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Board of Health Meeting

Monday, January 13, 5:00 pm until 6:00 pm
Repeats until Monday, December 8, 5:00 pm until 6:00 pm
Town Hall Office Meeting Space
A meeting of the Board of Health

Meeting of Board of Health

Members: (Quorum)

  • Absent: Regina McNeely, Member
  • Present: Kathy Llamas, Chair, at 5:00 PM
  • Present: Emily Sweet, Member, at 5:00 PM
  • Present: Daniel Sheff, Member, at 5:00 PM
  • Present: Hanna Sherman, Member, at 5:00 PM

Also Present:

  • Randy Crochier
  • Laurie Lucier

See original Agenda Draft Minutes * * *

Meeting opened: 5:05 PM

Meeting closed: 6:20 PM

  1. Meeting Preliminaries

  2. Mail and invoices

    • General Discussion...
      8 system pumping reports
      NACHO Dispatch monthly newsletter
      NACHO Exchange quarterly newsletter
      Noodle Soup Magazine (educational materials)

  3. Title V Agent report

    • General Discussion...
      Perc Test at 106 Upper Baptist Hill Road

      NOTE: This topic will be renamed FRCOG actions / report and will include all inspections done for the town by FRCOG (food, short term rentals, title 5, etc)

  4. Meetings / Trainings attended by board members

    • General Discussion...
      Hanna - DPH Webinar re avian flu
      Daniel - Meeting with Ilana from FRCOG re tobacco regs

  5. Health and wellness report

    • General Discussion...
      Respiratory disease illnesses:
      COVID: big rise in wastewater levels in state since end of Nov - high in Deerfield, rising in Amherst, low in Sunderland
      Vaccines 32.4% Conway (slight increase)
      Flu: high levels
      Vaccines 39% Conway (slight increase)
      RSV: ER visits have decreased
      Good time to mask in crowded places if want to avoid illness

      Avian flu:
      From “Your Local Epidemiologist” 01.07.25: H5N1 risk is currently low, thinks has 7-9% chance of becoming a pandemic
      Is responsive to Tamiflu
      Children, elderly, comorbidities at highest risk for severe disease
      HHS has allocated $306M to bolster preparedness, $183M of it will go to regional, state, and local programs

      Norovirus: rising, highest level nationally in 5 years - wash hands, sanitizer not effective

  6. Food services and inspections

    • General Discussion...
      Permit issued for Sweet Sweets, Beaumont Berries and Natural Roots
      Visit to Baker's General Store

      NOTE: This section will be included under the FRCOG action/report section

  7. Tobacco regulations

    • General Discussion...
      Began review and discussion on tobacco regulations (through section D). Will continue at next meeting.

  8. Opioid fund expenditures - current and future

    • General Discussion...
      Tabled for further information

  9. Monthly article for the Conway Currents / website

    • General Discussion...
      Heart health and cold weather safety

  10. Unanticipated items of concern that arises after posting

    • General Discussion...
      Create a checklist for new homeowners - add to next agenda
      Review the Noodle Soup catalog for informational brochures and pamphlets
      Create a 'welcoming new babies' resources and education package - add to February agenda

  11. Public comments

    • General Discussion...
      None

  12. Meeting Wrap-up

The listing of matters is those reasonably anticipated by the Chair which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law.

Minutes prepared by Laurie Lucier

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