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IT'S OKAY. IT'S JUST OUR DEPARTMENT'S REPUTATION AND BUDGET ON THE LINE. YEAH, LET'S JUST. OKAY IF YOU CAN REPORT BACK TO MY DEPUTY MAYOR, THAT THAT WAS THE INSTRUCTIONS I WAS GIVEN. CAN I JUST BE ENTERTAINING FOR THE AFTERNOON? YEAH. OKAY, PERFECT.
METALS KIWI 30 SECONDS OR SO. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. THIS IS EQUITY, COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, HOUSING, HEALTH AND EDUCATION COMMITTEE.
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MY NAME IS STUART BENSON. I'M VICE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE. UH TODAY WE HAVE ANDREW COHEN'S,[Roll Call]
UH, BETSY. REALLY, UH, J. CORRY, AUTHOR. DAN SYMES. AND MARYLAND, MARYLAND, PARKER. WE HAVE A[00:05:07]
COMMITTEE. I MEAN, WE HAVE A QUORUM. AND SO AND BARBARA SHANKLIN, UH AND TAMMY HAWKINS HAS GOT EXCUSED ABSENCE. NOTHING IS LOUD. UM SO WE'RE GONNA START WITH NUMBER THREE. AH! TAYLOR[Pending Legislation]
INGRAM. WOULD YOU WANT TO, UM THE RESOLUTION RESOLUTION ORGANIZING THE MAYOR TO ACCEPT $100,000 OF FUNDING FROM THE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION THROUGH THE JOHN HOPKINS MM POX GRANT PROGRAM TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLNESS. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? ALL RIGHT. THANKS, GUYS. PLEASE. OKAY, TAYLOR, IT'S ALL YOURS.HEY GOOD AFTERNOON, TAYLOR. INGRAM AND I SERVED AS THE CHIEF OF STAFF FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLNESS. UM OUR SPECIALTY CLINIC PROVIDES SERVICES, INCLUDING SCREENING FOR SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS, TREATMENT OF SUCH INFECTIONS AND PRIMARY PREVENTION METHODS TO REDUCE THE SPREAD OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. UM, AS YOU MAY KNOW, IN 2022 NATIONAL OUTBREAKS OF IMPACT, OR ALSO FORMERLY KNOWN AS MONKEY POX, UM , A VIRUS SIMILAR TO SMALLPOX WAS IDENTIFIED. UM WE CONTINUE TO SEE CASES HERE LOCALLY, ALTHOUGH AT A MUCH LOWER RATE THAN THE INITIAL OUTBREAK. THIS GRANT WILL PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR OUR SPECIALTY CLINIC IN REACHING PEOPLE WHO CONTINUE TO BE AT HIGH RISK FOR EM POX AND ENCOURAGING THEM TO GET A PREVENTATIVE VACCINE. TO PREVENT FUTURE CASES. PLANNED ACTIVITIES FOR THIS GRANT INCLUDES INCREASING AWARENESS OF THE SPECIALTY CLINIC SERVICES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. PARTNERING WITH ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE SERVING INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE HIGHEST RISK FOR GETTING IMPACTS OR CONTRACTING. IT UM, OFFERING VACCINES AT COMMUNITY BASED EVENTS AND IMPROVING THE INTERNAL STRUCTURE OF OUR SPECIALTY CLINIC TO PROMOTE STREAMLINED SCREENING AND TREATMENT FOR EM, POX HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE ABOUT THAT. THAT'S PRETTY VERY INTERESTING. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I HAVE A QUESTION, THOUGH. SURE YOU'LL FIND THIS. UH YOU KNOW, UH, DEFINED GRANTS TO HELP. UH BETTY ATKINS WORK. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW HER. SHE USED TO WORK FOR THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND WROTE GRANT, AND I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS THAT LADY GOT FOR US AND, AND THAT'S A GT TO WRI GRAN, AND, UH I'M GLAD YLL FI T UEC HUS O.KAYHIS IS A THIS IS A VOICE VOTE ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ANYBODY OPPOSED? IT GOES TO CONSENT COUNT. UH, CHERYL, WOULD YOU READ ABOUT THE MEETING? THIS VIDEO HAS BEEN HELPFUL SORT OF KRS 61.826 AND COUNSELOR 58 RED AND FULL THANK YOU, UM OUT OF SYNC. I'M NOT USUALLY CHAIR SO NUMBER FOUR SHARE. WOULD YOU READ THAT SURE. ITEM FOR A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AMERICA EXCEPT $75,000 OF FUNDING FROM THE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION THROUGH THE JOHN HOPKINS STD HIV GRANT PROGRAM, TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLNESS AND FULL DO WE HAVE A MOTION? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. TAYLOR IT'S ALL YOURS AGAIN.
