CHAB
Leadership Committee
1-Continue to improve CHAB
meetings
-Evaluate meetings
-Plan agendas based on "lessons learned"
-Announce time for late-breaking items to fit into agenda
2-Facilitate the work of CHAB
-Assure new members join committees
-Assure committees/task forces are functioning
-Monitor imperative group activities
-Assure evaluation of imperative group work
3-Plan the annual joint CHAB/BOH
meeting
4-Plan CHAB Health Action Team
participation yearly
-Physical Activity/Chronic Disease
Team
-Communicable Disease Prevention Team
-Early Childhood Intervention/Parent Support & Education (a
support function)
-Mental Health Services & Resources Team (a CHAB interest and
support activity)
5-Evaluate CHAB Activities (annually)
-Imperative work
-Self evaluation (June & December)
-Exit interviews of retiring members
6-Assure policy recommendations are forwarded to the Board of Health
-one member to attend each Board of Health Meeting
7-Study the role of the Board of Health; review legislation, visit other BOH
8-Maintain CHAB Membership:
-Fill Vacancies in a timely manner.
-Re-appointment of those who consent to extend their productive
membership.
-New member recruitment to fill voids and anticipated
voids.
-Recognition of members who retire after completed term(s) or
resign:
-At last meeting: Letter; Exit Survey Form; elicit name of
suggested
replacement
9-Cultivate Future Members:
-Guided in recruitment searches by Membership Distribution by:
Geographic Location: South Whidbey
currently under-represented.
Community Systems Connections: currently
looking for journalist,
educational administrator,
media rep., and an environmentalist.
-Keep an updated Contact List of Potential Nominees.
10-Student Members:
-Nomination Process through High School Principals, as per CHAB
by-laws: a
sophomore and a junior from each school.
-Work toward Representation from entire Island County including
Camano
Island.
-Facilitate early Student Orientation and Membership
Application
-Accompany students to their interview as an advocate.
-Facilitate Student Committee Membership.
-Exercise care that students are not over-burdened
and are heard.
-Work with schools to have students earn credits for civic work
in CHAB
CHAB Community
Recognition Committee: (Linda Lee Martens
Memorial Health Hero Award)
Mission: to develop strategies for CHAB and the Board of Health to publicly recognize and reward
individuals, agencies, or organizations making major contributions to improving the
community's health. Formal presentation of the award is at the annual Joint BoH-CHAB meeting during Public Health Week (April)
CHAB Task Force Activities:
Budget Review Committee
Task: Meets with ICPH staff
personnel to review the funding processes employed by the Health Department to address
their annual departmental budgeting. Report of their progress is due by August. (Begins
meeting in June of each year)
Environmental
Health
Steering Committee:
Task: to serve as a steering committee in engaging the
community in the process of assessing, prioritizing and addressing issues of
environmental importance to the community. Steering Committee members will develop
the component activities necessary to address these issues.
(This project is a continuation of the
"Environmental Health
Assessment Team" (EHAT))
Health Indicators Evaluation Task
Force
Task: to review outcomes, access and formulate data
so that CHAB can evaluate and select issues
requiring input for the next work cycle for CHAB. (see "Plan for the Decade" and Strategic Plan)
Community Liaison Task Force
Task: To make and solicit periodic reports to/from the Board of Health and
other community activities on the progress of the various community projects initiated by
or of possible interest to CHAB members. Works closely
with the CHAB leadership
committee and the Health Assessment Teams. |
