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Agenda: Joint Committee Meeting: Communicable Disease Control and Prevention and Environmental Health Committees

Date: Thursday, October 26, 2017
Time: 9:15 am to 1:15 pm
Location: California Department of Public Health (CDPH)
1500 Capitol Avenue, Training Room C, Sacramento, CA 95814

This meeting is scheduled as noted above and is called under Section 100925 of the Health and Safety Code. CCLHO will conduct a joint meeting of the Communicable Disease Control and Prevention Committee and the Environmental Health Committee in person and through teleconference. Call Ashley Barbosa at (916) 440-7593 or Leah Northrop at (916) 440-7594 with questions at least one day prior to the meeting.

You may attend the CCLHO Joint Committee meeting in person or via teleconference. See below for details.

1. IN PERSON: Two parking lots are open on K Street between 15th and 16th Streets. Please note that prior approval is required for Health Officer travel reimbursement. Please also allow time to check in with security.

2. TELECONFERENCE INTO THE MEETING:
DIAL IN: 1-855-797-9485
ACCESS CODE:  Enter Attendee access code: 920 019 176
To ā€œMUTEā€ OR ā€œUNMUTEā€ your phone, PRESS *6

3. WEBEX: By joining the meeting through your computer, you will be able to view any PowerPoint presentations and other meeting documents.
LINK TO ACCESS THE WEBEX

If at any point you have difficulty using WebEx, please use the support link provided in the meeting invite.

Agendas for the CCLHO Communicable Disease Control and Prevention meetings are posted on the CCLHO Communicable Disease Control and Prevention Committee Website.  Agendas for the CCLHO Environmental Health Committee meetings are posted on the CCLHO Environmental Health Committee Website.ā€ƒ

AGENDA 

9:15 am: Committee Chairs Reports

Edward Moreno, MD, MPH, Monterey; Robert Kim-Farley, MD, MPH, Los Angeles; and Barbara Cole, RN, PHN, MSN, Riverside
Introductions
Action Item: Approve Communicable Disease Committee Meeting Minutes ā€“August 17, 2017
o Discussion
o Public Comment
o Vote
Action Item: Approve Environmental Health Committee Meeting Minutes ā€“ June 22, 2017
o Discussion
o Public Comment
o Vote

9:30 am: Issues Requiring Local Notifications of Water Quality Issues

ā€¢ Mark Starr, DVM, MPVM, Deputy Director, Center for Environmental Health, CDPH
ā€¢ Edward Moreno, MD, MPH, Health Officer, Monterey
ā€¢ Action item: Recommendation of drinking water contamination list for local health officer notifications
o Discussion
o Public Comment
o Vote


10:00 am: Hepatitis A Outbreak: Role of Environmental Health Presentation and Discussion

 Gil F. Chavez, MD, MPH, Deputy Director, Center for Infectious Diseases (CID) & State Epidemiologist, CDPH
James Watt, MD, MPH, Chief, Division of Communicable Disease Control, CDPH

 Brenda Lopez, Environmental Health Assistant Deputy, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
San Diego representative pending
ā€¢ Discussion
ā€¢ Public Comment

11:00 am BREAK

11:10 am Legislative Stakeholder Updates

Health Officers Association of California (HOAC), Kat DeBurgh, MPH, Executive Director
California Association of Environmental Health Administrators (CAEHA), Justin Malan, Executive Director
o Update on AB 626: Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operations
Other Stakeholders
o Discussion
o Public Comment

11:40 am Legionella Investigations ā€“ Roles of Public Health and Environmental Health

Seema Jain, MD, Chief, Disease Investigations Section, Infectious Diseases Branch, CDPH
Janice Kim, MD, MPH, Public Health Medical Officer, Healthcare-Associated Infections Program (HAI), CDPH
Local Health Department representative pending
Action Item: Request additional guidance from CDPH regarding Legionella investigations
o Discussion
o Public Comment
o Vote
Action Item: Create Local Health Officer Tool Kit for Legionella investigations
o Discussion
o Public Comment
o Vote

12:25 pm Rabies vaccination requirement for cats

Nancy Williams, MD, MPH, Health Officer, El Dorado County
Action Item: Support legislation to require Rabies vaccinations for cats
o Discussion
o Public Comment
o Vote

12:40 pm: Zika and Vector Control

Vicki Kramer, PhD, Chief, Vector-Borne Disease Section, CDPH
ā€¢ Discussion
ā€¢ Public Comment

1:10 pm: Public Comment for Items not on the Agenda

 

1:15 pm: Adjourn

 

Next Meetings:

Communicable Disease Control and Prevention: December 21, 2017 in Oakland
Environmental Health: Next meeting to be determined. 
 
