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City of Charleston Health and Wellness Advisory Monthly Meeting 11/2/22
D
C
Goblins
made
it
safely
around
the
neighborhood
I
know:
I
enjoyed
some
good
costumes
and
the
excitement
of
Halloween
this
weekend
and
this
week
and
we're
coming
down
to
home
stretch
of
2022
and
I.
Think
we've
got
23
days
till
Thanksgiving
53
days
till
Christmas
and
I
know
it's
a
busy
time
for
each
of
you
and
just
want
to
let
you
know
how
much
the
City
of
Charleston
and
I
appreciate
you
spending
some
time
talking
to
us
about
health
and
wellness
Topics
in
our
area.
C
C
Most
of
you
saw
last
Friday
Paul
wieders
emailed
our
agenda
for
today's
meeting,
along
with
the
minutes
of
our
October
5th
meeting,
and
he
also
included
a
PowerPoint
slideshow
from
the
American
Cancer
Society,
and
a
link
to
a
Statewide
interactive
GIS
map
showing
where
some
food
pantries
are
in
every
County
in
South
Carolina.
To
help
aid
families
facing
food
insecurity
and
Nick
Osborne
also
shared
a
link
to
an
outstanding
map
that
low
country
food
bank
website
has
they'll
help
people
in
our
immediate
area
and
along
the
coast
of
South
Carolina
that
need
help
finding
food.
C
C
Right,
thank
you.
Maggie
any
deletions
additions
Corrections.
If
not
all
in
favor
of
accepting
the
minutes,
please
say
aye
aye
any
pose.
The
minutes
are
approved
all
right.
So
now,
I'd
like
to
call
on
the
environmental
justice
coordinator
for
the
South
Carolina
department
of
health,
environmental
services,
Office
of
Environmental
Affairs,
Keisha
long
she's,
going
to
talk
to
us
about
food
access
mapping.
So
Keisha.
If
you
would
please.
A
Good
morning,
everyone
and
thank
you
for
having
me
and
discuss
about
complete
access
map
that,
as
part
of
a
project
I
am
working
on
funded
by
the
EPA.
This
map
has
come
to
fruition
and
it
has
been
a
a
very
it's
like
a
touchstone
throughout
the
state.
I've
gotten
a
lot
of
contacts
from
people,
email
and
phone
calls
who
are
interested
not
only.
G
A
The
map,
but
in
adding
locations
to
the
map
and
yesterday
actually
I
received
an
email
on
it,
looks
like
we
can
get
another
400.
they're
called
blessing
boxes.
You
may
have
seen
them
throughout
the
area
and
they
have
a
their
own
mapping
system.
So
it's
very
welcome
to
merge
the
two
and
just
increase
access
to
food
or
more
communities.
D
A
B
A
Okay,
great
so
the
pandemic,
it
has
opened
a
lot
of
eyes.
There
have
been
disparities
throughout
time,
but
the
pandemic
just
made
it
made
them
more
obvious
or
one
of
my
directives
from
Myra
Reese,
who
is
the
director
of
environmental
Affairs,
asked
me
and
several
members
of
environmental
Affairs
team
to
make
sure
that
environmental
justice
communities,
disadvantaged
communities,
have
access
to
covet
testing
and
eventually
covet
vaccinations,
and
if
you
remember
back
in
2020,
testing
was
hard
to
come
by
and
there
were
a
lot
of
restrictions
on
who
could
get
tested
because
of
the
restrictions.
A
So
this
is
just
a
graphic
of
different
projects
and
testing
sites
that
we
actually
worked
on.
This
was
at
Benedict
College.
They
have
a
football
stadium,
I
think
it
was
2000
were
tested
that
day
it
was
a
two-day
actually
a
two-day
event
and
we
also
handed
out
what
we
call
personal
protective
equipment
bags,
which
included,
masks
sand.
Sanitizer
paper
towels
at
the
time,
was
difficult
to
find
these
items
so
EJ
strong.
