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2023 City of Charleston Health and Wellness Advisory Committee Meeting 9/6/2023
A
A
Hopefully
everybody
got
a
little
relaxation
and
some
recreation
in
maybe
and
and
I
I
know
it's
a
short
week
because
you,
a
lot
of
people
had
Monday
off
so
I
appreciate
your
time
and
and
jumping
on
here,
because
I
know
that
sometimes
when
you
condense
a
five-day
weekend
to
four
days,
it
makes
more
work
for
us.
So
I
appreciate
you
taking
the
time
to
be
on
here
for
our
health
and
wellness
committee
meeting
this
morning.
A
A
Thank
you
very
much.
We
have
a
motion
to
approve
in
a
second
any
discussion
on
that
any
deletions,
any
additions,
if
not
all
in
favor,
please
say
aye
aye
aye
any
opposed.
Okay.
The
minutes
are
approved.
Thank
you
very
much
and
I'm
gonna
call
on
Paul
now
Paul
Wieters,
to
talk
to
us
a
little
bit
about
access
to
care
he's
going
to
share
his
screen
as
as
well
before
we
move
on
to
agenda
item
number
three.
D
D
Access
to
care
continues
to
be
the
the
number
one
Health
priority
in
our
community
and
and
one
of
the
in
their
handout
that
they
gave
one
of
the
issues
that
they
brought,
that
was
brought
up,
was
transportation
and
just
being
able
to
get
into
Transportation
was
there
especially
for
those
out
in
the
rural
areas,
Charleston
it
like
Moncks
Corner,
there's
no
public
transportation,
even
in
Dorchester
County.
The
best
is
not
country
throughout
Sunnyvale
Transportation
has
always
been
an
issue
in
the
trican
and
in
in
that
discussion
on.
D
It
had
come
to
to,
in
our
general
conversation
from
Joey
current
we've
tried
the
United,
Way
and
and
Mike.
We,
we
really
just
realized
how
much
part
it
plays
a
such
a
key,
valuable
role
in
transportation
to
help
us
with
access
to
care.
So
we
reached
out
and
Mike
volunteered
Carter
to
do
one
of
our
our
meetings,
and
then
we
held
it
off
to
the
September
times
that
it's
at
this
time
that
Kevin
I
turn
it
back
to
you.
D
A
Thank
you,
Paul
appreciate
that,
and,
and
with
us
this
morning,
is
Michelle
Emerson
she's,
the
marketing
Communications
manager
for
the
Berkeley,
Charleston
Dorchester
Council
of
governments,
and
we're
happy
to
have
her
here
to
tell
us
a
little
bit
about
Carta
and
access
to
care
with
Michelle.
Thank.
C
You
absolutely
absolutely,
and-
and
thank
you
guys
for
having
us-
we
always
welcome
the
opportunity
to
talk
about
some
of
the
various
programs
that
Carter
provides
in
general
to
help
various
members
of
our
community,
our
residents
throughout
the
year.
So
again,
thank
you
guys
for
having
us
and
I
see
we
have
chairman
seekings
on
so
please,
if
I
forget
anything
I'm
sure
that
he
can
kind
of
follow
up
and
add
anything
else
on
to
it.
E
C
C
So
I
just
put
a
few
in
bits
of
information
in
there
on
both
items,
just
to
kind
of
give
you
again
a
understanding
of
some
of
the
programs
that
we
actually
have
here.
So
it's
important
to
know
that
many
of
Carter's
regular
routes
do
run
to
most
area
stores,
but
they
also
run
to
most
health
care
providers
as
well.
They,
of
course
in
the
downtown
area.
But
we
also
connect
to
other
areas:
Mount
Pleasant
and
West
Ashley.
C
E
C
Perfect
over
a
couple
of
years
ago,
I
believe
it
was
during
covert.
We
actually
modified
Our
Fair
structure
to
excuse
me
to
allow
for
people
to
have
varying
options
to
pay
for
passes,
because
we
listen
to
the
community
and
they
told
us
that
told
us
that
sometimes
buying
those
larger
passes
are
just
out
of
the
frame
of
what
they
can
afford
on
a
regular
basis.
C
So
again,
our
executive
leadership
and
our
board
was
wise
to
change
some
of
the
things
the
passes
that
we
actually
offer,
and
so
we
went
from
just
offering
things
like
three
day
passes
and
31
day
passes
to
actually
offering
seven
day
passes
and
I'll
talk
about
how
all
of
that
kind
of
rounds
out
into
making
sure
that
we
have
access
to
again
to
various
stores,
but
also
to
Health
Care.
Low-Income
fares
are
available
for
those
vulnerable
in
our
community.
C
There
is
a
small
process
that
has
to
go
about,
but
all
of
these
things
are
hopefully
put
in
place
to
help
people
be
able
to
have
access
without
it
being
too
much
of
a
strain
on
their
everyday
income
and
what
they
have
to
do
on
a
regular
basis.
During
that
time,
our
senior
fair
was
also
modified
to
make
it
a
dollar
all
all
day
we
had
been
hearing
about
that
for
a
while
that
we
have
very
active
seniors,
and
so
just
being
in
non-peak
hours
was
not
good
enough.
