Meeting of April 11, 2023

[Music] thank you [Music] oh this Magnolia I can't physical Court to order on the 11th day of April 2023 it just past 5 p.m I'm going to ask Helen Deaver to lead us in a prayer and pledge Supply God please bless these gentlemen as they go out through monthly weekly duties uh protecting Ohio County make sure they're doing the right thing please bless our fellow fallen officers in Louisville and Bless the people of Louisville and the people of the United States we definitely need your help put your arms around us and show us your mercy Jesus name I pray amen Liberty uh I'm going to ask uh uh Merit Bank

Thomas from the Green River District Health Department to come and give us a presentation [Music] thank you judge Johnson uh I appreciate the opportunity to be here tonight and appreciate the support from Ohio County Fiscal Court in years past or at least the last five years I've worked with Miranda and judge Johnston to get proclamations of acknowledging November as diabetes awareness month and when judge Johnston and I were talking in November I indicated that I did offer out the opportunity to speak before Fiscal Court he said when would you like to come visit so it's a little bit delayed from what we originally talked about but thank you all so much I've shared with you the most recent infographic that our state department for public health provides around the incidence of diabetes and then I also want to relate that to the local incidents around just specific percentages but you can see here the numbers when you really say them out loud or stay

agree and if you've ever seen our diabetes Proclamation it relates these numbers and to hear them read makes them so significant because probably everybody here in this room know someone who's been impacted by diabetes and the way it can really pretty much take on a control of their bodies because of its impact on all the systems throughout the body primarily the cardiovascular system left unmanaged unchecked without education without the meds needed that many times they're staggering in their costs it really is difficult for people to successfully self-manage their diabetes so your acknowledgment and willingness to let me speak to you tonight is greatly appreciated almost 500 000 kentuckians have been diagnosed with diabetes when you think of that that's half a million people in the Commonwealth that's significant that's about one out of three adults that are estimated then to have pre-diabetes that's not diabetes that's

diabetes before it's full-blown and a lot of the work we are doing now within the program is working to create awareness around pre-diabetes the significant impact that diabetes can have on your life therefore if you can arrest it before it takes hold pretty much then you can really work to significantly reduce the incidence of chronic complications and those chronic complications listed a little bit more than halfway down management of diabetes can reduce the risk of amputation or the loss of toes feet legs it can reduce the risk of the broad spectrum of heart disease kidney failure stroke and blindness and those are the main culprits in terms of really looking at destroying the quality of life for people who are managing or attempting to manage or feel at a loss to manage their diabetes Kentucky is the 13th highest diabetes mortality rate in the country and that's significant I like to think it's because of the work

of our department for public health and programs like ours in Green River District that we fare better than the other 12 states that are ahead of us in an area where you don't want to be ahead of us what I'd like to share the more significantly is that about 13.3 percent of kentuckians as of 2021 had been diagnosed with diabetes the numbers by County because we do like to track those and relate them then to that Statewide incidence Ohio County had a percentage of 10 and a half of of its residents being diagnosed with diabetes so we're faring better and below the average but again it takes ongoing awareness it takes a commitment on the part of folks like yourself your willingness to help us create that awareness and get important messaging before the public and it may not seem like a big deal to have a proclamation but it is a big deal it's a big deal to us and we do call attention to that and

your willingness to do so painfully are there any questions that I can answer for you all [Music] pretty much I'm fine well if they say a picture paints a thousand words as we've shift it to the infographic I think it makes it much more relatable it's easier to hone in on specific points and key areas that are of importance and at any point if you do have additional questions I'll be seeing judge Johnston I guess we have a standing uh date every November for that Proclamation but if you all have any questions for us at any time in the interim please don't hesitate to reach out to me or anyone at the District Health Department appreciate too much thank you thank you all very much um before you have the uh minutes of the March 28th 2023 Maybe devotions approved [Music]

was one change you said uh a wording or something no that that's going to be that was from several maybe okay we're gonna have to redo the results uh do I hear a second second McKinney any further discussion and Corrections or additions discussion Corrections or additions thing then all in favor say aye aye opposed like Sam put some facts before you have the ability to paying payments are transferred and including A late list [Music] send him back Jason bull [Music] discussion [Music] and what if they take money out of the road materials into hospitals like they think I know that takes one the budget transfers yes what's the amount the dollar amount

uh 6 25. that's not a lot but it is considered we don't have enough money in the road construction materials to finish all year that's that's the budget transfer they requested who requested you the road department they had to pay for the uh for it somewhere so that's where they had the money had to pay what the road department had to pay for it so that was where they just chose the bathroom [Music] budget who asked you to no I mean I don't know that it came through me but I'm saying that's common practice you'll see in all departments you'll see transfers within the Departments as the department had requests I just don't see taking out the construction of terms when they know we don't have enough [Music] who asked you to take that out in constructive to my neck the wrong supervisor I've got the paperwork right here where she requested it they have to pay for their stuff that has come out of their account but [Music]