TAYLOR INGRAM, THE CHIEF OF STAFF FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLNESS, THIS GRANT WOULD ALSO BE ADMINISTERED THROUGH OUR SPECIALTY CLINIC, WHICH PROVIDES THE SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED IN SCREENINGS AND TREATMENT FOR THE COMMUNITY. THIS ONE IS SPECIFIC TO HIV. SO WHILE THERE HAVE BEEN GREAT STRIDES IN HIV PREVENTION AND TREATMENT, THEY'RE STILL INDIVIDUALS IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO ARE NOT AWARE OF THEIR CURRENT STATUS AND WHO DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO TREATMENT. SO THIS IS A PARTNERSHIP WITH JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY WHO IS WORKING WITH OTHER LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS TO PROVIDE, UH DIFFERENT WAYS TO BREAK DOWN BARRIERS TO INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITY. UM THE GRANT AND THE PARTNERSHIP WOULD, UM. IT WOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREAS SO WE WOULD BE EXPANDING DATA COLLECTION, UM OF HIV TESTING AND TREATMENT THROUGH OUR NEW ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS. THIS WOULD SUPPORT THE WORK OF OUR NURSE PRACTITIONER WITHIN THIS SPECIALTY CLINIC TO ENGAGE IN ADDITIONAL SCREENING EFFORTS AND EDUCATION ON HIV TESTING FOR THOSE WHO ARE AT HIGHEST RISK. THE GRANT WILL ALSO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF ADDITIONAL EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS FOR THE COMMUNITY, UM, THAT WE CAN PROVIDE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS, AND IT WILL ALSO
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HELP US SUPPORT SOME INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN THE SPECIALTY CLINIC, INCLUDING STAFF TRAINING. UM, AND NEW TESTING METHODS THAT WILL ALLOW US TO GET MORE PEOPLE TESTED UPON THEIR VISIT TO THE CLINIC. SO THAT THE HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU ALL HAVE. CHICORY. COULD YOU JUST CLARIFY? I SEE THE BUDGET PERIOD START DATE. IT APPEARS THAT IT WAS IN APRIL. SOME OF THIS WILL BE REIMBURSED. YES. OKAY. THANK YOU. GOOD QUESTION. I'M GLAD YOUR NOSE AND THINGS AND, UH, THAT'S IMPORTANT. AND THIS IS ANOTHER ONE BOY. NOBODY KNOWS WHAT IT'S A PROBLEM IS UNTIL YOU HAVE THE PROBLEM AND HELP SOMEBODY WHO'S IN HAVING PROBLEMS THIS THIS IS REALLY GOOD. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT, UH , A VOICE VOTE FOR ACCEPTANCE. VOTE. OKAY THANK YOU. ANYBODY OPPOSE? BUDDY ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. LET'S GO TO CONSENT. NUMBER FIVE. I DON'T FIVE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZED IN AMERICA EXCEPT $8000 OF THE FUNDING FROM THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT FOR HELP PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICER HEALTH EQUITY THROUGH THE HOME HARM REDUCTION. OUTREACH SUPPORT SUPPLIES GRANT PROGRAM TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLNESS AND POOL. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. TAYLOR ONE LAST TIME TAILORING GRAND CHIEF OF STAFF, THE DEPARTMEN THROUGH OUR HARM REDUCTION OUTREACH SERVICES PROGRAM. UM SO AS YOU MAY HAVE KNOWN ZILLA SCENE IS AN ANIMAL TRANQUILIZER THAT IS STARTING TO SHOW UP IN OUR DRUG SUPPLY, BOTH LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY, AND IT HAS MANY ADVERSE IMPACTS TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS. UM INCLUDING, UM, TOXIC DRUG EXPERIENCES AND OVERDOSES. SO THESE FUNDS WILL ALLOW US TO PURCHASE