C
C
These
problems
sometimes
present
opportunities
to
help
our
fellow
citizens,
so
we
modified
it
and
became
Fair
free,
and
it
is
important
to
remember
that
when
that
did
occur,
various
businesses
came
together
to
as
a
partnership
to
pay
for
that
route.
Initially,
after
that
again,
we
heard
that
it
was
such
a
big
need
that
the
board
did
vote
to
continue
that,
and
so,
even
as
of
right.
C
We
also
have
Dash
routes
that
of
course
operate
free
in
the
downtown
area,
and
we
also
have
a
new
program
that
offers
additional
connections
that
I'll
talk
on
in
just
a
second
tell
her
I
just
wanted
to
touch
on
this
for
a
second.
This
is
our
service,
our
Paratransit
service.
It's
important
to
mention
this,
because
this
is
one
of
the
main
things
that
we
promote
as
far
as
for
Telluride.
C
This
is
for
folks
that
are
in
our
community,
in
our
community,
in
the
Charleston
area
to
access
if
they
have
a
disability,
and
so
it
is
a
small
again,
it's
an
application
process,
but
a
lot
of
times
seniors
fall
into
this.
But
it's
not
just
for
seniors
and
I,
always
like
to
point
that
out,
because,
unfortunately,
sometimes
people
get
into
the
thought
process
that
it
is
just
for
seniors.
C
It's
just
that
seniors
happen
to
usually
qualify
because
they
usually
have
some
type
of
disability
or
they
may
not
have
the
functionality
to
be
able
to
say
stand
in
the
bus,
stop
for
a
long
period
of
time
or
walk
for
long
points
to
point,
and
so
a
lot
of
times
seniors
do
qualify
for
that.
But
that
is
the
curb
to
curb
service
and
it
runs
throughout
the
Carter
service
area
throughout
the
downtown
area,
and
so
that
again
allows
all
of
those
folks
to
be
able
to
get
reoccurring.
Health
Care
as
need,
be.
C
C
Sometimes
she
has
great
days
and
she's
able
to
walk
to
the
park
and
then
there's
other
days
that
she
can
barely
get
around
her
house
and
so
having
that
ability
to
when
they
are
feeling
a
little
bit
better
or
they
are
able
to
use
the
regular
service
that
also
helps
again
with
their
budget
concerns.
Now
talking
about
some
of
the
newer
programs
that
we
have
Prada
on
demand,
this
was
started
a
couple
years
ago.
I
think
we're
in
the
second
year
right
now
and
the
primary
reason
for
this
program.
C
Starting
was
because
of
Health
Care
and
making
sure
I
believe
that
when
we
talk
to
several
Health
Care
Providers,
they
informed
us
of
the
high
percentages
of
people
who
were
unable
to
stay
in
a
healthy
regimen,
because
they
weren't
doing
follow-up
care.
They
may
make
it
to
the
doctor
the
first
time,
but
the
second
and
third
time
they're
not
able
to
continue
that,
and
we've
heard
that
continuously
from
Folks
at
MUSC,
for
example,
and
so
card
on
demand
was
originally
put
together.
C
Basically,
for
that,
we
wanted
to
make
sure
that
those
who
need
it
connections
to
health
care
and
repeated
connections
to
health
care
that
they
had
it.
This
is
a
partnership
where
we've
partnered,
with
Uber
and
Lyft,
to
provide
on-demand
service.
It's
just
like
a
regular
Uber
service.
We
partially
subsidize
it,
and
this
is
for
current
telleride
customers,
but
the
unique
thing
is
that
it's
also
for
seniors,
55
plus
again
many
of
those
seniors
have
some
type
of
inability
to
be
able
to
do
just
regular
things
as
far
as
distance
and
and
endurance
per
se.
C
It's
been
a
really
great
part
partnership
thus
far,
and
it
runs
Monday
through
Friday.
It
started
out
as
a
pilot
program,
just
primarily
in
the
peninsula
area,
and
it
is
then
thus
actually
expanded
to
the
entire
part
of
service
area.
It
is
available
Monday
through
Friday,
and
there
is
a
short
application
for
seniors.
Our
current
Telluride
customers
are
automatically
able
to
use
it.
They
just
would
have
to
contact
us
so
that
we
would
send
them
a
voucher,
but
it
basically
works
the
same
way
as
you
would
order
a
regular
Uber.
C
The
customer
pays
the
first
four
dollars
and
we
subsidize
21.
So
it's
up
to
25
anything
over
that,
then
the
customer
normally
pays
for
with
Telluride
they're
actually
covered
and
I
can
answer
any
questions
on
that.
But
this
has
been
a
great
program
and
we're
really
happy
that
we're
able
to
continue
this
and
again,
it
has
been
a
great
help
for
these
folks
being
able
to
get
to
health
care
that
they
need
and
the
repeated
patterns.
C
Finally,
one
of
the
last
things
wanted
to
touch
on
on
is
again
touching
back
on
the
food
access
program,
because
again
we
realized
that
access
to
healthy
food
prevents
many
things
and
so
BCD
Cog
and
Carter
partnered
with
a
few
Community
organizations
and
we
introduced
healthy
food
fresh
food
to
go.
This
was
a
pilot
program
where
we
had
some
of
our
folks
actually
do
a
survey
asking
some
of
our
Riders.