This
is
the
EPA
project
that
I
am
the
manager
of.
It.
A
Is
community
managed
disaster
risk
reduction
about
empowerment
to
communities,
particularly
environmental
justice
communities,
so
we're
looking
at
different
hazards
that
could
impact
to
stay
in
our
primary
non-profit,
we're
working
with
is
Lansing
we're
in
North
Charleston,
and
so
we
are
looking
at
flooding
hazards,
chemical
releases,
also
pandemics.
How
do
you
plan
for
these
events?
How
do
you
respond
during
the
event
and
how
you
feel
bad
if
there's
any
damage
we're
working
on
resilience,
sustainability
and
is
an
essential
palette
for
the
region
in
the
country?
A
A
So
this
is
just
a
screenshot
of
the
food
map
and
that's
that's.
The
direct
link
to
the
food
access
map.
Clips
university
is
a
partner
with
us
on
this
project
as
well
as
Lancey
USC,
the
College
of
Charleston,
and
then
EPA
is
the
furniture
so
I'm
going
to
back
out
of
this
and
go
to
the
actual
food
map.
A
You
can
get
directions
to
particular
places
you
can
filter
based
on
what
you're
actually
looking
for
so
there's.
Some
organizations
that
do
have
require
you
to
put
in
an
application
summer
focused
entirely
of
senior
citizens.
Some
require
you
to
have
a
photo
ID,
so
you
can
toggle
the
this
on
and
off
and
you
can
see
some
disappear,
so
these
are
organizations
that
organizations
that
do
not
require
for
your
ID
and
several
disappear.
A
A
You
can
click
on
any
one
of
these
marks
and
get
more
information,
so
this
is
I
just
randomly
picked
this
one.
This
is
the
organization
is
evening
of
prayer.
We
get
the
address
the
phone
number,
what
services
they
provide
and
then
into
the
information
such
as.
Do
you
need
an
application?
Id,
no
income
restrictions,
no
geared
towards
seniors,
know,
and
then
you
have
the
hours
of
operation
second
and
fourth
Saturday
for
the
homeless,
first
and
third
Friday
for
the
neighborhood.
A
A
There
are
different
colored
Marks
here.
So
the
blue
are
the
food
access
points
orange.
We
have
the
DHEC
environmental
offices
so
they're
on
McMillan
Avenue
in
North
Charleston.
Here
the
green
is
showing
the
DHEC
Health
offices,
so
we
do
have
a
dual
mandate
for
public
health
as
well
as
environmental
health
and
they're
on
whipper,
Barony,
Lane
and
purple
are
United
Way
offices.
So
this
one
is
on
Rivers
Avenue.
A
So
and
something
else
that
is
also
a
good
resource
is
the
USDA.
Food
is
security
map,
and
this
is
a
graphic
of
the
state
of
South
Carolina.
The
orange
highlights
are
showing
really
where
it
takes
way
more
effort
to
get
to
a
grocery
store,
so
this
is
showing
half
a
mile
in
the
city
and
10
miles
in
rural
areas
in
order
to
get
to
a
grocery
store,
and
so
this
is
a
excellent
map
to
try
to
see
the
merger
between
food
scarcity
and
the
food
access
map
about
six
months
ago.
A
I
was
doing
this
manually
because
there
was
no
map
that
showed
the
two
together.
Unfortunately,
the
summer
I
had
an
intern
who
actually
did
this.
For
me,
this
is
a
screenshot
of
the
food
access
map
and
the
green
dots
in
the
dark
hash
marks
are
showing
big
food
scarcity,
areas
from
the
USDA,
so
I'll
back
out
of
this,
and
actually
we'll
go
to
this
tool
that
he
helped
you
create,
and
this
is
actually
not
live.
Yet.
This
is
still
draft
final.
A
A
This
is
based
on
the
esri
system,
so
the
USDA
actually
controls
the
data
and
anytime
they
update
the
data.
