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Board hears CHIP update and reports of lingering RSV, a decline in respiratory illness and a GI spike in schools
Summary
The county's Community Health Specialist reviewed CHIP priorities—housing, childcare, substance use and mental health—while staff reported respiratory illnesses are declining overall, RSV remains for higher-risk groups, and gastrointestinal cases have spiked in schools.
Cami Charbarneau, Community Health Specialist, reviewed the Oneida County Community Health Improvement Plan priorities at the April 14 Board of Health Committee meeting, outlining focus areas in housing, childcare, substance use and mental health and noting ongoing activities tied to a published timeline.
Staff member Linda Conlon told the committee that respiratory illness cases are declining overall but that RSV is lingering among young children and older adults, who remain higher-risk groups. Conlon also said there has been "a spike in gastrointestinal illness in schools," a trend staff are monitoring alongside other surveillance data.
Charbarneau reviewed a handout summarizing CHIP progress and said work on identified objectives will continue into 2026 with quarterly updates recommended for the board. Committee members did not take formal action on CHIP at the April meeting; staff will continue to report progress and surveillance findings.