C
C
We
recently
had
an
open
house
in
the
downtown
area,
but
basically
this
project
is
looking
at
all
of
the
Transit
routes
and
again
making
sure
that
they're
working
as
effectively
as
possible,
where
they
could
be
working
a
little
bit
better,
including
making
sure
that
they
are
good
connections
to
our
health
care
providers
throughout
Peninsula
and
throughout
the
Charleston
and
the
Carter
and
Charleston
area,
and
with
that
I,
hopefully
got
to
just
about
everything.
But
I'd
be
happy
to
take
any
questions.
E
C
Yes,
we
do
have
access,
we
do
have
paper
forms
that
are
available.
We
quite
quite
often
work
with
our
providers
to
provide
them
with
one
copy
if
they
need
to
make
multiple
copies,
but
we
also
have
customers
that
call
in
and
they
need
it
to
be
mailed
to
them,
and
we
do
that
as
well.
It
is
about
a
10-page
questionnaire
and
they
do
have
to
take
it
to
their
Healthcare
Providers
to
get
it
signed
off
on,
but
we
will
provide
that
when
they
need
it.
A
C
They
can
help
people
on
and
off
the
bus
that
may
need
a
little
bit
of
additional
assistance
with
getting
on
or
getting
to
their
location.
They
can't
go
inside
and
that's
not
necessarily
something
that's
always
offered
by
Uber.
I
know
that
they
can
open
doors
and
things
of
that
nature,
but
sometimes
they
need
a
little
bit
more
care
if
they
have
larger
accessibility
items
that
they're
using
I.E
wheelchairs
things.
That
of
that
nature.
But
that's
where
Telluride
comes
into
place
so
I
see
it
as
being
truly
hand
in
hand,
be.
A
C
No,
that
curved
curve
does
mean
that
they
pick
them
up
at
their
location
and
they
take
them
to
the
actual
location.
Again,
we
just
don't
necessarily
the
term
isn't
per
se
door-to-door
anymore.
It's
just
curved
the
curve
at
that
point,
because
again
it
sometimes
can
give
people
the
perception
that
they
may
be
able
to
help
someone
into
a
facility
things
of
that
nature
when
they
really
can
basically
just
help
them
to
the
door,
and
then
someone
from
the
facility
can
take
them
at
that
point
in
time.
If
they
need
that
assistance,
three.
A
F
F
Carta
by
the
way
is
a
creation
of
the
state
legislature,
We
Exist,
through
a
state
statute
that
was
born
of
sceng,
not
wanting
to
do
this
anymore,
and
so
our
board
is
made
up
of
18
elected
or
people
appointed
by
elected
officials,
and
we
are
committed
to
access
to
the
community
assets
and
Food
and
Health
Care
have
been
really
on
our
minds
for
a
good.
While
now
any
suggestions
that
you
all
out
there
have
in
the
community
to
how
we
can
better
the
service
we're
all
ears.
F
F
F
So,
thanks
Michelle
for
your
team,
I
see
Paul,
says
Carter
in
all
Three
Counties,
we're
not
with
the
Charleston
area
Regional
Transportation
authority,
but
we
do
operate
in
conjunction
in
cooperation
with
Tri-County
link.
I
think
that
you'll
see
somewhere
in
the
not
too
distant
future
a
push
to
merge
the
two.
So
we
do
truly
have
a
Tri-County
transit
system,
we're
just
not
there
yet
so
again,
Michelle.
Thank
you.
F
For
those
who
don't
know
about
Low
Country
Rapid
Transit
I'll
be
very
brief.
Well,
there's
a
lot
to
say
about
it:
it's
the
first
ever
large-scale
change,
not
just
in
this
region,
but
in
the
state
of
South
Carolina.
It's
a
mostly
dedicated
line.
That's
going
to
run
from
just
south
of
Somerville
to
the
medical
district
and
the
West
and
West
Edge
about
21
miles
linear
it
will
be
rubberized.
It'll.
Look
like
it'll!
Be
that
great,
so
it'll
look
like
it's
light.
F
Rail,
but
it'll
be
rubberized,
and
it's
going
to
be
transformative
for
a
number
of
different
reasons.
It's
going
to
produce
a
transportation
spine
through
the
community.
It
also
will
Aiden,
we
believe,
and
we've
spent
a
lot
of
time.
Looking
at
it.
The
development
of
live
work
play
not
nodes
in
that
Corridor.
It
comes
down
the
Rivers
Avenue
Corridor
into
the
Upper
Peninsula
down
Meeting
Street.
It
says
King
Street,
sorry,
so
it
will
be
transformative.
F
It
also
is
something
that
we're
looking
at
to
add
and
to
make
the
roads
in
this
community
safer
a
perfect
example
Rivers
Avenue
on
Rivers
Avenue.
You
can
go
a
mile
or
more
without
finding
a
crosswalk
across
Rivers
Avenue.
All
this
project
will
actually
address
that
make
it
so
much
safer.
So
where
are
where
we
are
councilman
is
we
are
in
the
design
phase
of
it.
Now
you
may
have
read
that
secretary
Buddhism
was
here
now
about
six
or
seven
months
ago
to
sort
of
see
what
was
going
on.
F
The
the
project
is
funded
through
a
50
percent.
County
have
some
sales
tax
contribution.
