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Correction: Agenda revised to include Resolution honoring Mary Selecky.
Summary
The King County Board of Health will meet Thursday, April 17, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. The meeting will include briefings on the Food Safety Program, youth mental health and substance use, the Regional Office of Gun Violence Prevention, Board of Health workgroups, and the state legislative session.
Story
The King County Board of Health will meet Thursday, April 17, at 1:00 p.m. This will be a hybrid meeting that can be joined through remote access or in person in Council Chambers (Room 1001), 516 3rd Avenue in Seattle.
To watch or listen in to the meeting:
Hybrid meetings: Attend King County Board of Health meetings in person in Council Chambers (Room 1001), 516 3rd Avenue in Seattle, or through remote access.
How to provide public comment:
- In person: You may attend the meeting in person in Council Chambers.
- Join online: www.kingcounty.gov/boh/zoom
- Join by phone: Dial (US): 1-253-215-8782 and use Meeting ID: 836 2614 2088
If you do not wish to provide public comment, please help us manage the callers by using one of the options below to watch or listen to the meeting:
- Stream online at www.kingcounty.gov/boh/livestream
- Watch King County TV Channel 22 (Comcast Channel 22 and 322 (HD), and Astound Broadband Channels 22 and 711 [HD].)
Agenda
1. Call to order
2. Roll call
3. Announcement of any alternates serving in place of regular members
4. Approval of minutes of the meeting of March 20, 2025
5. Public Comments
6. Chair's Report
7. Director's Report
Discussion and Possible Action
8. Resolution No. 25-04
A RESOLUTION honoring Mary Selecky for her decades of dedicated public health leadership and mentorship in Washington State, including her efforts to curb smoking, raise childhood vaccination ratees, and prepare for emergencies.
9. BOH Briefing No. 25-B12
Food Safety Program Update Streamlining Food Business Permitting
- Dr. Eyob Mazengia, Assistant Division Director, Environmental Health, Public Health – Seattle & King County
- Dr. Atar Baer, Food & Facilities Section Deputy, Environmental Health, Public Health – Seattle & King County
- Ian Miller, Food & Facilities Technical Senior, Environmental Health, Public Health – Seattle & King County
10. BOH Briefing No. 25-B13
Youth Mental Health and Substance Use in King County: Needs Across a Continuum
- Sarah Wilhelm, Strategic Advisor – Best Starts for Kids /Community Well-Being Initiative, Public Health – Seattle & King County
- Sara Jaye Sanford, Epidemiologist, Public Health – Seattle & King County
- Jennifer Wyatt, SBIRT and Recovery High School Coordinator, Department of Community and Human Services/Behavioral Health and Recovery Division
- Erin MacDougall, School Based Partnerships Program Manager, Public Health – Seattle & King County
- Althea Haug, Senior Program Manager Centralized Client Services, YouthCare
11. BOH Briefing No. 25-B14
Regional Office of Gun Violence Prevention Update
- Eleuthera Lisch, Regional Health Administrator, Public Health – Seattle & King County
- Rafael Padilla, Chief of Police, City of Kent
- Mark Rivers, Deputy Director, Community Passageways
12. BOH Briefing No. 25-B15
State Legislative Session Update
- Simon Vila, Government Relations Officer, Public Health – Seattle & King County
13. BOH Briefing No. 25-B16
Creating a Template Document for Establishing Board of Health Workgroups
- Quiana Daniels, Vice-Chair
14. Board Member updates
15. Other business
The King County Board of Health sets county-wide public health policy, enacts and enforces local public health regulations, and carries out other duties of local boards of health specified in state law. These duties include enforcing state public health statutes, preventing and controlling the spread of infectious disease, abating nuisances, and establishing fee schedules for licenses, permits and other services.
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