King County Board of Health Meeting on November 21, 2003

Friday, November 14, 2003

KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON - The King County Board of Health will hold its next meeting on Friday, November 21st, 2003, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

The meeting will be held at:

Friday, November 21, 2003
9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
King County Council Chamber
10th Floor, King County Courthouse
516 Third Avenue, Seattle

A G E N D A

1.	Call To Order
2.	Announcement of Any Alternates Serving in Place of Regular Members
3.	Approval of Minutes of October 17, 2003 (Action Item)
4.	General Public Comments
5.	Chair's Report
6.	Board Member's Updates
7.	Director of Health's Report
8.	Proposed Resolution - Bioterrorism and Biological Disaster Preparedness (Action Item)
9.	Title 10 - Solid Waste Handling Rulemaking (Action Item) Public Hearing Board Discussion and Action Due to the adoption of WAC Chapter 173-350 Solid Waste Handling Standards, the Board of Health will be voting on a number of proposed changes to the Code of the King County Board of Health Title 10 - Solid Waste Handling.
10.	Briefing: Mental Health Today's briefing is a follow up to the briefing held on October 17th. The Mental Health and Health Care Coalition for Communities of Color (MHHC Coalition) will present information from the Surgeon General's reports on mental health, report on access and availability of mental health services for people of color, and discuss the cultural competence of the mental health care workforce. In addition, presenters will share some of the major recommendations from the MHHC Coalition's Report to the Governor, "Bridging the Gap"; a report on mental health and health care issues impacting people of color.
11.	Adjournment

If you have questions or need additional information about this agenda, please call Maggie Moran, Board of Health Administrator at Public Health - Seattle & King County, at (206) 205-3941.

Visit the King County Board of Health web pages for information about the Board, what it is working on this month, its members, and meeting minutes at: www.kingcounty.gov/health/boh

The King County Board of Health sets county-wide public health policy, enacts and enforces local public health regulations, and carries out other duties of local boards of health specified in state law. These duties include enforcing state public health statutes, preventing and controlling the spread of infectious disease, abating nuisances, and establishing fee schedules for licenses, permits and other services.

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