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King County Board of Health meeting Thursday, May 18, 2023

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King County Board of Health meeting Thursday, May 18, 2023

Summary

The King County Board of Health will meet Thursday, May 18, 2023, at 1 pm. The agenda includes a briefing on the public health approach to regional gun violence.

Story

PUBLIC NOTICE: To help prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus, all Boardmembers and staff will be participating in the Board of Health meeting remotely. The live feed of the meeting will be streaming on the King County Council's website and on KCTV Channel 22.

How to provide public comment:

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.

Two ways to watch or listen in to the meeting:

  1. Call to order

  2. Roll call

  3. Announcement of any alternates serving in place of regular members

  4. Approval of minutes of the meetings of April 20, 2023

  5. Public Comments

  6. Chair's Report

  7. Director's Report

Briefing

  1. BOH Briefing No. 23-B09
    Community wisdom: The Power of Co Creation in Addressing Racism as a Public Health Crisis

    Matías Valenzuela    , Director, Office of Equity and Community Partnerships, Public Health Seattle & King County
    Yordanos Teferi, Executive Director of Multicultural Community Coalition and Co chair of Community Health Board Coalition
    Lina Rauf Bayat, Community Navigator

  2. BOH Briefing No. 23-B10
    A public health approach to regional gun violence

    Eleuthera Lisch, Director, Regional Gun Violence, Assessment, Policy Development & Evaluation/Chronic Disease & Injury Prevention, Public Health — Seattle & King County
    Paul Carter III, Violence Intervention & Prevention Specialist, Harborview Medical Center
    Marvin Marshall, Director Department of Violence Prevention, YMCA of Greater Seattle
    Karyn Brownson, Community Safety Manager for Violence & Injury Prevention, Chronic Disease & Injury Prevention, Public Health — Seattle & King County

Discussion and possible action

  1. Resolution No. 23-03
    A Resolution recognizing June 2, 2023 as Regional Community Safety and Wellbeing Day, as part of National Gun Violence Awareness Day, and recognizing the work of Public Health Seattle & King County and its regional partners in reducing firearm violence and injury in our county.

Briefing

  1. BOH Briefing No. 23-B11
    State legislative session debrief

    Simon Vila, Government Affairs Officer, Public Health — Seattle & King County

  2. Board member updates

  3. Administrator's report

  4. Other business

Adjournment

If you have questions or need additional information about this agenda, please call (206) 263 8328, or write to Susie Levy, Board of Health Administrator via email at KCBOHAdmin@kingcounty.gov

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