CHAB Committees:

Leadership Committee:
   ... David Macys, CHAB Chair
   ... Chuck Scurlock, CHAB Chair Past
   ... Marie Piper, Past CHAB Chair
   ... Leslie Stevens
   ... Dave Thomason, Past CHAB Chair
   ... (student)
   .......Staff Support: Carrie McLachlan

— meets monthly to review past meeting and to plan agenda for next meeting; coordinates the work of CHAB committees; acts on behalf of CHAB between meetings

EHAT Steering Committee:
"Environmental Health Action Team"

We will support, embrace, and expand on the work begun under the Environmental Health Assessment Team (EHAT). We will do this by monitoring environmental health indicators, tracking progress and impact of previous priority issues (Illegal Dumping, Walkability), and prioritizing and reporting on emerging environmental health issues.

Responsibilities

Identify and select environmental health indicators for Island County and monitor their status over time

Ensure a Health Action Team (HAT) works on the prioritized environmental health issues

Assist with communications regarding environmental health issues and CHAB’s work on those issues

Meet quarterly with the Environmental Health Director for Island County Public Health to discuss emerging issues and possible interventions

Monitor on-going community and regional activities that address environmental health issues and meet with others as appropriate to plan for and coordinate actions

Members: Leslie Stevens, Katie Hicks,*Marie Piper, Celine Servatius, Carl Stephens
Staff Support: Keith Higman, Tim McDonald

Health Dept Budget Review Committee
   ... David Macys (Chair)
   ... (members appointed when convened)

Meets with ICHD 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.
Staff Support: Tim McDonald

Community Recognition Committee:
     ... Roger S Case, Chair
     ... Dave Macys
     ... Trish Rose
     ... Kathryn Stevens
     ... Patricia Terry
     ... Dave Thomason
Staff Support: Carrie McLachlan

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 in April during Public Health Week.

CHAB Steering Committees

CHAB has two Steering Committees (Children’s Commission and Environmental Health) who will continue to offer support to efforts aimed at previously identified health issues.

Children’s Commission Steering Committee

We will support the work of Island County Children’s Commission. The initiation of an Island County Children’s Commission was based on CHAB’s recommendation to the Island County Board of Health. The recommendation to initiate a Children’s Commission was based on the identification of a number of priority health issues focused on children and youth. The issues included “Supporting our youth” and the need for more early childhood education and parent support in Island County. The recommendation was supported by a number of county and community-based agencies serving children and youth who saw value in developing a commission devoted to our children and youth.

·         CHAB’s Children’s Commission Steering Committee is committed to working on resource development to support the on-going operation of an Island County Children’s Commission.

·         Use CHAB’s Community Health Assessment Model and Key Health Indicator Report as tools to monitor children and youth health issues and share emerging health issues with the Children’s Commission.

Celebrating the new
Island County Children’s Commission!

Purpose:
The purpose of the Island County Children’s Commission is to assess and identify the needs of infants, young children and youth in Island County, and to advocate and work collaboratively to address priority concerns.

The Children’s Commission will regularly apprise local officials, and the community-at-large, of the state of children and youth in Island County, such that appropriate decisions can be made on behalf of our young citizens. The Children’s Commission is the official voice for children in Island County.

Mode of Operation

The Island County Children’s Commission meets in public session the 1^st Thursday of each month. Their task is to assess and analyze all available data and indicators regarding the health and welfare of infants, young children and youth county-wide. This includes providing a public forum for citizenry and collateral professionals to bring issues before the Children’s Commission for discussion and consideration. In this way, needs of children and youth are identified and prioritized, and issue-specific sub-committees may be created to address those needs. The Children’s Commission intends to serve as the catalyst to bring together individuals from the communities who have strong interest in solving each specific issue impacting our young citizens.

Board of Health Liaison:
     ... Patricia Terry / Dave Macys
Staff Support: Carrie McLachlan

CHAB Youth Members Liaison
...
Staff Support: Carrie McLachlan

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CHAB Health Action Teams (HATs) & Task Force Groups

   Early Childhood Intervention/Parent Support
      (A CHAB support focus issue at present)
         Vacant position, Charles Scurlock
               Staff Support: Melinda Kurtz

       Two work groups addressing these issues:

A) Children's Commission: a coordinating activity to provide liaison overview in support of the various services being provided (or not being provided) to the children of Island County; to facilitate new partnerships and assist in seeking funding for local providers. An initial meeting in March '06 had attendees from well over 40 agencies and activities that expressed interest in pursuing this endeavor, and on 17 September 2007, the Board of Health officially approved the establishment of the Island County Children's Commission. Children's Commission Board memberships have now been appointed by the Board of Health.

BOARD MEMBERS:

... Bess Windecker-Nelson
....Hillary Mellish
... Paty Williams
... Tomi Whalen
... Kristin Lasher
... Margie Forbes
... Mark Brown
... Dave White
... Fran McCarthy
... Alyssa Steel
... Elizabeth Derrig
... Anne Murphy ... Sandy Ziemer
... Carol M. Stillian
... Kate Grossman
... Patty Page
... Peggy Dyer
... Cynthia Shelton
... Janice O’Mahony
... Rod Merrell
... Kristina Saunsaucie
... Lt. John Dyer
... Dr. Gail Cleveland

Steering Committee Support: Karin Watson, Family Support Alliance; Cathy Niiro, United Way; Chuck Scurlock, CHAB; Dan Bond, ICPH; Pati Caione; Carrie McLachlan

B) Children's Fund: to establish a 501 (c) (3) fund-raising activity to endow and administer a funding stream for the multiple agencies and programs providing services to the children of Island County; will work in collaboration with the Children's Commission. (This is just starting up, seeking members)

TEAM MEMBERS: (stand-by status at present)..

     Mental Health: (a liaison issue — not a focus of attention at this time)
          Vacant position, Vacant Position
            Staff Support: Carrie McLachlan

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