Our
data,
it's
updated,
so
I'll,
add
the
food
resource
map
to
that,
and
then
we
have
the
dots
start
to
appear,
and
you
can
see
this
just
go
to
Centerville.
There
are
a
lot
of
food
access
points
in
Centerville,
but
the
actual
food
scarcity
map
according
to
USDA,
it's
it
doesn't
line
up
so
immediately.
I
see
that
as
an
opportunity
to
be
more
efficient
to
place
food
access
points.
A
A
And
this
will
give
them.
You
know
some
information
of
what
actually,
where
should
we
put
a
new
place,
and
these
dots
are
tiny,
so
you
have
to
click
on
them.
There
we
go,
so
this
is
Murray
United,
Methodist
Church
on
Orangeburg
Road,
maybe
they're
thinking
about
expanding
their
food
pantry,
and
so
they
can
use
this
tool
eventually,
when
it's
published
to
better
site
a
place.
H
A
Yes,
Clemson
University
committed
to
continue
to
update
and
revise
the
map,
which
is
a
really
big.
This
is
really
big
that
they
agreed
to
do
this,
because
the
grant
it
ends.
Eventually,
we
have
one
more
year,
but
they
do
have
a
email
address
where
you
can
send
any
points
they
may
be
missing,
or
maybe,
with
some
information,
that's
changed
and
they'll
update
it.
They
have
a
lot
of
interns
who
have
worked
on
this
project
and
I
believe
it's
probably
part
of
their
course
of
study.
C
Very
good,
thank
you,
Keisha
great
presentation.
Let
me
ask
you,
so
it's
great,
obviously
an
outstanding
tool
for
people
to
use.
How
do
we
get
the
word
out
to
somebody
that
does
not
have
a
smartphone
or
computer
or
that
type
of
thing?
What
what
kind
of
things
are
we
doing
to
get
this
same
type
of
information
out.
A
Thank
you
for
asking
that
question.
That
is
something
that
came
up
during
the
pandemic.
We
were
very
hyper
focused
on
computers
and
getting
access
to
different
things.
So
one
way
we
try
to
rectify
that
is
going
to
community
leaders,
churches
and
those
who
do
have
this
technology
and
having
them
be
a
help
them
help.
A
People
who
don't
have
these
items
navigate
the
system
and,
as
I
said
earlier,
a
lot
of
the
pantries
are
actually
at
churches
and
churches
have
announcements
and
flyers
and
things
of
that
nature
and
to
get
information
out
so
using
the
networks
of
the
food,
pantries
and
farmers
markets
United
way
to
get
the
word
out
and
helping
people
actually
access
the
information
it
will
be
critical.
Also
I
spoke
with
actually
Duke
Energy,
that's
working
with
201
in
United,
Way
and
Upstate.
A
H
Very
good
and
that's
and
that's
also
available
down
in
our
low
country
as
well,
so
the
2-1-1
network,
it's
a
it's
a
just,
a
number
that
anybody
can
call
if
they're
interested
or
are
looking
for
food
access,
I'm
going
to
make
sure
that
this
everything
that's
in
this
map
aligns
with
the
database
that
we
have,
and
vice
versa,
if
there's
anything
that
we
have
in
our
2-1-1
database.
That's
not
on
this
map,
we'll
make
sure
it's
there
as
well.
H
But
yes,
any
person
can
call
2-1-1
if
they're
looking
for
food
they'll
get
pointed
in
the
right
direction
of
who
is
closest
to
them
and
what
the
requirements
are
to
utilize.
That
and
then
there
is
a
new
texting
service
where
you
can
text
the
word
food
to
2-1-1
and
that
will
bring
up
these
same
options
as
you
would
get.
If
you
called
the
hotline
pretty.
A
A
B
A
Right,
the
base
of
the
map
is
from
really
2-1-1
on
the
United
Way.
It
started
at
the
height
the
beginning
of
the
pandemic
and
Upstate
so
chin
at
the
top.