ZILLA SEEN TEST STRIPS VERY SIMILAR TO THE FENTANYL TEST STRIPS THAT WE ALREADY DISTRIBUTE IN THE COMMUNITY. THESE WOULD BE PROVIDED ALONG THE OTHER LIFE SAVING SERVICES THAT WE OFFER THROUGH OUR HARM REDUCTION PROGRAM AT GRAY STREET, INCLUDING NARCAN AND HEALTH EDUCATION FOR INDIVIDUALS. WHO ARE EITHER USING DRUGS DIRECTLY OR WHO ARE LOVED ONES. UM THE FUNDS WOULD ALSO ALLOW US TO PURCHASE TEST STRIPS TO BE DISTRIBUTED THROUGH COMMUNITY PARTNERS, SO THAT COULD INCLUDE THE EIGHT ADDITIONAL HARM REDUCTION LOCATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTY. UM OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS THAT ALREADY PROVIDE FITNESS TEST STRIPS AND NARCAN IN THE COMMUNITY WITH A SPECIFIC FOCUS ON AREAS OF THE COMMUNITY THAT ARE UNDERSERVED BY HARM REDUCTION RESOURCES. IN ADDITION, WE WOULD ALSO PARTICIPATE IN, UM TRAINING, HEALTH FAIRS AND OTHER COMMUNITY BASED EVENTS TO PROVIDE EDUCATION OF PEOPLE TO KNOW WHAT TO LOOK FOR HOW TO TEST UM, AND ACCESS TO OTHER HARM REDUCTION SERVICES. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU ALL HAVE ABOUT THAT. WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? COREY. SCORED. THANK YOU. THE HARM REDUCTION. AVERAGE SUPPORT. COULD YOU TALK TO US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT INITIATIVE AND IF IT'S ALL YEAR ROUND OR NOT? ABSOLUTELY SO, UH, THAT IS WHAT WAS FORMALLY KNOWN AS THE SYRINGE X STRANGE OR THE SYRINGE SERVICES PROGRAM. IT'S BEEN REBRANDED IN RECENT HISTORY TO TRY TO REFLECT THE MORE COMPREHENSIVE NATURE OF THE SERVICES AND THE EDUCATION WE PROVIDE. SO AT OUR GRAY STREET LOCATION, WHICH IS THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT'S HEADQUARTERS. WE OPERATE FIVE DAYS A WEEK. ALL YEAR LONG. WE WORK WITH THE KENTUCKY HARM REDUCTION COALITION AS WELL AS UK TARGET FOR TO BE ABLE TO OFFERS SERVICES THAT THOSE ADDITIONAL SITES ACROSS THE COMMUNITY THEY ARE OFFERED ALL YEAR ROUND. BUT MOST OF THOSE LOCATIONS ONLY HAPPENED ONE DAY A WEEK. JUST BECAUSE OF THE CAPACITY TO BE ABLE TO OFFER THOSE SERVICES.UNDERSTOOD I KNOW IN JULY WHEN THE OPIOID SETTLEMENT FUNDS WERE ANNOUNCED, THERE WAS SOME CONCERN FROM THE KENTUCKY HARM REDUCTION COALITION ABOUT THERE BEING A GAP IN SERVICES. IF THOSE FUNDS WEREN'T DISPERSED FAST ENOUGH. DO YOU KNOW IF THERE WAS A GAP IN SERVICES OR HAS EVERYTHING CONTINUED? OKAY THROUGH THAT PROCESS, YOU KNOW, I COULDN'T SPEAK ON THEIR BEHALF . I WILL SEE, YOU KNOW, WE WORKED WITH THE CITY TO TRY TO GET THOSE FUNDS OUT AS QUICKLY AS WE COULD. UM THEY WERE ONE OF THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT WAS SELECTED TO RECEIVE ONE OF THE INITIAL GRANTS. UM AND I IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING. THEY HAVE STARTED THAT WORK NOW. THANK YOU. WELL, THAT'S GREAT. DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA BY ANY CHANCE? HOW MANY PEOPLE IN OUR AREA HAS DIED FROM FENTANYL OVERDOSE? I WOULD. I CAN PULL THAT FOR YOU. I DON'T WANT TO GIVE IT UP THE TOP OF MY