The
rest
is
coming
from
federal
grants.
After
the
secretary
was
here,
they
actually
upped
our
budget
in
the
federal
on
the
federal
side
and
the
Federal
Register
by
another
100
million
dollars.
So
once
we
get
designed,
get
the
very
small
amount
of
land
acquisition,
we
have
to
do.
Construction
will
begin
and
we
should
be
up
and
running
and
we're
not
going
to
open
it
in
segments
it's
going
to
be
opened
up
as
as
one
project
on
one
day.
D
G
Julie,
it's
okay,
just
a
real,
quick
question:
it
meant
you
mentioned
that
the
telleride
service
is
a
large
qualifier
for
a
lot
of
other
services.
Right.
If
you
qualify
for
Telluride,
you
get
the
other
routes
for
free.
You
get
Carter
on
demand,
and
you
mentioned
that
is
to
serve
vulnerable
and
underserved
folks.
Can
you
just
describe
a
little
in
a
little
more
detail?
What
the
qualifications
are
for,
that
telleride
service.
C
I'm
still
here
sorry,
if
my
video
isn't
coming
across,
but
as
long
as
you
guys
can
hear
me,
that's
good
absolutely.
So
there
are
various
qualifying
questions
that
most
public
transit
systems
use
around
the
country
and
they
basically
are
asking
again
people's
ability
or
inability
to
do
certain
things,
I.E,
meaning
to
say,
stand
at
a
bus.
Stop
on
sheltered
bus,
stop
for
more
than
five
minutes.
C
Are
you
able
to
walk
a
certain
distance?
What's
the
longest,
you
can
walk
a
block,
half
a
block.
Those
types
of
questions
are
what's
asked
if
there
is
a
actual
disability,
what
that
disability
entails
and
then
a
doctor
actually
reviews
it,
and
they
will
also
submit
something
on
that
application
describing
the
person's
Mobility
any
mobility
issues
or
their
disability,
and
then
they
sign
off
on
it,
and
then
we
review
it
and
go
from
there.
C
So
that
is
a
little
bit
more
detailed
and
again
it
does
take
a
little
time
to
make
sure
you
go
through
to
make
sure
you
answer
every
single
question
and
for
the
review
process.
It's
not
that
long.
It's
just
a
few
more
pages
now
with
again
cardo
On
Demand
toleride
is
already
in
that
seniors
are
the
only
ones
that
do
an
application
and
even
that's
a
very
quick
application.
C
It's
basically
just
verifying
their
information,
and
then
we
need
a
verification
of
age.
I
believe
that's
the
just.
We
we
do
have
a
a
lower
Fair
for
those
who
have
I
would
say
more
minor
disabilities
and
that's
something
that
they
can
qualify
as
well
for
and
that's
more
of
a
short
form.
It
may
just
be
a
page,
but
that
is
handled
at
SC,
Works
off
of
Hanahan
Road.
C
H
Yeah,
no
thanks
very
much
indeed
and
Michelle
thanks
very
much
indeed
for
for
the
overview.
Just
a
quick
question.
Is
there
anywhere
where
there
is
some
very
summarized
information
available?
That
I
mean
I'm
thinking
about
it,
specifically
from
from
our
perspective
at
the
food
bank
that
we
can
share
with
our
partners
and
with
our
neighbors
as
well
those
that
are
coming
to
our
facility.
H
We
are
often
give
out
lots
of
information
as
to
where
our
neighbors
can
access
Services
I'm,
just
wondering
whether
what
you
presented
is
summarized
in
any
any
form
in
a
short
form
that
we
can
use
to
socialize
and
share
with
our
neighbors,
because
there's
some
really
wonderful
information
and
wonderful
opportunities
and
we're
certainly
seeing
in
a
lot
of
the
work
that
we're
doing
that.
The
issue
of
Transportation
comes
up
time
and
time
again
and
lack
of
access
to
it.
C
Absolutely
absolutely
we
do
have
a
few
items
that
we
quite
often
take
out
to
the
community
on
the
varying
programs,
but
we
can
also
look
into
putting
something
together,
kind
of
combining
it
so
that
it's
a
One-Stop
shop
that
you
might
be
able
to
just
kind
of
have
some
places
and
and
have
them
posted
places.
We
can
put
that
together
with
the
various
options
of
what
we
just
talked
about
for
those
who
are
vulnerable
or
at
risk
in
our
communities.
C
You
know
tell
a
ride
where
they
can
go
to
find
more
information
about
that,
the
basics
about
that
and
then,
of
course,
hard
on
demand
and
a
few
other
services
that
are
free
in
the
downtown
area.
We
can
kind
of
combine
it
and
make
it
a
little
bit
more
simplified
instead
of
the
two
or
three
Flyers
that
we
normally
take
out
to,
like.
You
know,
community
events
and
then
Fresh,
Farm,
Market
type
places.
C
Sure
I
can
make
sure
that
I
get
it
to.
Whoever
in
your
group
would
like
that.
I
can
also
make
sure
that
it
is
posted
online.
In
our
various
like
on
our
telleride
page
as
well
as
our
quarter
demand
page,
we
can
probably
put
a
little
link
there.
That
says
you
know
for
a
summary
of
this
information
and
click
on
that.