Clemson
University
and
United
Way
created
a
food
map
for
the
10
counties
in
upstate,
and
it
includes
food
pantries.
It
should,
since
their
major
big
food
access
locations
and
so
using
2-1-1,
the
map
was
expanded
to
the
entire
state,
so
it
should
incorporate
Upstate,
Midlands,
Harvest
hope,
as
well
as
the
Low
Country
locations.
B
The
second
question
I
like
the
fact
that,
when
you're,
showing
that
Somerville
up
there
on
Orange
Grove,
Orangeburg
Road
of
how
it
was
y'all
were
talking
about
if
a
church
wanted
to
create
expand
their
thing,
it
was
about
more
than
your
location,
but
go
to
where
the
need
is,
and
is
that?
What
that's?
What
it
sounds
like
that
y'all
are,
are
doing
and
and
then
leading
in
I'd
like
to
ask
Nick
how
that
all
works
together
with
what
they're
doing
as
well
too
foreign.
D
Paul,
would
you
like
me
to
show
what
we
have?
Yes,
please
yeah
sure
no
I.
This
is
great
and
and
Keisha.
Thank
you.
So
much
and
Joey
thanks
so
much
indeed
and
I
think
the
more
information
that's
out
there
for
people
in
terms
of
being
able
to
find
out
where
they
can
access
food,
the
better
and
obviously
the
the
consistency
and
the
the
making
sure
that
we're
able
to
keep
this
updated
on
a
regular
basis
is
going
to
be
I.
D
D
Again,
if
you
go
onto
our
website
at
lowcountryfoodbank.org
or
if
anyone
goes
on
there,
they
can
use
this
as
a
very
convenient
way
to
find
where
a
pantry
is
closest
to
it
to
where
they
are
are
living.
So
just
by
clicking
on
the
the
food
pantry
Tab,
and
you
can
see
very
similar
to
what
Keisha
shared
a
very
similar
map
in
terms
of
where
all
the
locations
of
pantries
are
located
in
terms
of
where
anyone
can
go
to
to
get
access
to
food.
D
So
we
can
see
all
of
the
the
listed
food
pantries
that
are
closest
to
the
address
that
I've
just
typed
in
there,
and
anyone
can
go
there
and
similar
to
what
Keisha
had
said.
There
are
phone
numbers
there
there's
distances
to
where
it
is
and
I
think
as
Keisha
mentioned
as
well.
The
important
point
is:
is
all
these
to
to
phone
or
contact
in
advance
to
make
sure
that
the
food
pantry
is
open
at
any
particular
time,
but
again
this
this
is
all
over
our
10
County
service
area.
D
D
In
addition
to
this,
as
well,
if
you,
if
you
click
on
the
the
site
here-
food
distribution
calendar,
you
can
also
see
where
to
access
other
options
for
being
able
to
access
food.
So
these
are
the
events
that
are
hosted
by
different
partners,
whether
that
be
at
schools
for
our
mobile
distributions
for
fresh
expresses.
So
again,
the
these
are
somewhere
where
you
can
go
on.
Someone
can
go
onto
the
site
here
and
find
where
there
is
a
particular
access
on
a
particular
day.
D
D
To
be
able
to
provide
access
to
people
that
need
food
at
any
point
in
time,
okay,
so
I
think
this
is
very
complementary
and
very
supportive
of
what
Keisha
has
and
also
working
with
United
Way.
As
well
and
again.
This
we've
designed
this-
and
this
has
been
designed
in
a
way
that,
from
a
website
perspective,
design
can
also
be
accessed
on
a
computer,
but
also
it's
very
mobile
friendly
as
well.
So
you
can
access
this
and
you
can
view
this
very
easily
on
on
a
mobile
device
as
well.
D
Yes
or
or
phoning
phoning
us
here
in
in
our
facility
here
as
well
to
get
access
as
well
to
find
if
someone
doesn't
have
access,
they
can
phone
here
and
we
can
talk
to
those
in
that
individual
and
provide
them
with
information
as
to
where
to
get
where
they
can
get
access.
