Meeting Notes 4-27-23
Meeting Notes from the April 27, 2023 Meeting of the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners.
Meeting Packet: https://www.miottawa.org/CalendarDocs/2023/1682450735602-packet.PDF
Meeting Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAcYWF0Yars
Sentinel Roundup: https://www.hollandsentinel.com/story/news/politics/county/2023/04/28/ottawa-impact-stalls-health-survey-again-hospitals-vow-to-move-forward/70160519007/
Community Health Needs Assessment Contract: The Board voted 7 to 4 to postpone action on the 2023 Memorandum of Understanding for the Community Health Needs Assessment contract and funding. Since 2011, Ottawa County Health Department has partnered with a variety of area health providers every three years to administer a Community Health Needs Assessment to help identify local area health needs.
I voted no on the motion to postpone because I do not believe the motive for the postponement, to consider terminating the contract with VIP Research for the performance of the Behavioral Risk Factor Survey (BRFS), is advisable. The survey is important in that it will allow the Health Department and our partners to assess community health risks, monitor health trends, respond to emerging public health issues, provide data for planning and development, aid organizations in securing grants, help determine fund allocations and work to improve treatments.
The questionaire for the 2020 BRFS is here:
and the survey results are here:
https://www.miottawa.org/health/ochd/pdf/BRFS/2020/2020_BRFS.pdf
The questionaire for the 2023 BRFS is here:
https://healthyottawa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2023-BRFS-Survey-FINAL.pdf