But
I
can
again
send
a
PDF
to
you
guys
and
you
guys
can
distribute
it
throughout.
The
group
I
mean
I
can
always
send
it
through
chairman
seekings
as
well.
F
A
F
You
one
other
thing
Kevin
we
have
done.
We
did
it
last
year,
we're
going
to
do
it
again
and
we'll
we'll
give
you
advance
warning
on
this.
We
did
no
pay
May
last
year
and
the
ridership
on
our
system
almost
doubled,
and
we
suspect
that
it
will
do
it
again
with
our
new
provider,
with
our
new
services,
with
our
our
new
sort
of
marketing
campaign.
F
B
A
All
right,
if
there's
nothing
else,
there,
I'm
gonna
move
move
on
yeah.
Thank
you
very
much
appreciate
both
of
you.
Miss
Emerson
and
Mike
seeks
appreciate
all
your
work
on
this
and
and
for
presenting
to
us
today.
Thank
you
so
much
and
we'll
move
on
to
our
next
item,
which
I
know
mayor
tecklenburg
is
very
much
in
in
favor
of
working
with
the
white
house
challenge
to
end
Hunger
and
build
Healthy
Communities.
A
D
One
was
looking
at
again
there's
things
that
can
be
done
at
the
state
level,
but
if
we
could
look
at
that
that
creating-
and
you
know
again-
this
is
something
that
Nick
and
then
we've
been
working
on,
but
creating
food
and
farm
advisory
councils
or
committees
to
try
to
help
out
that
we
can
try
to
connect
Farms
to
Consumer
markets
and
assess
access
to
healthy
foods.
All
of
this
is
just
areas
where
it's
Common
Sense
items,
but
it
is
an
initiative
to
try
to
bring
the
attention
to
that.
D
The
the
question
is,
is:
can
we
get
involved
in
pass
it
on
and
with
that
I
want
to
jump
over
to
another
quick
present,
quick
slide
of
it
I.
When
this
first
came
up,
we
reached
out
to
the
mayor,
the
mayor
was
invited
to
be
a
part
of
part
of
a
sorry
part
of
a
marriage
initiative
to
the
LCD
Dutch
spring.
D
Okay,
the
the
mayor's
Alliance
is
in
partnership
with
the
share,
are
strength,
no
kid
hungry
campaign
and
that
I've
put
a
note
under
here
and
I'm
gonna.
Let
Nick
take
it
from
here,
but
I'm
just
going
to
say
that,
as
of
August,
29th
or
287
members
of
the
mayor's
Alliance
from
all
50
states
in
Washington
and
Nick,
when
we
were
when
the
mayor
was
looking
at,
this
Nick
prepared
a
couple
of
documents
to
that's.
D
H
H
As
you
can
hear
see
here,
some
of
those
those
those
areas
of
support
around
snap
access,
the
farm
bill,
the
healthy
School
meals
for
all
federal
Child,
Nutrition
reauthorization
summer
meals
and
expansion
and
Community
eligibility,
a
lot
of
programs
and
a
lot
of
resources,
and
it's
important
to
have
the
mayor's
support
behind
that.
Along
with
with
all
the
other
mayors.
H
There's
a
lot
of
research
out
there
that
provides
that
important
insight
into
the
the
connection
between
healthy,
healthy
meals,
being
food,
secure
and
the
positive
educational
impact
that
can
have
I.
Think
importantly,
I
did
sometimes
to
look
at
it.
Also
from
a
perspective
of
where
we
talk
about
access
to
textbooks
and
other
resources
like
computers
and
and
transportation.
H
I
think
we
should
think
about
meals
and
the
access
to
food
as
being
just
as
important
a
component
as
ensuring
that
that
a
child
is
able
to
get
the
best
out
of
the
education
opportunities
that
are
presented
to
them.
So
so,
access
to
food
and
access
to
healthy
food,
nutritious
food
is
just
as
important
as
everything
else
that
goes
into
ensuring
equal
education.
H
Their
presence
in
school
as
well
and
I
think
this
is.
We
need
to
look
at
this
from
a
perspective
also,
as
as
an
investment
into
the
future,
an
investment
into
the
child's
future
as
they
move
into
adulthood
and
being
able
to
prepare
them
for
the
best
future
possible
and
obviously,
food
food
security
is
a
key
component
of
that,
so
just
to
run
through
very
quickly
just
to
give
us
a
quick
overview.
H
I
thought
this
was
important
just
to
give
a
quick
snapshot
of
some
of
the
programs
that
we're
doing
to
look
at
helping
address
a
childhood
hunger,
bearing
in
mind
that
we
do
this
in
collaboration
and
partnership
with
many
many
different
partners
throughout
our
service
area
and,
importantly
with
schools
with
parents
as
well.
First,
one
is
kids
Cafe.
This
is
our
providing
and
after
school
meals
to
children
who
would
not
necessarily
have
access
to
meals
at
home.
So,
therefore,
during
after
school
activities,
they
are
able
to
access
a
healthy
meal.
H
H
We
find
that
that
not
only
is
this
something
that
children
eat,
but
obviously
sometimes
this
also
provides
food
for
the
family
as
well,
but
providing
that
food
at
the
weekend
for
children
is
also
lessening
the
burden
on
families
in
in
in
in
freeing
up
resources
that
that
would
otherwise
have
been
used
to
buy
food,
but
be
able
to
to
provide
other
necessary
needs
during
that
weekend
as
well.