But
the
two
on
one
is
the
most
convenient
way
to
go.
Foreign.
B
Kevin
one
more
question
for,
for
both
Nick
and
Keisha,
the
areas
that
are
inside
the
City
of
Charleston,
like
we've,
got
in
29407
and
down
in
the
peninsula
29403
area
that
that
show
food
deserts
on
the
USDA
do
y'all
Nick
when
y'all
or
I
know
Keisha
was
talking
about
when
churches
or
other
groups
call
are
those
areas
identified
and
for
trying
to
figure
out.
How
do
we
get
access
to
food
areas.
D
Yeah
I
mean,
from
our
perspective,
we're
obvious.
We
work
with
close
to
around
about
250
different
part
of
agencies
across
our
service
areas
and
we're
continually
updating
or
receiving
applications
for
for
pantries
that
want
to
partner
with
us,
and
one
of
the
things
that
we
do
is
we're
using
the
data
that
we
have
and
the
mapping
to
identify
where
those
food
deserts
are
to
ensure
that
that
we're
we're
looking
at
working
with
partners
that
can
best
serve
those
food
deserts
as
well.
D
In
addition
to
that,
when
we're
also
looking
at
alternative
ways
of
getting
food
out
to
people
that,
where
there
aren't
any
partner
agencies
or
pantries
with
that's
how
we
program
where
we
do
our
mobile
distributions
or
where
we
do
our
our
other
options,
that
that
are
more
focused
on
on
getting
food
out
on
on
a
particular
distribution,
doing
drive-through
distribution.
So
we're
looking
at
different
methodologies
to
be
able
to
focus
on
those
those
where
the
gaps
are,
especially
where
there
aren't
pantries
available
in
a
particular
area.
B
And
I
guess
asking
the
same
question
Kevin
asked
for
with
the
low
country
food
bank
is
the
best
thing
for
us
to
put
in
our
newsletters
or
or
social
media
would
be
what
would
what's
the
best
for
both
of
y'all,
that
we
could
do
the
mapping
or
the
2-1-1
or
what?
What
would
you
be
asked
to
help
kept
consistent
with
your
messaging.
D
C
C
Much
a
lot
of
great
information,
and
we
really
appreciate
you
participating
today
and
letting
us
know
what
you
have
there.
Thank
you
very
much
great
tools,
so
I
know
I
know.
Maggie
Dangerfield
has
a
busy
day
with
Charleston
County
Schools
she's
probably
got
to
slip
out
a
little
bit
early.
I
did
I
wanted
to
give
her
an
opportunity
to
present
anything.
She
has
from
Charleston
County
Schools,
so
Maggie.
If
you
would.
F
F
Dhec
will
be
offering
flu
vaccines
at
our
Title
One
middle
and
high
schools
from
December
5th
through
the
9th,
and
then
our
nursing
services
department
will
be
providing
school-based
flu
clinics
at
our
Title
One
Elementary
Schools,
starting
in
November.
So
we
will
have
those
opportunities
available
at
those
schools
and
then
we
encourage
everyone
else
to
schedule
their
flu
vaccination
at
a
local
pharmacy
or
their
health
care
provider
just
to
have
that
extra
level
of
protection
as
we
move
into
that
season.
F
It's
really
robust
work.
It's
very
detailed
work,
it's
available
on
our
website.
If
you
go
to
our
home
page
and
under
our
important
links,
I
believe
it
is
titled.
Let
me
just
not
misspeak
here:
CCSD
bot
student
outcomes,
focused
governance,
and
that
has
everything
that's
occurred
throughout
the
entire
process,
dating
back
to
the
board's
Community
engagement
that
began
in
September.
That
was
kind
of
the
kickoff
Point
launch
point
for
the
development
of
these
goals
and
guardrails.
C
C
H
H
H
The
applications
are
open
now
and
they're
available
on
our
website,
which
I'll
post
in
the
chat
and
those
applications
are
open
until
December,
9th.