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HEAD AND GIVE THE WRONG YOU KNOW, I DON'T THE ONE THING I WILL SAY I DON'T KNOW THAT I WOULD BE ABLE TO GET SO SPECIFIC AS TO IT WAS THE COT LIKE FITTING ALWAYS THE SPECIFIC CAUSE I'D HAVE TO LOOK AT THE DATA SET TO BE SURE, BUT I'D BE HAPPY TO SHARE WITH THE COMMUNITY, THE MOST RECENT DATA THAT WE HAVE ON OVERDOSE TESTS. INTERESTING, UH, THAT FENTANYL.AH I MEAN, SINCE THIS GOT HERE IN OUR COUNTRY, THEY HEAR PEOPLE TALK ABOUT 100,000 OR MORE OR SOMETHING. UH, OF AND I THINK MOSTLY YOUNG PEOPLE, JUST NAIVE TO KNOW THAT THAT'S A DEATH DEATH SENTENCE THAT THE WHATEVER THEY THINK THEY MIGHT BE GETTING THEY THEY'RE NOT GETTING IT AND, UM WHERE PEOPLE BEFORE. I THINK IT COULD HAVE SOME RICE SOME PROBLEMS. BUT NOT REALLY DEAF OVERDOSE LIKE THIS FENTANYL DOES. AND SO I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU ALL DOING THIS. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT. UM ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. PLEASE. I'M SORRY. WAS THIS DUE ANOTHER QUESTION HERE. THANKS OKAY. THANK YOU. FIRST OF ALL, I WAS LOOKING AT THAT AND AT $100 A BOX. THAT'S 80 BOXES, RIGHT? SO HOW MANY TEST STRIPS IS THAT? I DON'T KNOW AT THE TOP OF MY HEAD, BUT I WOULD BE HAPPY TO GET THAT FOR YOU. YEAH, I'D BE CURIOUS. AND THEN HOW PREVALENT IN SILENCE SCENE OUT THERE RIGHT NOW, IT SEEMS LIKE WHATEVER IS JUST STARTING TO COME IN. HOW MUCH ARE WE SEEING? INCREASINGLY SO, UM, WE LOOK TO SOME OF OUR OTHER LARGE CITIES TO SEE WHAT THE TRENDS ARE IN THEIR DRUG SUPPLY, BECAUSE INEVITABLY IT COMES TO OUR COMMUNITY, SO WE'VE BEEN WATCHING A LOT OF WHAT'S HAPPENING IN PHILADELPHIA. AND WE SEE A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF THE DRUGS THAT ARE AVAILABLE IN THE COMMUNITY HAVING VIOLENCE SEEN IN THEM, AND THEN WE ARE GETTING REPORTS FROM PEOPLE HERE LOCALLY THAT IT'S PART OF IT, AND WE'RE STARTING TO SEE SOME OF THE SYMPTOMS THAT PEOPLE EXHIBIT IF THEY'RE USING IT IN SMALL QUANTITIES, SO I COULDN'T GIVE YOU AN EXACT NUMBER OF HOW MANY, BUT I WOULD SAY. WE KNOW THAT IF WE CAN TAKE MEASURES NOW TO HELP PEOPLE PREVENT THAT EXPOSURE THAT WE CAN SAVE LIVES IN OUR COMMUNITY, T'S IT LOOK LIKE? IF SOMEBODY'S GOTTEN SILENT SCENE? HOW IT'S BEEN EXPLAINED TO ME, AND I'M ALSO NOT A HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL. UM, BUT IT IT KIND OF LIKE EATS AT YOUR SKIN. IT'S A IT'S A REALLY BAD RASH THAT CAN GET INFECTED PRETTY EASILY. UM I'D BE HAPPY TO PROVIDE SOME ADDITIONAL AND MORE SPECIFICS ON THAT. IF THAT'S SOMETHING YOU'RE INTERESTED IN. I THINK IT'S SOMETHING WRONG. I NEED TO BE WATCHING. SO YES, I WOULD APPRECIATE THAT. HAPPY TO THANK YOU. NO MORE QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. TAMMY'S JOINED US AS TAMMY. HOW CAN HAS JOINED US AND, UH, MARILYN, I HAVE NOT BEING ATTENTION, YOUR HEALTH PERSON, DO YOU? DID YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I MISSED. YOUR PHONE IS NOT ON OUR YOUR SPEAKER. HEAR ME NOW I DO. OKAY UM, NO, THAT'S A NEW ONE ON ME. UM LIKE COUNCILMAN WOMAN RUE I'D BE CURIOUS TO I'M ALONE. I'M GONNA LOOK UP THE SYMPTOMS WHEN WE GET WHEN WE GET OUT OF THE DATING HERE. SO UM, BUT, YES, I THINK IT'S A GOOD THING THAT DEFINITELY THAT WE'RE DOING THIS. THAT'S GREAT. TAMMY. DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO ADD? NO, OKAY. ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON FAVOR, SAY AYE. OPPOSED. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. THIS IS GOES TO, UH THAT GOES TO CONSENT CALENDAR. OH, OKAY? WELL NUMBER TWO. WE'LL JUST KEEP IT TABLED LIKE IT WAS ALL RIGHT. THANKS A LOT. Y'ALL, UH UH, UNLESS ANYBODY'S GOT ANYTHING ELSE, THAT MEETING IS ADJOURNED. WELL TAMMY DIDN'T KNOW THAT SHE WAS REALLY THE SPECIAL DISCUSSION ABOUT, UH, I MEAN, TAYLOR. I'M SORRY, TAMMY. TAYLOR I'M HAPPY TO TALK IT LIKE A SUPER HIGH LEVEL, BUT, UM DID NOT COME CLOSER TO YOUR PHONE INTO THE MICROPHONE. I'M HAPPY TO TALK AT A HIGH LEVEL WITH Y'ALL TODAY.
