Beginning in 2000, ex officio members representing each of the three statutory categories were invited to the table in order to enhance discussion. A membership list for the current year is available on this website at membership list . The calendar of meetings is established at the beginning of each calendar year. The current year's calendar is also available under the year's designation. Work group meetings may also be scheduled, depending on the work plan.
Lunch is provided to members.
The Task Force is staffed by Ruth Curwen Carlson, an MCH Principal Planner, in the Director's Office of the Family Health Division. Administrative support is provided by Jan Broz, the Director's Office Administrative Secretary. Agendas, along with minutes of the previous meeting, are mailed to members and other interested parties approximately ten days prior to each meeting. Each meeting's agenda generally includes remarks by the Commissioner of Health, or the Commissioner's designate such as the Assistant Commissioner, a report from the Family Health Division Director's Office, and reports from Task Force work groups and related committees that members attend on behalf of the Task Force. Topical and program presentations and discussions are often provided by MDH or other agency staff to offer members the latest information on programs and to solicit members' input on program development.