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TMP-27549
| 1 | | Board of Health Item | City Staff Present: Rebecca Roesslet, Tracey Bathe, and Peyton Oliver
a. Skala called the meeting order at 5:32 PM. |
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TMP-27545
| 1 | | Board of Health Item | a. Hussey moved to approve the agenda, seconded by Feirman. The motion passed unanimously. |
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TMP-27274
| 1 | | Board of Health Item | a. Draft Minutes 3-14-24
Geiser moved to approve the minutes, seconded by Feirman. The motion passed unanimously. |
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TMP-27275
| 1 | | Board of Health Item | a. Dr. Marc Johnson, Professor of Molecular Microbiology, and Immunology - COVID-19 Sewershed Monitoring
Dr. Johnson explained his background and his history with sewershed wastewater surveillance. Johnson started monitoring prisons to understand infections and outbreaks among the prisoners. The monitoring of sewersheds was amplified during the COVID-19 pandemic. At the end of 2020, Johnson started monitoring the lineages of COVID-19 in Missouri. By the end of 2021, they were tracking the Delta variant of COVID-19, which began to pop up in Brookfield. In November of 2021, Johnson and his team were monitoring New York City. They were able to isolate the Omicron variant after a convention in New York in November of 2021 and were able to predict the spike in Omicron infections.
Johnson explained how he does genetic sequencing and what they take into account whenever they sequence an area. At times they get cryptic lineages in an area which they can attribute to several different factors. For example, Dr. Johnson spoke about an area in St. Louis containing a major airport an |
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TMP-27276
| 1 | | Board of Health Item | a. Director's Report - Stephanie Browning
Roesslet said that Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) has started their Lunch in the Park program. This program allows for children 18 and under to get a free lunch at the Columbia Armory for the summer.
Roesslet said that the City’s Shower to Empower program is operating for the summer at the Ashley Street Center for people experiencing homelessness. The shower is operating Mondays and Thursdays 4:30 to 5:30 throughout the summer. The program is averaging 6-10 people when they are open. Columbia Mobile Aid will also be providing medical care to people in and around Columbia.
The week of the meeting was Children's Mental Health Week. In recognition, a group of community organizations will hold an observance event at the Shelter Insurance Fountain. Mayor Barbara Buffaloe will be present to read the proclamation.
The Health on Wheels van is out in the community providing services. |
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TMP-27547
| 1 | | Board of Health Item | a. The Board of Health expressed interest in touring the Emergency Response Center. Roesslet explained that the state of Missouri is planning to make alterations to the food code. It is understood that the changes that are being made are not as dramatic as they have been previously, but PHHS would still ensure that the city food code matches the state’s.
Roesslet suggested that the board should meet with the City of Columbia Legal Department to discuss the Sunshine Laws that apply to the Board of Health.
Skala has been in meetings with the County Commissioners and MO Department of Mental Health to discuss the Opioid Settlement Funds. Members of the Board had previously worked on a report suggesting how the funds should be spent. |
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TMP-27548
| 1 | | Board of Health Item | a. The meeting adjourned at 6:51 PM. |
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