So
backpack
buddies
is
a
very,
very
popular
program,
School
pantries
and
school
markets.
H
These
are
working
with
schools
in
partnership
with
schools
to
provide
access
to
food.
First
of
all,
the
the
school
Pantry
the
school
pantry
is,
is
a
box
of
shelf
stable
food.
That's
pre-packed
and
available
for
both
students,
but
also
family
members
as
well
to
have
access
to
the
school.
Market
is
an
extension
of
that.
H
They
can
have
access
to
a
whole
range
of
foods
that
they
need,
which
doesn't
just
include
shelf
stable
food,
but
also
includes
fresh
produce,
meat
and
dairy,
as
well
again
done
in
a
very
dignified
way,
and
it's
it's
a
shopping
experience
like
any
of
us
would
experience
if
we
walked
into
a
shop
summer,
meals
and
again,
as
I
said
before
during
the
summer.
This
is
often
a
time
when
children
don't
have
access
to
the
same
nutritious
food
as
they
have
during
the
school
time.
H
H
I
mean
again,
it's
trying
to
focus
very
much
on
issues
of
nutrition
and
health
and
introducing
those
fresh
fruits
and
vegetables
to
children
and
their
and
their
parents
to
choose
and
and
take
home
whatever
they
they
like,
and
it's
often
very
seasonal,
and
sometimes
it's
it's
also
being
able
to
access
food
that
would
otherwise
be
very
expensive
if
you
had
to
purchase
it
through
our
retail
stores
and
then
just.
Finally,
we
have
a
big
nutrition
team.
H
Here,
that's
focusing
very
much
on
on
our
nutrition
education
in
terms
of
raising
awareness
to
issues
of
nutrition,
the
quality
of
food
and
the
importance
of
that
here
in
South
Carolina.
We
receive
support
through
the
snap
Ed
snap
education
we're
an
implementing
agency.
The
goal
of
the
snapped
nutrition
program
is
to
ensure
that
that
we're
able
to
support
individuals
and
families
that
live
on
a
on
a
limited
budget,
both
in
terms
of
the
preparation,
selecting
and
eating
of
meals,
that
that
provide
the
the
adequate
access
to
nutrition.
H
We
have
a
cooking
matters,
curriculum.
That's
a
nutrition
education.
Our
nutrition
Education
team
administers
it's
a
six-week,
cooking
class
that
we
do
with
with
children
with
kids
in
schools.
It's
not
just
about
cooking,
it's
the
whole
range
of
education
and
understanding
it's
in
a
fun
and
creative
way.
We
use
different
tools
and
approaches
to
make
it
fun
for
our
children
in
those
lessons.
D
Kevin
I
didn't
know
whether
we
wanted
to
support
this.
Do
the
notion
that
we
support
the
the
White
House
Challenge
and
the
Mayors
I
just
think
it
would
be
nice
to
to
have
it
come
out
that
we
that
we
as
a
community
support
what
Nick's
doing,
but
also
is
going
to
be
a
voice
for
the
WIC
program
for
to
make
sure
we're
getting
out
the
information
that
needs
to
be
out
there
to
to
try
to
end
this
hunger
issue.
A
A
We
have
a
motion
to
approve
in
a
second
any
further
discussion
on
this.
All
in
favor,
please
say:
aye
aye
aye
opposed
yeah
I
just
have
it.
Thank
you
we'll
pass
that
along
to
city
council,
and
let
them
know
that
we
are
in
favor
of
moving
forward
with
this.
So
thank
you
all
right
and
and
Nick
while
we're,
while
we're
on
this
I,
think
that
Sunday
this
coming
Sunday
I,
think
you
have
the
low
country,
food
bank,
walk
for
water,
I'm.
Sorry
Walk
for
Hunger
at
Wannamaker
Park.
H
Absolutely
thank
you
very
much
for
for
reminding
us
all
of
that
as
well.
Yes,
so
this
Sunday
the
walk
to
fight
hunger.
It's
at
want
to
make
a
park
in
North
Charleston.
That
starts
at
11
to
2
p.m.
The
walk
itself
starts
at
12
p.m.
We've
had
a
great
sign
up,
for
that
I
mean
we
have
probably
over
200
people
signed
up
for
that
so
far
and
on
the
day
I
know
we'll
have
a
lot
more
as
well,
so
we're
expecting
a
huge
turnout
for
that.
H
It's
a
fun
day,
there'll
be
a
lot
of
activities
there
and
again
it's
to
show
up
and
again
related
to
what
we've
just
been
talking
about,
show
our
support
to
issues
and
our
fight
against
hunger
and
ensuring
that
no
one
in
our
community
finds
themselves
in
a
situation
of
going
hungry.
So
thank
you
very
much
for
raising
that
so
yeah,
this
Sunday,
the
walk,
starts
at
12
o'clock
at
the
Wannamaker
Park.
So
thank
you
very
much.
Councilman
Julie
great
thank.
A
I
I
The
paxilavid,
the
antiviral
that
we
have
for
treating
covid,
is
still
effective
against
the
new
variants.
So
we
do
continue
to
recommend
Pax
labid
for
those
65
and
over
and
with
other
health
conditions.
