SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash. — The Snohomish County Board of Health will hold its regular monthly meeting at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12 in the auditorium of the Snohomish Health District, 3020 Rucker Ave., Everett, Wash.
This month’s draft agenda includes:
· New board officers and a new member will be sworn in.
· Food Excellence Awards presented in six categories to the top restaurants, industrial kitchen and temporary food establishment as nominated by Snohomish Health District food inspectors.
· A resolution on gun-related injuries, encouraging the state Legislature to take meaningful action, including adequate funding for mental health services.
· How health care reform impacts publichealth briefing by Health Officer & Director Dr. Gary Goldbaum
· 2013 Work Plan overview by Deputy Director Pete Mayer
The Snohomish County Board of Health sets countywide public health policy, enacts and enforces local public health regulations, and carries out other duties of local boards of health specified in state law. These duties include enforcing state public health statutes, preventing and controlling the spread of infectious disease, abating nuisances, and establishing fee schedules for licenses, permits and other services.
For additional information about the board meeting, contact Lorie Ochmann, 425.339.5210; relay 711; lochmann@snohd.org. To request reasonable accommodations, please contact her by Friday, Feb. 8.
Established in 1959, the Snohomish Health District works for a safer and healthier Snohomish County through disease prevention, health promotion, and protection from environmental threats. Find more information about the Health Board and the Health District at http://www.snohd.org.