Health and Wellness Commission

Health & Wellness Meeting Minutes April 7, 2022, 7:00 p.m. Who is here: Ronalie, Jenny Thoma, Kim, Ixya, Sabina, Margaret Missing:, Lynn(third meeting missed) Mission Statement The Health and Wellness Commission strives to advance a culture of well-being and vibrant quality of life in Morgantown, West Virginia. Vision Statement Morgantown is where West Virginians work together to achieve optimal well-being for all. 1. CALL TO ORDER Meeting called to order at 7 PM 2. APPROVE MINUTES: February 3, 2022 minutes - Approved 3. REPORT ON CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSIONS - Councilor Vega tells people about possible Bitcoin mining that could be impacting our air quality. What we can do is take to our own social media and urge our county representatives to do more on this and to demand answers - Kim also reminds folks that this could make our utilities more expensive as a city and that folks who are low income are going to be impacted the most by this 4. COMMITTEE MEMBER REPORTS ON CURRENT EVENTS - Jenny Thoma gives the BOPARC update- looing for new facilities. It is essential that we are Advocating for accessibility for folks with mobility issues in specific spaces - Family changing rooms for seniors and adults who may need help changing and have the ability to have a caretaker with them - More accessibility for families 5. FOLLOW-UP ITEMS: A. Survey - Kim Shares the Final RIB approval. We are going to get into contact with Neighborhood associations for reach, getting to the cities and also Reach out to Andrew in our communications about sharing this with folks B. Policy from the state legislature - Kim shares information about Genetic councilors - Pharmacists being reimbursed for services - Most states have multiple different types of genetic specialists - A bill for coverage for genetic councilors to be considered healthcare professionals in the state - Not too many in the state of wvian C. Physical Activity - Look at BOPARC updates D. Mental Health E. Food Insecurity F. Smoking 6. NEW BUSINESS: - The group should come with some ideas for each of these topics and come back to the group with events or policy ideas 7. PUBLIC PORTION: No one to speak ADJOURNMENT: 8:24 PM Next meeting: April 7, 2022 via Zoom