It
is
important
to
take
it
early,
so
the
recommendation
is
to
test
early
and
then
seek
out
Pax
levid
with
your
provider.
I
If
you
are
at
higher
risk
for
complications,
masking
is
certainly
still
a
good
option
for
preventing
transmission
of
covid
for
those
who
may
be
ill
and
for
those
who
are
at
risk
and
for
those
who
are
close
with
someone
that
is
at
risk
either
in
your
household,
in
your
family
or
in
your
community.
There
is
a
new
booster
on
the
horizon.
We
are
still
waiting
for
FDA
approval
of
that
booster.
We
do
believe
it
will
be
more
effective
against
the
new
variants.
I
There
is
still
the
current
bivalent
booster
available
for
anyone
who
has
not
received
that
booster
and
feels
that
they
need
protection
right
now.
For
those,
however,
that
don't
fit
that
category
of
our
recommendation
is
to
wait
for
this
new
booster.
That
I
think
will
be
more
effective
and
as
far
as
the
timing
of
that
booster
I,
think,
it
really
depends
depends
on.
You
know
the
risk
that
the
person
has
for
severe
consequences
of
covid.
I
If
that
risk
is
high,
my
recommendations
get
in
line
as
soon
as
it
is
available
for
those
that
that
don't
aren't
in
those
high-risk
categories
we
may
think
about.
When
do
we
most
want
protection,
and
if
that
is
around
the
holidays,
for
some
people
weighing
until,
for
instance,
near
the
beginning
of
November,
for
that
covet
booster
may
make
more
sense.
I
I
think
I'll.
Stop
there
with
covid.
We
do
have
flu
vaccines
available
now
and
we
are
starting
to
see
flu
cases
begin
to
rise,
so
I
do
recommend
again
to
think
about
getting
that
covered
sorry
about
flu
vaccine
at
a
pharmacy
or
at
your
provider.
There's
nothing
special
about
flu
shots
this
year.
The
it
is
a
new
form,
updated
formula,
which
is
the
case
most
years.
I
There
is
a
high-dose
formulation
for
those
that
are
older,
but
everyone,
six
months
and
older,
is
recommended
to
get
a
flu
vaccine
and
I
do
recommend
getting
that
sometime
this
month
or
in
the
first
part
of
October
and
there's,
there
is
a
recommendation
that
is
fine
to
get
the
flu
vaccine
and
the
covid
vaccine
together.
There's
yet
one
more
vaccine
on
the
horizon,
not
even
on
the
horizon,
it's
here
and
that's
for
RSV
or
respiratory
Sensational
virus.
I
There
are
several
formulations
of
that
two
are
for
those
ages
60
and
over.
It
is
not
a
black
blanket
recommendation
for
everyone
to
get
that,
but
rather
talk
to
your
provider
about
whether
it
makes
sense
to
be
protected
against
respiratory
synthetial
virus
this
year
or
whether
you
might
want
to
to
wait
and
see
what
the
season
holds
and
and
whether
it
makes
the
most
sense.
For
you
now.
A
I
Also,
an
RSV
It's,
actually
an
antibody
treatment
that
it's
it's
very
similar
to
her
vaccines,
given
as
a
as
an
injection
like
a
vaccine
for
infants
up
to
age
eight
months,
and
that
is
recommended
for
all
infants
to
prevent
respiratory
syncytial
virus.
It's
really
most
dangerous
for
those
who
are
very
young,
as
well
as
those
who
are
older
and
finally,
there's
now
a
maternal
vaccine
for
RSV,
but
that's
still
awaiting
sort
of
the
the
CDC
recommendations
it's
been
approved,
but
not
yet
recommended
for
specific
groups.
I
I
So
we
want
to
be
prepared
and
that's
vaccines,
as
well
as
our
other
preventive
measures
of
staying
home
and
sick
and
and
hygiene
masking
when
needed
and
and
testing,
and
then
finally,
I
want
to
end
with
a
few
shape
or
sexual
health
awareness,
STI
prevention
and
education
initiative
activities
Pride
week
is
this.
Coming
week.
The
10th
through
the
17th
and
then
prep
awareness
week
so
prep
is
a
antiviral
medication
to
prevent
HIV
infection
and
so
Awareness
Week,
for
that
is
the
25th.
Through
the
29th.
I
There
will
be
speakers
every
day
at
lunch
and
I'll
ask
Paul
to
to
send
out
that
schedules
where's
as
well
as
how
to
register
there's
also
free
testing
at
College
of
Charleston,
as
well
as
at
DHEC
clinics
for
all
sexually
transmitted
infections.
At
DHEC,
clinics
for
HIV,
a
College
of
Charleston
on
the
28th
and
I.
Think
I'll
stop
there
and
take
any
questions
that
anyone
has
and
obviously
you're
welcome
to
reach
out
outside
of
this
meeting
as
well.
I
Yes,
for
those
at
risk,
so
it's
not
for
everyone,
but
it
is
for
those
who
are
ages,
60,
65
and
over,
as
well
as
with
any
risk
factor
that
might
make
you
at
higher
risk
for
severe
consequences.
So
other
medical
conditions
and,
as
I
said
it's
important
to
take
it
early
and-
and
it
is
something
there
for
my
recommendations,
test
early
and
talk
to
your
provider
about
Pax
Levin.
