Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Public Health Surveillance topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
County health reports: measles scare ruled out, nurse vacancy announced and oral-health study opening
Summary
Staff reported a suspected measles case that was ruled out after lab testing, announced an open staff-nurse position, and described a new oral-health qualitative study recruiting parents; the reports also included routine items and follow-ups.
Tompkins County Whole Health staff told the board they had a recent suspected measles case that prompted coordinated testing and hospital communication; laboratory testing by Wadsworth determined the result was not a measles case. "We had to run Wadsworth Grama Labs, second time, and it was not," Speaker 2 said, adding that the episode was a valuable practice for interagency response.
Speaker 2 also called attention to a staffing vacancy: a staff nurse (Emily left in February) and requested help with recruitment. The position covers immunizations, communicable disease surveillance and related community work; a posting link was included in the packet.
On research and outreach, Speaker 2 described a forthcoming oral-health qualitative study in partnership with Cornell (Dr. Elizabeth Fox) that aims to collect experiences from parents in Tompkins County who have tried to seek dental care for children in the past year. The study will recruit parents (age 18+ with a child) and offers gift-card compensation for participants.
These items were reported as part of the monthly reports section of the agenda; staff said they will continue to communicate updates by email to the full board and will post materials on the website for members who missed the meeting.
Provenance: related remarks recorded between SEG 1129 and SEG 1246.
