The Board of Health met 09/11/2024. The bulk of the meeting was taken up with a review and discussion of the Appleton Health Department’s 2023 Annual Report. The report is 63 pages, so Health Department Deputy Director Sonja Jensen did not review the entire report […]
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Board Of Health Receives 2nd Quarter Report – Health Officer Sepers Highlights Increased STD Cases In Children Under 18, Decreased Rates Of Elevated Lead Levels
The Board of Health met 08/14/2024. One of the information items they received was the Health Departments 2nd quarter report. I’ve prepared a transcript of the discussion for download: Health Officer Charles Sepers highlighted a few of the data points. The city had seen a […]
Board Of Health Reviews Two Tuberculosis Related Items – Approves Updates To Tuberculosis Screening Policy, Reviews Increase To Public Health Nursing FTE In Response To Increased Tuberculosis Cases
The Board of Health met 06/12/2024. There were two items on the agenda that pertained to tuberculosis in the Fox Cities. One was an action item, which was to review and approve the city’s existing Tuberculosis Screening Policy. The second was an information item regarding […]
Board Of Health Approves Requests To Purchase Contract For Electronic Health Records System, Accept $4,000 Grant To Fund Car Seat Safety Program
The Board of Health met 02/14/2024. They took up two action items. One was a request to approve an Electronic Health Records vendor contract for an annual subscription cost of $12,371 and a one time training and implementation cost of $5,500. The other was a […]
Library Board Receives “Public Health 3.0” – Health Officer Sepers Mentions Possibility Of Community Resource Navigator Meeting With Homeless Clients At Library
The Library Board met 01/16/2024. One of the information items they received was Library Board trustee training, the focus of which was on Public Health, specifically a concept called Public Health 3.0. Appleton’s Health Officer Charles Sepers presented to the Library Board. Rather than put […]
Board Of Health Approves Mental Health Awareness Resolution After Amending To Require $1 Million In ARPA Funds Be Provided As Grants To Local Mental Health Organizations – Amendment Opposed By Mayor Woodford And Alderperson Jones
The Board of Health met 10/11/2023. They spent around 40 minutes discussing the Mental Health Awareness and Services Resolution which signaled Appleton’s support of increased access to mental health services and also called Appleton to continue to work collaboratively with to identify gaps in services […]
Board Of Health Meeting 09/13/2023 – Will Vote On Mental Health Resolution, Tattoo Parlor And Mobile Home Ordinance Updates, Policy Regarding The Creation Of Policies
The Board of Health is meeting 09/13/2023 at 7AM. They have a pretty full slate consisting of a resolution, a couple proposed ordinance updates, a new policy related to the creation and maintenance of policies, and a noise variance for Madison Middle School Construction. Resolution […]
Board Of Health Receives Overview Of Tri-County Public Health Alignment Charter
The Board of Health met 05/10/2023. One of the information items they received was information regarding the Tri-County Public Health Alignment Charter. I’ve prepared a transcript of the discussion for your downloading pleasure. Per Health Officer Charles Sepers, the charter is essentially a non-binding Memorandum […]
CEA Review Committee Meeting 03/20/2023 – Health Officer Requests Second Public Health Nurse Vehicle Due To Increased Nurse Travel Needs Causes By “Exponential Growth” Of Tuberculosis Cases In Appleton
The CEA Review Committee is meeting 03/20/2023 at 3:30PM. They are being asked to approve the addition of a couple vehicles to the CEA fleet, upgrade a truck when it’s replaced next year, and keep a vehicle as a spare after its replacement arrives. One […]
Human Resources And Information Technology Committee Approves Table Of Organization Changes For Police And Health Department – Will Use Grant Funding To Increase Public Health Nurse Position To Full Time
The Human Resources and Information Technology Committee met 02/08/2023. In addition to the reorganization of the Legal Services department the committee voted on table of organization changes for the Police Department and the Public Health Department. Both of these changes were approved unanimously by the […]