would like to present why they want to pass this ordinance in City of Morgantown o Discussed inviting: City Attorney, Health Department, City Council, and Mainstreet Morgantown  Voted that HWC meetings continue to start at 7:00  Community Health Needs Assessment Meeting update o Defined “community” as Monongalia County, no additional data will be collected outside of Monongalia County o Within the week a rough draft, with our recommendations of the survey will come out for review, I will pass it along at that time.  o Discussed HWC providing ideas to distribute survey, let CHNA leadership know that Christine has played a role in surveying individuals in a lower socioeconomical status. o Next meeting being planned for July Next meeting August 2, 2018 Action Items and responsibilities for August 2, 2018:  Communicate with facilitators who submitted proposals for planning day-Colleen  Secure funding, venue, and food for planning day-Colleen  Work with Blue Zones on proposed meeting-Colleen  Work with WV Center for Budget and Policy on August 2nd, and invite other stakeholders-Colleen  Type and distribute minutes: Meghan  Represent HWC interest with CHNA project-Meghan