A
J
I
do
good
morning,
everyone
I
just
wanted
to
share
that.
September
is
National,
Suicide,
Prevention,
Awareness
Month,
and
just
give
you
some
updates
on
our
988
new
center
that
we
opened
at
Charleston
Dorchester
mental
health.
So
we've
answered
more
than
1300
calls
at
this
point,
but
I'm
gonna
I'd
like
to
send
Paul
I'll,
send
you
some
flyers
and
different
things.
J
We
have
lgbtq
lines
and
Veterans
lines
and
chat
lines,
and
just
so
that
this
group
can
share
it
with
everybody
with
a
lot
of
resources,
because
we
we
have
988,
we
have
mobile
crisis.
There's
Department
of
Mental
Health
has
two
screeners
that
you
can
do
online
one's
for
adults
and
we
just
just
rolled
out
I
think
we
rolled
it
out.
J
J
You
know
we're
always:
suicide
data
is
always
kind
of
two
a
year
or
two
behind
but
and
the
US
saw
a
3.6
percent
increase
in
suicide
deaths
from
2020
to
2021,
but
South
Carolina
saw
a
9
for
9.6
rate
decrease
from
20
to
21.,
so
we
are
a
zero
suicide
State
and
we
have
lots
of
programs
and
lots
of
trainings
and
things
and
and
really
it's
all
about.
You
know
knowing
who
to
call
and
sharing
Resources
with
people,
and
if
you
see
someone
that
needs
help,
help
them
get
get
the
help.
J
A
B
Door
absolutely
thanks
for
the
opportunity.
Yes,
we're
super
excited.
We
welcomed
our
students
back
on
the
23rd
and
we
are
slowly
getting
in
the
routine
after
a
little
e-learning
last
week
with
the
hurricane
and
the
holiday
on
Monday,
but
we're
really
excited
for
this
year
on
the
health
and
wellness
front.
B
Currently,
we
don't
have
a
math
requirement
and
of
course,
if
we
see
certain
Trends,
particularly
of
a
certain
threshold
in
a
classroom
or
more
than
you
know,
that
would
be
shared
with
Administration
to
make
further
determinations
and
of
course,
our
our
schools
all
have
the
purple
and
teleslob
kova
19
kits
available
for
staff
and
families,
and-
and
so
we
encourage
those
looking
for
that
resource
to.
Please
utilize
that
as
well
on
on
the
non-wellness
and.
I
B
So
we're
really
excited
about
those
opportunities.
Also,
right
now
we
have
our
academic
calendar
survey
out
for
the
2024-2025
school
year
really
exciting
some
of
the
there's
four
options.
Some
of
them
are
what
you
typically
see
each
year
and
then
there's
a
couple
that
are
a
pretty
significant
departure
from
what
we
are
used
to
so
there's
some
great
resources
on
our
website.
B
Ccsdschools.Com
backslash
academic
calendar.
The
survey
link
is
there
in
English
and
Spanish,
as
well
as
all
four
cylinder
options
that
we're
currently
surveying
the
public
about
and
a
calendar
comparison
document
to
help
you
navigate
through
through
the
changes
of
what
each
of
those
look
like.
So
we
really
encourage
absolutely
everybody
in
the
community
to
weigh
in.
B
As
we
know,
this
significantly
impacts
things,
particularly
if
a
different
counter
option
was
selected,
ultimately
by
our
board
that
that
may
change
the
length
of
summer
break
or
the
number
of
breaks
we
have
during
the
year
and
and
knowing
how
much
our
community
comes
together
to
support
students
when
they
are
not
in
school
and
kind
of
what
that
would
look
like
just
from
a
whole
Community
aspect.
So
certainly,
if
you
have
any
questions,
please
reach
out
to
our
office,
you
can
email
us
at
communications
at
charleston.k12.se.us
or
give
us
a
call.
A
B
G
Just
to
mention
that
if
folks
do
want
to
get
more
involved
in
this
work,
around
Transportation
food
insecurity
and
access
to
health
care
options
that
they
can
get
in
touch
with
us
to
join
our
healthy
Tri-County
Coalition,
which
is
a
joint
effort
between
trying
to
anti-way,
MUSC
and
Roper
St
Francis.
And
we
have
lots
of
great
folks
in
that
Coalition,
including
the
low
country,
food
bank
and
many
others
who
are
on
this
call.
G
A
Thank
you
did
I
miss
anybody
that
wants
to
give
an
update.
Any
updates.
I
didn't
want
to
mention
that
Sunday
September
24th
is
the
Cooper
River
Bridge
right,
kids
run
it'll,
be
at
Stony
field
from
two
o'clock
to
six
o'clock.
So
if
you
have
any
kids
that
are
interested
I
know,
Paul
would
be
happy
to
have
them
out
there.
A
A
We
went
over
just
a
few
minutes,
but
we're
able
to
get
a
lot
of
information
in
it
was
a
great
meeting
and
I
can't
tell
you
how
valuable
you
are
to
the
City
of
Charleston
by
serving
on
this
committee,
and
we
very
much
appreciate
it.
So
if
there's
nothing
else
to
come
before
this
committee,
we
are
adjourned.
Thank
you.