So
between
now
and
December
9th
anybody.
You
know
I'm
specifically
not
saying
organizations
I'm,
saying
groups,
because
there
could
be
some
Community
groups.
There
could
be
some
neighborhood
groups.
There
could
be
some
great
Community
folks
out
there
who
recognize
the
knee
need
and
would
like
to
start
a
community
garden
and
they're
welcome
to
apply
as
well
now
the
big
things
that
are
needed.
Just
as
a
quick
reminder.
H
So
for
anybody,
who's
interested
I'll
put
that
link
in
the
chat,
but
this
is
one
way
that
we're
trying
to
help
address
this
food
insecurity
issue
that
we're
seeing.
So
thank
you
for
your
time
and
if
anybody
has
any
questions
happy
to
answer
those,
but
we
also
have
a
great
FAQ
on
our
website
for
anybody
who
wants
to
know,
inform
more
information.
H
Yes,
for
anybody
listening
and
it's
tuw.org,
backslash
community
garden
and
that
webpage
has
all
the
information
it
has
information
session
that
we
recorded
with
all
the
answers.
Folks,
May
need
and
FAQ
and
then
there's
a
big
link
that
says
application
available.
So
we
would
encourage
folks
to
spread
the
message
spread.
The
word
that
we're
providing
this
to
the
community
and
encourage
folks
to
apply
if
they
think
they
are
a
good
fit.
B
H
They
certainly
will
be
prioritized
in
terms
of
the
selection.
Yes,
we
are
going
to
put
together
a
selection
team,
we're
going
to
have
criteria,
and
certainly
we're
going
to
want
to
emphasize
those
areas
that
are
in
food
deserts
and
have
low
access
and
low
income
areas
to
be
able
to
get
food
and
fruits
and
vegetables.
I
H
A
great
question,
so
we
had
two
general
information
sessions
that
we
hosted
and
have
been
recorded
in
our
webpage,
and
we
sent
out
the
invitation
to
register
for
those
info
sessions
across
many
of
our
our
non-profit
and
Community
networks
here
at
Trident,
United
Way.
That
doesn't
mean
that
we're
going
to
stop
there.
We're
certainly
going
to
be
looking
into
targeted
invitations
to
apply
for
this.
H
C
J
Thank
you,
councilmember,
and
thank
you.
Everybody.
We
were
out
supporting
the
coastal
crisis.
Chaplain
see
Jennifer
and
I
were
this
morning
and
they
they
do
an
incredible
job
in
our
community.
Joey
I
was
going
to
mention
it.
It
looked
you're
just
limiting
this
to
three
three
Gardens
at
this
point.
Is
that
correct?
That's.
J
J
We
we
plan
to
add
another
community
garden
on
the
greenway
I,
don't
think
it
qualifies
in
terms
of
the
map
that
I
just
missed,
seeing
but
I'm
sure
I
can
look
it
up,
but
in
other
words
we
have
some
other
partners
and
resources
that
if
you
get
like
five
or
six
good
applications
from
from
groups
wanting
to
do,
Gardens
I'd
like
to
try
to
do
everything
we
can
to
to
help
help
more
than
one
I.
Think
the
more
the
merrier
absolutely.
C
H
This
yeah,
the
only
the
only
requirements
we
have
are
that
we
have
permission
from
whoever
owns
the
land
to
use
it.
So
if
that's
private
land,
it's
the
private
landowner
gives
permission
that's
great.
If
it's
public
land
municipality
or
whoever
owns
that
land
gives
permission,
we're
good
to
go
and
the
you
know,
the
understanding
would
be
that
this
is
at
least
some.
H
C
H
Most
most
average
raised
beds
are
about
four
feet:
left
four
feet:
we're
trying
to
put
about
five
of
those
in
place.
So
if
that
helps,
you
know
visualize
about
how
much
space
you
need.
