Board of Health — Skokie, IL
Date: 2022-05-12

Skokie Board of Health
 Thursday, May 12, 2022
 7:00 pm
 Board of Health Members
 Police Department Training Room
 7300 Niles Center Rd, Skokie, IL 60077


 AGENDA


 MEETING CANCELLED –
 NO QUORUM

I. Call to Order

II. Approval of Agenda

III. Approval of Minutes

IV. Chair’s Report, Dr. Linn

V. IPLAN Community Health Needs Assessment Process Overview, Liz Nelson, Skokie HHS Public Health Program
 Coordinator/Analyst

VI. Director’s Monthly Report, Mike Charley

VII. Old/New Items of Business

 A. Skokie Police Department: National Bike Safety Month Event @ Oakton Park, May 14, 2022
 B. Environmental Sustainability Team: BOH Member Participants

VIII. Public Comments

IX. Adjournment.


 Next Meeting: June 9, 2022, 7:00 p.m.

Skokie Board of Health
 Thursday, May 12, 2022
 7:00 pm
 Board of Health Members
 Police Department Training Room
 7300 Niles Center Rd, Skokie, IL 60077


 MINUTES

Present: BOH Chair: Dr. Edward Linn; BOH Members: Dr. Bruce Gaynes, Maureen Hanlon; Dr. Rohit Pandya, Dr.
Jeremy Scwartz, Dr. Kyungran Shim, Patricia Urbanus, Irtaza Usman, Sibyl Yau; Staff: Mike Charley;

Absent: BOH Members: Dr. Swapna Dave, Juliet Haido, Margaret Keeler, Dr. Girija Kalyan Kumar, Heidi Nickisch
Duggan, Dr. Romil Sood, Ruth Varma, Dr. Michael Vernon, Dr. Larry Williams, Dr. William Werner, Emeritus Member:
Dr. Michael Drachler, Staff: Sue Reisberg; Trustee Liaison James Johnson, Trustee Liaison Keith Robinson

MEETING WAS CANCELLED DUE TO NO QUORUM.
No official business was conducted at this meeting. The following notes are for informational purposes only.

I. Call to Order

II. Approval of Agenda: Not approved. No quorum.

III. Approval of Minutes from March’s meeting: Not approved. No quorum.

IV. Chair’s Report, Dr. Linn: Dr. Linn communicated that he presented to the Village’s Board of Trustee budget committee;
 at that time the mayor and trustees extended their gratitude to the members of the BOH and MRC members. The
 Village Board also recognized all the efforts associated with the vaccination efforts. COVID rates are increasing. Dr.
 Linn communicated that there hasn’t been a big jump in hospitalizations, but more admissions are being seen. COVID
 rates are actually going down, except the Americas and South Africa. Dr. Linn asked rhetorically “What should the
 BOH be focusing on in the near future?”. Dr. Linn communicated two public health issues include gun control and
 women’s reproductive rights.

V. IPLAN Community Health Needs Assessment Process Overview, Liz Nelson, Skokie HHS Public Health Program
 Coordinator/Analyst: Liz Nelson provided an overview of the IPLAN process that the HHS Department is planning on
 embarking on soon. Liz shared that the process will include all community stakeholders and should include a diverse
 stakeholder group. Liz’s goal is to focus on social inequities, institutional inequities and things like an individual’s living
 conditions to make the biggest impact (systemic lasting changes) on meeting our public health priorities.

VI. Director’s Monthly Report, Mike Charley: Mike presented on the following. Public Health Partners in Excellence
 Awards, COVID-19 news since the last BOH meeting, shared that the HHS Department shares news weekly in weekly
 SkokieNews and encouraged members to register for the newsletter, provided vaccine updates, presented Skokie
 covid-19 rates (increasing), HHS has two PH interns starting next week and beekeeping applications are open. At the
 next BOH meeting Mike will not be in attendance, Sue Reisberg will be the staff liaison and present information on
 communicable disease surveillance & control.

VII. Old/New Items of Business

 A. Skokie Police Department: National Bike Safety Month Event @ Oakton Park, May 14, 2022: Dr. Linn
 and Dr. Kumar will be participating at this event and their focus will be helmet safety.
 B. Environmental Sustainability Team: BOH Member Participants: Mike Charley communicated that
 two BOH members will participate on this team, Jeremy Schwartz & Sybil Yau

VIII. Public Comments: No public comments.

IX. Adjournment. Meeting ended at 7:10 pm


 Next Meeting: June 9, 2022, 7:00 p.m.