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BUT AS FAR AS SPECIFICS WASN'T AWARE WE ARE ON THE AGENDA FOR THAT. SO YOU LET ME KNOW. WHAT WOULD BE MOST HELPFUL. DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU LIKE? OKAY, THAT'D BE GOOD. GO AHEAD. I'M HAPPY CHIEF. OKAY SO MY QUESTION IS REALLY TWO QUESTIONS. BUT THEY'RE ABOUT THE SAME TOPIC AND IT'S THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT COME IN THE HEALTH EQUITY REPORT WHEN WE WERE STUDYING MERGER[00:20:03]
WITH THE STATE COMMISSION, I WENT BACK AND FORTH WITH YOUR DEPARTMENT QUITE A BIT ABOUT THE UPCOMING HEALTH EQUITY REPORT AND I FOUND OUT THAT WOULD NOT BE RECOMMENDATIONS AND IT IS THAT STILL THE CASE. YES, THAT IS CORRECT. COULD YOU JUST EXPLAIN WHY THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS WERE EXCLUDED IN THIS ONE? AND I'M KIND OF A NERD WITH THE REPORT, BUT I JUST APPRECIATED IT BECAUSE YOU PRESENT ALL OF THESE HEALTH DISPARITIES IN THESE PROBLEMS. BUT YOU ALSO SAY, THIS IS HOW WE CAN ADDRESS IT WITHOUT THAT PIECE. ALMOST FEEL LIKE YOU'RE DUMPING A NIGHTMARE IN OUR LAPS. AND WE DON'T ALWAYS KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH IT BECAUSE SOME OF US ARE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, BECAUSE YOU JUST EXPLAIN WHY YOU DON'T HAVE THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE UPCOMING ONE. SURE ABSOLUTELY. UM I WAS NOT ON THE ORIGINAL TEAM THAT DEVELOPED THE OUTLINE FOR THE REPORT SO I CAN'T SPEAK TO THE EARLY STAGES. I DO KNOW THAT THE TEAM PUT IN A LOT OF THOUGHT AROUND WHO SHOULD BE MAKING THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS. AND WHAT DOES THAT CONVERSATION WITH THE COMMUNITY LOOK LIKE, YOU KNOW, SHOULD IT SOLELY COME FROM THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT WERE FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO LIVE AND WORK HERE AND KNOW THEIR COMMUNITY BEST. HOW DO WE HELP LIFT UP THEIR VOICES TO IDENTIFY WHAT THEY ARE? PRIORITIES ARE UM AND HOW WE CAN BEST ADDRESS SOME OF THESE ISSUES, SO THE WAY THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS IS THAT THE HEALTH EQUITY REPORT WILL BE THE FIRST STEP TO ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY IN THIS MUCH LONGER CONVERSATION. IN 2024. WE WILL START OUR COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT PROCESS. UM, SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE ENGAGED WITH US BACK IN 2017 WHEN WE DID THIS THE LAST TIME AND IT'S A MULTI STEP PROCESS WITH THE COMMUNITY.IT INCLUDES A SURVEY THAT PEOPLE CAN FILL OUT TO HELP US BEST UNDERSTAND WHAT ARE THERE GAPS TO ACHIEVING THEIR ULTIMATE HEALTH OUTCOMES. UM AND THAT CAN BE THINGS AS IMMEDIATE AS ACCESS TO A DOCTOR'S OFFICE OR PHARMACY , OR IT COULD BE ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOODS. SO IT ADDS ANOTHER LAYER OF DATA TO THE HEALTH EQUITY REPORT OF HOW ARE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN OUR COMMUNITY EXPERIENCING AND UM, THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND WHAT IS