But
of
course
you
know
if
you
have
room
to
expand
and
I'm
sure
that
you
know
as
Community
needs
arise
and
there's
there
may
be
a
need
to
expand
it
later.
That's
certainly
going
to
be
helpful
and
something
that
I
would
encourage
folks
to
write
about
in
their
application.
H
C
Great
information,
we
appreciate
it.
Thank
you
so
much.
We
will
move
on
a
lot
of.
You
have
seen
that
there's
a
good
article
in
the
paper
about
flu
season
and
the
early
effects
and
I'm
going
to
call
on
Dr
Katie
Richardson,
who
will
probably
touch
on
that
as
well
as
many
other
things
so
Dr
Richardson.
If
you
would
please
absolutely.
E
And
yes,
you're
exactly
right:
I
want
to
kick
off
by
talking
about
the
respiratory
viruses,
but
I
think
we
all
know
have
hit
us
hard
and
early
this
season.
Those
include
flu
as
well
as
RSV
or
respiratory
Sensational
virus,
and
the
article
in
the
paper
today
does
quote
Allison
Eckard
an
infectious
disease
physician
at
MUSC.
Talking
about
the
Children's
Hospital
is
nearing
capacity
with
very
young
children,
often
who
have
RSV
and
are
beginning
also
to
present
with
flu
and
needing
Hospital
realization.
E
E
Rsv
does
not
yet
have
a
vaccine
that
prevents
it,
but
the
same
preventive
measures
that
we
use
to
decrease
the
transmission
of
flu
and
covid
in
our
communities
also
helps
to
prevent
the
transmission
of
RSV,
especially
in
those
kids
that
are
young
and
are
unable
to
be
vaccinated.
Yet
against
flu
and
in
covid,
so
we
are
at
widespread
flu
activity
and
have
been
for
much
of
this
month.
E
That's
the
first
time
in
over
eight
years
that
we've
seen
flu
at
this
level
this
early
in
the
season,
so
whereas
in
previous
years
some
wanted
to
wait
into
November
or
maybe
even
December,
to
get
the
flu
vaccine.
That
is
not
the
the
best
decision
for
this
year,
because
we're
really
seeing
continued
increases
every
week,
both
in
hospitalizations,
we
just
had
our
first
pediatric
death.
We've
had
a
flu
death,
an
adult
as
well
in
the
in
the
low
country
and
with
a
vaccine
preventable
disease.
E
We
certainly
want
to
see
our
communities
do
what
they
can
to
prevent
that
happening.
Over
half
we've
seen
over
half
of
all
all
our
numbers
this
year
are
already
over
half
of
what
they
were
for
the
entire
season
through
the
spring.
With
flu
last
year,
we
also
saw
over
a
17
increase
in
our
covid
numbers
in
the
Low
Country
over
the
last
week,
so
for
anyone
putting
off
their
bivalent
booster
for
covid.
Now
is
the
time
to
get
that,
as
well
as
the
flu
vaccine.
E
E
It
is
entitled
a
national
dialogue
series
on
the
intersection
of
racism
and
HIV
as
a
Public
Health
crisis
in
the
fast
track.
Cities
worldwide
are
sponsoring
these
dialogues
across
the
U.S,
and
they
will
then
inform
a
national
report
on
on
this
topic.
So
I
will
look
to
you
and
ask
you
to
please
provide
Paul
or
myself
with
recommendations
for
panelists
for
this
Charleston
dialogue.
The
names
of
the
panels
include
housing,
quality
of
care,
income,
inequality,
Behavioral
Health
provider,
Gap
and
stigma
discrimination.
E
So
once
we
sort
of
hammer
out
a
date
we'll
be
looking
to
reach
out
to
populate
panels
for
this
virtual
event
and
and
hope
that
you
will
consider
participating
as
well
as
giving
us
recommendations
for
people
to
to
speak
to
that
issue.
Thanks
for
the
time
as
always
and
I'm
happy
to
answer
any
questions
that
you
may
have.
C
G
E
Increased
rates
of
influenza
like
illness
in
children,
and
that
is
traditionally
the
case.
