Attached is a draft roster for the Public & Environmental Health Advisory Board as it would appear if all of the recommended actions are approved.
Reappointments:
1. Bruce Lyon, Unspecified Geographic Area, At-Large #1
1768 Biship Drive
Concord, CA 94521
Mr. Lyon is very involved in youth development and is the volunteer leader of an adolescent after school program in Concord. His background is in architecture
and the built environment.
2. Maeve Sullivan, West County At-Large #1
1477 14th St.
Oakland, CA 94607
Ms. Sullivan has served on PEHAB for the past three years. She is employed by the Community Clinics Consortium and leads their access to care projects.
3. Jaime Rich, Central County At-Large #2
85 Underhill Road
Orinda, CA 94563
Ms. Rich is employed by the Center for Human Development as their Alcohol Policy Director. She works with schools and youth in Lamorinda. She has served on PEHAB for the past year.
Appointments:
4. David Pitman, Consumer/Community #2
2535 Lynn Ave.
Concord, CA 94520
Mr. Pitman is the secretary/treasurer of the Concord Park Neighborhood association and a member of the Transportation Action Team of Monument Community Partnership. He is interested in emergency preparedness and wants to develop his leadership abilities.
5. Salena Killion, East County At-Large #2
2244 Old Creek Circle
Pittsburg, CA 94565
Ms. Killion recently completed her Master’s in Public Health and is interested in cardiovascular disease and its impact on the African American Community. She works for a bio-tech company in Emeryville and lives in East County for two years. She would like to improve the health and the environment of the community.
Confirmations:
The County Administrator’s Office recently completed a review of the seats on PEHAB and noted several problems that need resolution. Therefore, staff is recommending confirmation of appointments to three seats – Environmental Health, Private Medical Community and Volunteer Health Agencies. These three seats have long term incumbents who have continued to serve based on the approval of the IOC. Due to a clerical error, the re-appointments were never presented to the Board of Supervisors for approval.
Other Adjustments:
This review also revealed that two appointments made by the Board of Supervisors had errors in the requests. On May 18, 2010 Steven Botic was appointed to the Central County At-Large seat #2 instead of the No Specific Geographic Area At-Large seat as intended. On March 15, 2011, Rosa Maria Sternberg was appointed to a term ending 2013 when the correct term of the seat ends in 2012.
Lastly, there has been confusion around the names of several seats. Therefore, staff is recommending that the No Specific Geographic Area At-Large seat #1 and seat #2 be renamed to General At-Large Seat #1 and General At-Large Seat #2. In addition, it is recommended that the Children’s Issues seat be renamed the Family & Children’s Seat.
PEHAB Background:
The Public and Environmental Health Advisory Board (PEHAB) is a 19-member board appointed by the Board of Supervisors since 1986 to advise the Health Services Department on community needs. This community-oriented Board seeks diverse representation from throughout Contra Costa County and includes community members in the following representative categories: seniors, children/schools, business/industry, environmental organizations, labor and consumers. We also have local professionals representing local voluntary agencies, the medical provider community, and immigrant populations. These representatives provide broad community knowledge and a wealth of experience and expertise in the health and environmental fields.
PEHAB’s mission is to identify community health needs and to make recommendations to the Health Services Department on how to address these needs. In order to accomplish this, PEHAB strives to anticipate emerging public health issues and advocates for policies, services, and programs that will improve the community’s health.
PEHAB recruits new members by sending out press releases to local media and notices to community-based organizations, other coalitions and groups, and members of the Board of Supervisors. PEHAB members also interview and recommend candidates. PEHAB is committed to diversity in its membership and residents of Contra Costa with a broad range of community and health backgrounds are encouraged to apply. Candidates are asked to submit a written application. A recruitment committee made up of current PEHAB members, with the PEHAB executive assistant, reviews the applications and interviews potential candidates. The recruitment committee makes recommendations of the candidates whose background, experience and interest best match the vacant seats on the Board. Upon approval by the Steering Committee, these candidates are contacted and invited to attend a Board meeting. PEHAB members then vote to approve forwarding these candidate’s names and information to the Board of Supervisors via the Internal Operations Committee for appointment to PEHAB.
The appointments to the seats on the advisory committee will not be appropriately made or reflect the actual intentions of the Board of Supervisors.