CCLHO Communicable Disease Control and Prevention Committee Co-Chairs
 Robert Kim-Farley, MD, MPH, Los Angeles, and Barbara Cole, RN, PHN, MSN, Riverside

CCLHO Environmental Health Committee Chair
Edward Moreno, MD, MPH, Monterey
 

Affiliates

California Association of Communicable Disease Controllers (CACDC)
California Association of Public Health Laboratory Directors (CAPHLD)
California Conference of Directors of Environmental Health (CCDEH)
California Sexually Transmitted Disease/HIV Controllers Association (CSTD/HIVCA)
California Tuberculosis Controllers Association (CTCA)
Directors of Public Health Nursing (DPHN)
Mosquito and Vector Control Association of California (MVCAC) 


California Department of Public Health and Other State Department Staff

Karen Smith, MD, MPH, Director and State Public Health Officer
Susan Fanelli, Assistant Director
Claudia Crist, Chief Deputy Director of Policy and Programs
Gil Chavez, MD, MPH, Deputy Director, Center for Infectious Diseases
Mark Starr, DVM, MPVM, Center for Environmental Health, CDPH
Monica Wagoner, Deputy Director, Legislative and Governmental Affairs
Paul Kimsey, PhD, State Laboratory Director
James Watt, MD. MPH, Division Chief, Division of Communicable Disease Control
Karen Mark, MD, MPH, Chief, Office of AIDS
Rick Kreutzer, MD, MPH, Division Chief, Division of Environmental and Occupational Disease Control
Heidi Bauer, MD, MPH, Chief, STD Control Branch
Duc J. Vugia, MD, MPH, Chief, Infectious Disease Branch
Jennifer Flood, MD, MPH, Chief, Tuberculosis Control Branch
Sarah Royce, MD, MPH, Chief, Immunization Branch
Lynn Janssen, Chief, Healthcare Associated Infections Program
Juan Ruiz, MD, MPH, Dr.PH, Chief, Communicable Disease Emergency Response Program
Vicki Kramer, PhD, Chief, Vector-Borne Disease Section
Curtis Fritz, DVM, State Public Health Veterinarian, Veterinary Public Health Section
Miren Klein, Center for Environmental Health, CDPH
Dave Mazzera, PhD, Food and Drug Branch, CDPH
Kelvin Yamada, Chief, Environmental Management Branch, CDPH
Linda Helland, Office of Health Equity, Climate and Health Team, CDPH
Janet Mohle-Boetani, MD, MPH, Deputy Medical Executive, CA Correctional Health Care Services
Annette Jones, DVM, State Veterinarian, CDFA
Yvette Nonato, California Department of Pesticide Regulation

Other Stakeholders

Kat DeBurgh, MPH, Health Officers Association of California (HOAC)
Justin Malan, CA Association of Environmental Health Administrators (CAEHA)

NOTICES

Please note that in accordance with the Bagley-Keene Open Meetings Act, this meeting is open to the public. The order of consideration of matters on this agenda may be changed without prior notice. While CCLHO intends to webcast this meeting, it may not be possible to webcast the entire meeting due to limitations on resources.

The public shall be given the opportunity to address each listed agenda item before or during discussion or consideration by CCLHO members and prior to CCLHO members taking any action on said item. Members of the public will be provided appropriate opportunities to comment on any issue before CCLHO, but the CCLHO President may, at his or her discretion, apportion available time among those who wish to speak. Individuals may appear before CCLHO to discuss items not on the agenda; however, CCLHO can neither discuss nor take official action on these items at the time of the same meeting. (Government Code sections 11125, 11125.7)

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
For individuals with disabilities, CDPH will provide assistive services such as sign-language interpretation, real-time captioning, note takers, reading or writing assistance, and conversion of training or meeting materials into Braille, large print, audiocassette, or computer disk. To request such services or copies in an alternate format, please call or write:

Office of Compliance - Civil Rights Unit
1300 17th Street, MS 0504
PO Box 997377
Sacramento, CA 95899-7377
916-445-0938
CivilRights@cdph.ca.gov
California Relay 711/1-800-735-2929
Note: Providing your request at least five (5) business days before the meeting will help to ensure availability of the requested accommodation.

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