We
often
see
children
in
daycare
and
schools,
Contracting
flu
in
those
locations
and
then
bringing
it
home
to
to
family
members,
including
those
who
might
be
more
at
risk
and
so
definitely
younger
children.
But
we're
also
seeing
we're
really
seeing
it
across
the
board.
But
our
numbers
usually-
and
this
continues
now
to
be
highest
in
in
children.
E
E
I
I,
don't
I
mean
certainly
we're
seeing
the
most
outbreaks
in
schools
now
any
school
with
20
or
more
of
a
particular
group.
A
classroom
or
a
sports
team
are
reportable
to
D
hack
as
an
outbreak,
and
we
are
at
this
point
still
seeing
the
majority
of
our
outbreaks
from
our
schools,
not
yet
as
many
from
our
long-term
care
facilities.
But
but
certainly
we
are
concerned
that
often
the
flu
does
move,
as
I
said
from
from
children
to
to
older
adults.
C
G
G
It's
probably
going
to
take
us
a
little
longer
to
get
our
building
than
we
were
hoping
so
we're
trying
to
be
creative
and
hire
staff
here
and
have
them
trained
in
Greenville
and
have
them
work
remotely
from
Charleston
kind
of
for
the
green
belt
988
so
that
we
can
help
them
answer.
Calls
because
calls
are
increasing.
Across
the
Nation,
since
the
988
number
came
out,
which
is
good,
but
we
still
have
our
middle
crisis
call
center.
Here
too.
So,
please
remind
people
to
please
call
us.
G
We
are
here
24
7,
to
try
to
help
fix.
The
other
thing
is
social
services
Hub
and
the
ribbon
cutting
last
month
and
I.
Think
we're
still
on
for
November,
18th
I
think
is
the
date
when
day,
Otis,
Charleston
Center
and
the
crisis
table
realization
unit
will
all
move
in
on
Rivers
Avenue.
So
that's
exciting
and
we
did
get
to
take
a
tour
of
the
finished
building
and
let
me
tell
you
it's
beautiful,
the
the
people
in
the
community
that
are
seeing
DSS
and
everyone
else.
It's
it's
just
a
step
up.
G
I
mean
it's:
it's
a
beautiful
beautiful
place
to
get
Social
Services,
and
it
just
makes
makes
me
happy
that
they'll
have
such
a
beautiful
building
to
go
to
and-
and
it's
just
really
refreshing
like
DSS,
the
colors
are
bright.
Everything's
nice,
it
just
everything,
seems
much
more
welcoming
and
really
exciting
that
that
building's
opening
soon.
G
Than
that
we're
just
still
hiring
still
need
counselors,
we're
still
short
staffed
and
we're
doing
our
best
and
we're
happy
to
have
some
good
news
soon,
with
some
some
salary
increases,
so
that
we
can
have
a
little
easier
time
hiring.
But
you
know
if
you
need
anything,
something
goes
wrong.
Just
please
reach
out
to
me.
We
are
doing
our
best.
C
I
The
other
night
for
my
teenager
and
the
place
was
packed,
I
mean,
but
our
team
is
doing
a
great
job
of
just
getting
folks
in
and
out
of
there
as
quickly
as
possible,
but
it
was
evident
that
we
are
in
the
midst
of
a
crisis
here
with
our
flu
season
and
the
other
all
the
other
respiratory
conditions.
So
I
would
just
Echo
what
Dr
Richardson
has
stated
already,
but
other
than
that.
We're
good.
C
C
Well,
I
want
to.
Thank
you
all
for
your
time.
I
know
how
valuable
your
time
is,
and
we
really
appreciate
it.
Thank
you,
for
it
was
a
good
meeting,
got
a
lot
out
of
this
meeting
and
a
lot
of
information,
and
we
all
got
it
in
within
an
hour.
So
great
job
and
I
appreciate
it.
There's
nothing
else.
We
are
adjourned.