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SFATF Special Meeting

December 8, 2008

 

Attendees:  Marie Hoemke, Gloria Thornton, Amy Dietz, Lisa Fricke, Cynthia Melgoza, Sue Watson, Nan Madden, Jackie Chan, Anjali Nath

 

MINUTES

 

1.A. Impact of Budget Cuts

• Explained situation via letter to Mayor, Health Commission and several Supervisors
• Cuts will include staff at multiple locations including hospital staff at outpatient clinics
• Need to look for alternate funding sources – need to be creative
• Result is budget cut for EPP and TfS projects

 

Report Back from Jackie Chan on TfS Conference:

• Sue attended as  well
• Resources were helpful
• 6 award winners – encouraged b/c there were things that moved districts through news.  Successes seen were possible by key people involved, including Superintendents.  Good to note as we continue work.  At one school the facilities director was very involved.  Director of risk management.  Hartford is a good example.
• In successful schools no one had stipends
• Issue with current SFUSD structure is that asking that TfS be implemented as if it were voluntary
• Other ideas taken home: involving nursing grad students
• Jackie will be following up with contacts
• Jackie wrote a letter to Facilities Mgr about barriers to success, she and Vickie will be meeting with him
• Marie echoed that in her experience (LA, etc.) schools/districts have seen cost-savings over time
• Neil reminded that UESF was adamant about providing stipends
• Perhaps we can come up with a strategy
• Jackie working on a database to track walkthroughs, work orders, etc., EPA’s contact for Healthy Seat has given her a template.  Is excited that we are doing this because no one has ever been successful in linking walkthrough findings to work orders database.  If we can make this a success EPA would love to give SF and award.  Facilities Mgr. has expressed
• CDC is going to launch a study of portables in schools – air testing, etc. – will send a team of scientists from all over country.  Jackie signed up SF for this. 
• Karen has been working with CADPH on something similar with EPPs
• EPA was going to make a custodial award – would be great for SF.  Might be good to do at a Board of Ed meeting.
• Should push for Jackie to give a report to the Board every 2-3 months (could bring up with Jane Kim)
• CFO’s could be a good advocates as well
• JACKIE: to inquire into how

 

Meeting with Carlos Garcia

·        Short Term: Sustain Jackie, get cooperation with TfS and EPP project

·        Long Term: Neil’s list

·        ANJALI: Request meeting with Supt.; get on his schedule in end of January/beginning of Feb

·        ANJALI: Set up Conference Call to plan effectively for meeting

·        ANJALI: To check in with Jackie before the holidays re: MOU, feasibility of work, transfer of $ for Jackie’s position, how ATF can support with parent piece (PPS, PAC), EPA grant, Air Health Awards (CA Breathing) w/ $ attached, Working with Barbara to get them an award

 

Meeting with Jane Kim

• Gloria hasn’t heard back from her yet

 

C.                 Clinical Committee (moved to earlier on agenda)

A. & B. Impact of Budget Cuts & Alternate Funding Strategies

·        Budget cut impacts SF Asthma Network the most

                                                   i.      Gloria explained SF Asthma Network and meetings

                                                 ii.      Priority group is safety net, health dpt, consortium clinics

                                                iii.      Peg offered to have as a regular Kaiser project

                                               iv.      Can get a grant from Kaiser for food

                                                 v.      SF Health Plan may be able to contribute food too

·        CPMC grant impacted

                                                   i.      Looked at what kind of interventions are most effective

                                                 ii.      Data from focus groups being evaluated now

                                                iii.      Project is moving to SFGH

                                               iv.      Impacts money for Vickie

                                                 v.      Will approach UCSF now

 

C. Grant Updates

• Needs to go through committee
• Gloria putting report together for CPMC grant
• For Kaiser grant there are two partners - St. Anthony’s and Native American Health Center.  Karen and Gloria met with Silver Ave. Health Clinic and is getting them started on implementing the chronic care model.  Jim Stout will be coming down and helping implementation in all 3 clinics.

 

D. 2009 Asthma Network Meetings

• Request that meeting not held in May
• Peg put in a bid to get two dates for 2009 – Geary St.

 

E. Newsletter

• Kaiser wants this as follow up to meetings (Gloria)

 

F. Action Items

• Awaiting report from school health
• GLORIA: Follow up with Jane Kim

 

G. Nan added that Karen is concerned about losing her staff at SFGH. Looking into options to keep staff on.

• NAN: to inform ATF if we can do anything to support her

 

II. Planning Committee

A. Impact of Budget Cuts – discussed already

B. New American Media Event

• Jackie reported that speaker were very compelling and informative; suggested Dr. Burke would be a great advocate for TfS

 

C. Grant Coordination Process Finalization

• Members reviewed final draft of policy

D. ATF support of Policy

 

E. CAFA 3 Workplan Updates

F. Restructuring Monthly Meetings

G. Agenda January 26^th Quarterly Meeting

• ANJALI: Confirm room 278 for Jan 26, April, July, October – 2-4pm, City Hall
• Agenda:
  • Budget Cuts
  • Report Back from each committee
  • Presenter: Alicia Culver – Gateway/Child Care project
  • ANJALI: put a call for agenda items – topics, present

H. Action Items

• On months with no full meeting we will meet 4^th Monday, 3-5pm