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Summary
The King County Board of Health will meet Thursday, May 15, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. The meeting will include briefings on overdose prevention, HIV and STIs, the state legislative session, federal cuts and Board of Health workgroups.
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The King County Board of Health will meet Thursday, May 15, 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
- Call to order
- Roll call
- Announcement of any alternates serving in place of regular members
- Approval of minutes of the meeting of April 17, 2025
- Public Comments
- Chair's Report
- Director's Report
Briefings
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BOH Briefing No. 25-B17
Creating a Template Document for Establishing Board of Health Workgroups
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Quiana Daniels, Vice Chair
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BOH Briefing No. 25-B18
Overdose Prevention and Response
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Brad Finegood, Strategic Advisor, Public Health – Seattle & King County
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Susan McLaughlin, Director, Behavior and Health Recovery Division, King County Department of Community and Human Services
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Dr. John Olson, Addiction Medicine Physician, Sound Behavioral Health
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BOH Briefing No. 25-B19
HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infections in King County
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Dr. Jen Balkus, Senior Epidemiologist, HIV/STI/HCV Program at Public Health Seattle and King County, Clinical Associate Professor, University of Washington School of Public Health
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Dr. Matthew Golden, Professor of Medicine, University of Washington, Director, PHSKC HIV/STI/HCV Program, Director, UW Center for AIDS and STD (CFAS)
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Edgar Longoria, Executive Director, Entre Hermanos
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BOH Briefing No. 25-B20
State Legislative Session Update
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Simon Vila, Government Relations Officer, Public Health – Seattle & King County
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BOH Briefing No. 25-B21
Federal Cuts and Threats to Public Health
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Dwight Dively, Director, Office of Performance, Strategy and Budget
- Board Member updates
- 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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