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Guest
speaker was Chris Wright from First Response Services, a
structural drying and mold remediation company in Waverly,
Indiana. He can be
contacted at 317-831-3108.
Business
Meeting – The business meeting was called to order at 10:20 PM.
Treasurer
– Treasurer Diane Knies reported a balance of $417.79.
She also reported that we have received NO payments on
web links (advertisements) so far this year.
Vector
Control – ISDH entomologist, April Arroyo-Monroe, announced that 2009 was a
“weird year” for mosquitoes because of the cool weather.
There were 35 Indiana counties reporting positive West
Nile virus mosquito pools.
As for positive human cases of WNV, Marion County
reported two; Johnson County, one.
The two cases in Marion County did result in one death.
There were also two human cases of LaCrosse
encephalitis, one in Decatur and one in Knox County.
The
ISDH’s three-day mosquito class will be held December 9-11
at the lab on Shadeland Avenue.
They only have room for 12 participants, and the class
is already full. They
are, however, planning another class in January.
If your
county received mosquito control money from the ISDH for the
past 2 years, you are eligible to receive a $500 grant this
year as well. Let
April or Bryan Price know if you need forms.
Purchases must be made by the LHDs and be reimbursed by
the State.
Food
– Scott Gilliam
and the food protection department have sent out e-mails to
all locals regarding an LHD Data Collection Tool.
Please be sure to take a look at that.
Wastewater
– Retired ISDH Sanitary Engineering member Tim Decker is now
home from his long stay in the hospital. J It was happily reported
that he is taking phone calls and sounding again like “good
ol’ Tim”. Denise
Wright will be filling his old position.
Preparedness – No report.
Old
business – April Arroyo-Monroe of the ISDH entomology department is more than
happy to speak to anyone about bedbugs, wasps, spiders. etc.
Call her if you would like to share in her knowledge.
New
business – As evidenced by only 11 meeting attendees, IEHA meeting attendance
is down. Try to
invite interested individuals to join.
The Pumper
Show will be in Louisville, Kentucky again in 2010 and is
scheduled for February 24, 25, and 26.
Get online (http://www.pumpershow.com/), sign up early
and save!
December 2
& 3, 2009, is Orientation for new (and interested
not-so-new) health department employees at the ISDH Rice
Auditorium.
IOWPA will
hold a meeting January 25 & 26, 2010, in Canby, Indiana.
The ISDH
will be holding its Winter Meeting on March 3 & 4, 2010.
2010 IEHA
meetings will be held as follows on the 2nd week of
every 3rd month:
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February 9 –
Stoll’s near Loogootee
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May 11 – Jasper
(location to be decided)
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August 10 –
Overlook in Leavenworth
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November 9 –
Golden Coral in Bedford
After
lunch and fellowship, the meeting was adjourned at 1:20 PM.
Meeting
minutes taken and respectfully submitted by Tracy Monroe, IEHA
Southern Chapter Secretary – November 19, 2009
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