LEADING TO THE HEALTH OUTCOMES THAT WE SEE IN THE REPORT? THERE ARE ALSO FOCUS GROUPS THAT THE COMMUNITY CAN COME TOGETHER FOR US TO DIVE EVEN DEEPER INTO THOSE CONVERSATIONS. THAT LEADS TO A COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLAN. WE CURRENTLY HAVE HEALTHY LOUISVILLE 2020. THIS WILL DEVELOP HEALTHY LOUISVILLE 2025. SO THAT WILL BE WHERE WE MAKE MORE SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS OF HERE. THE TOP NUMBER OF PRIORITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY AT THIS TIME. THESE ARE THE PARTNERS THAT WOULD NEED TO BE ENGAGED FOR US TO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THIS WORK AND REALLY ALLOWS THE COMMUNITY TO HAVE A STRONGER VOICE IN THAT PROCESS, INSTEAD OF BEING SOLELY DRIVEN BY THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT. THANK YOU AND NOT JUST ASK AS YOU ALL WORK ON THE UPCOMING REPORT.
COULD THERE BE SOME SORT OF CHECK PIECE THAT REFERENCES THE PAST RECOMMENDATIONS THAT SHOWS WHAT HAS ACTUALLY BEEN IMPLEMENTED, AT LEAST FROM A GOVERNMENT LEVEL AT THE STATE LEVEL AT THE LOCAL LEVEL CONVERSATIONS WE HAD EVEN SOME OF MY STUDENTS, THEY'RE LOOKING AT OLD HEALTH EQUITY REPORTS AND LOOKING AT THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS AND DON'T ALWAYS KNOW WHAT HAS ACTUALLY BEEN IMPLEMENTED. VERSUS WHAT STILL JUST PENDING OR HASN'T EVEN BEEN STARTED YET.
SO I'M HOPING WE CAN HAVE AN UPDATE WITH THAT AS WELL. YEAH THAT'S A GREAT SUGGESTION. I'LL TAKE IT BACK TO THE TEAM AND SEE THE BEST WAY TO FACILITATE THAT. THANK YOU. OTHER QUESTIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS. WELL THANKS TO COREY. THAT'S SOME GOOD INFORMATION. YOU KNOW, THAT'S REALLY WHAT THE COMMITTEE SOMETIMES DOES JUST BRINGS OUT INFORMATION THAT SOMETIMES EVERYBODY ELSE'S IGNORANT TO AND MAKE SOME CONSCIOUS OF HOW WE CAN MAKE THINGS BETTER. AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT QUESTION. MAKES ME MORE CONSCIOUS OF HOW MUCH I DON'T KNOW. UM, DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THAT WAS VERY GOOD. WE TALKED EARLIER TO CORY. SHE WASN'T REALLY SHE DIDN'T KNOW SHE WAS ON ON THE NUMBER ONE AND, UH AND I DIDN'T TAKE IF SHE WASN'T PREPARED. IT'S NOT. I DIDN'T WANT TO EMBARRASS, YOU KNOW. BUT I'M GLAD YOU BROUGHT THAT UP BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES IT'S EASIER TO ANSWER QUESTIONS SOMEBODY BRINGS UP AND THE DISCUSSION CAN REALLY BE ENHANCED. SO THAT WAS THAT WAS A GOOD THING. I APPRECIATE THE COMMITTEE'S FLEXIBILITY WITH US, AND I'M HAPPY TO DISCUSS MORE OFFLINE AND IF MORE FORMAL PRESENTATION WOULD BE HELPFUL, HAPPY TO PREP FOR THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. IF
[Adjournment Note: Agendas are followed at the discretion of the Chair. While an item may be listed, it does not mean all items will be heard and/or acted upon by the Committee.]
ANYBODY I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE WILL BE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU.* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.