King County Board of Health holds special meeting on May 21, 2009

Friday, May 15, 2009

KING COUNTY, WA – The King County Board of Health will hold a special meeting on Thursday, May 21, 2009, at 1:30 p.m.

The meeting will be held at:

Research & Training Building Auditorium
Harborview Medical Center
300 Ninth Ave
Seattle, WA 98104

Agenda

1.	Call to order
2.	Roll Call
3.	Announcement of any alternates serving in place of regular members
4.	Approval of Minutes of April 16, 2008
5.	Public comments

Briefings

6	BOH Briefing 09-B08: Swine Flu Update Dr. Jeff Duchin, Chief of Epidemiology, Public Health - Seattle and King County
7.	BOH Briefing 09-B09: An update on the public health work program of the County Council's Law, Justice, Health and Human Services Committee Update Carrie Cihak, Board of Health Lead Staff Dr. David Fleming, Director, Public Health - Seattle and King County
8.	BOH Briefing 09-B10: The New Harborview Medical Center Eileen Whalen, Executive Director, Harborview Medical Center

Recognition

9.	Presentation of a Recognition for Harborview Medical Center Julia Patterson, Board of Health Chair

Briefings

10.	BOH Briefing 09-B11: Health Care Reform Overview and Update Roz Solomon, Consultant
11.	BOH Briefing 09-B12: Update on Public Health's Drinking Water Program Mary Snodgrass, Board of Health Staff
12.	A Tour of Harborview Medical Center
13.	Adjournment

For questions or additional information, please contact Mary Snodgrass, Board of Health Administrator, at 206-263-8791 or mary.snodgrass@kingcounty.gov. Sign language, communication material in alternate formats or other reasonable accommodations can be arranged.

Visit the King County Board of Health web pages 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.