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 […]
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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 […]
Board Of Health Receives Report From State DHS Representative On Health Department’s Strengths And Growth Opportunities
The Board of Health met 02/08/2023. There were no action items, but there were a number of information items, the first one of which was the presentation of the Level III Health Department Designation to the Appleton Health Department. I’ve prepared a complete transcription of […]
Health Officer Sepers Talks About The Discrepancy In Covid Case Numbers Reported By Appleton As Compared To Those Reported By DHS; Also Talks About Reporting Numbers As Covid Becomes Endemic
A reader asked why the weekly covid numbers the city of Appleton reports do not line up with the numbers being reported by the WI DHS. Overall, Appleton has reported a couple hundred more cases in Appleton than DHS has and 1 more death than […]