King County Board of Health meeting Thursday, May 18, 2023
Summary
The King County Board of Health will meet Thursday, May 18, 2023, at 1 pm. The agenda includes a briefing on the public health approach to regional gun violence.
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PUBLIC NOTICE: To help prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus, all Boardmembers and staff will be participating in the Board of Health meeting remotely. The live feed of the meeting will be streaming on the King County Council's website and on KCTV Channel 22.
How to provide public comment:
- Join online: www.kingcounty.gov/boh/zoom
- Join by phone:
- Dial (US): 1-253-215-8782
- Meeting ID: 836 2614 2088
- Dial (US): 1-253-215-8782
If you do not wish to provide public comment, please help us manage the callers by using one of the options below to watch or listen to the meeting.
Two ways to watch or listen in to the meeting:
- Stream online at www.kingcounty.gov/boh/livestream
- Watch King County TV Channel 22 (Comcast Channel 22 and 322 (HD), Wave Broadband Channel 22)
- Call to order
- Roll call
- Announcement of any alternates serving in place of regular members
- Approval of minutes of the meetings of April 20, 2023
- Public Comments
- Chair's Report
- Director's Report
Briefing
- BOH Briefing No. 23-B09
Community wisdom: The Power of Co Creation in Addressing Racism as a Public Health Crisis
Matías Valenzuela, Director, Office of Equity and Community Partnerships, Public Health Seattle & King County
Yordanos Teferi, Executive Director of Multicultural Community Coalition and Co chair of Community Health Board Coalition
Lina Rauf Bayat, Community Navigator
- BOH Briefing No. 23-B10
A public health approach to regional gun violence
Eleuthera Lisch, Director, Regional Gun Violence, Assessment, Policy Development & Evaluation/Chronic Disease & Injury Prevention, Public Health — Seattle & King County
Paul Carter III, Violence Intervention & Prevention Specialist, Harborview Medical Center
Marvin Marshall, Director Department of Violence Prevention, YMCA of Greater Seattle
Karyn Brownson, Community Safety Manager for Violence & Injury Prevention, Chronic Disease & Injury Prevention, Public Health — Seattle & King County
Discussion and possible action
- Resolution No. 23-03
A Resolution recognizing June 2, 2023 as Regional Community Safety and Wellbeing Day, as part of National Gun Violence Awareness Day, and recognizing the work of Public Health Seattle & King County and its regional partners in reducing firearm violence and injury in our county.
Briefing
- BOH Briefing No. 23-B11
State legislative session debrief
Simon Vila, Government Affairs Officer, Public Health — Seattle & King County
- Board member updates
- Administrator's report
- Other business
Adjournment
If you have questions or need additional information about this agenda, please call (206) 263 8328, or write to Susie Levy, Board of Health Administrator via email at KCBOHAdmin@kingcounty.gov