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City of Charleston Health and Wellness Advisory Committee 5/3/2023
B
Right
very
good,
well,
good
morning,
everybody
thank
you
for
joining
us.
I
appreciate
you
taking
your
time
for
this
meeting
of
the
City
of
Charleston
health
and
wellness
advisory
committee
for
Wednesday,
May
3rd
2023.,.
B
I
was
very
excited
to
hear
that
many
of
you
have
committed
to
continue
to
be
on
this
committee
and
I
can't
tell
you
how
much
we
appreciate
your
time
and
your
willingness
to
to
serve
and
to
help
the
City
of
Charleston
in
our
area.
You
know
with
health
and
wellness
and
and
to
share
your
expertise.
So
thank
you
so
much
I
really
appreciate
it.
B
I
did
want
to
mention
that
we
have
a
couple
people
who
send
their
apologies,
that
they
had
conflicts
this
morning,
Susan
Johnson,
Maggie,
Dangerfield
and
Lisa
Burbridge
all
said
to
please
apologize
that
they
weren't
able
to
make
it,
but
they
did
have
some
conflicts
and
we
do
have
Stacy.
Mathis
is
going
to
be
filling
in
for
Jennifer
brush
this
morning,
so
we
appreciate
Stacy
being
on
as
well.
So
thank
you.
So
much
Paul
had
sent
out
the
minutes.
I
think
last
Friday.
B
If
I
could
get
a
motion
to
approve
those
minutes.
Please,
oh
Paul,
sorry
with.
A
C
This
is
Carol
and
Murray
I
make
a
motion
to
approve
the
minutes
from
the
last
meeting.
Thank.
B
D
B
Aye
any
opposed
the
minutes
have
been
approved.
So
thank
you
very
much
and
we'll
move
on.
Let's
see
Dr
Richardson
is
not
on.
Is
she
Paul?
Do
you
have
her.
A
B
Great
we'll
move
on
to
community
updates
and
Joey
anything
from
you
on
our
community
updates.
Joey
current.
E
Nothing
from
United
Way
at
this
time,
although
I
do
want
to
mention
that
for
those
folks
out
there
who
know
about
our
2-1-1
helpline,
it's
a
it's
a
call
line
that
we
staff
a
center
with
folks
who
can
answer
the
phone
24
7
365
days
a
year
for
folks
who
are
looking
for
resources
in
their
Community
to
address
kind
of
any
kind
of
financial
burdens
or
or
other
social
services.
E
They
need
that
call
center
is
is
available
and
I
always
want
to
remind
folks
that
they
can
absolutely
encourage
folks
that
they
work
with
in
the
community
to
use
that
line.
We
are
getting
a
texting
version
coming
out
here
soon,
so
we
are
going
to
have
the
ability
for
folks
to
be
able
to
text
things
like
the
word
food
or
housing
or
whatever
need
they
may
have
to
our
2-1-1
line,
and
they
will
be
directed
to
the
resources
that
are
near
hear
them.
E
B
Well,
thank
you
Joey.
We
need
to
try
to
see
what
we
can
do
to
help
get
that
2-1-1
information
out
there
to
people
any
any
suggestions
on
how
we
can
help
get
that
out.
E
Yeah
absolutely
well:
we
we
have.
We
have
folks
who
it's
it's
their
one
of
their
responsibilities
to
go
around
and
make
sure
that
we
spread
the
the
word
about
that
program.
We
have
lots
of
Flyers
lots
of
cards
and
lots
of
information
that
we
can
get
passed
out
to
folks
with
anybody.
That's
on
this
committee
today
would
like
to
have
some
of
that
information
at
their
organization.
E
A
F
Joey
yeah,
if
you've
got
any
cards
that
you
want
to
send
over
to
us
at
the
Lowcountry
Food
Bank,
more
than
happy
to
put
them
out
and
also
share
them
out
with
our
partner
agencies
as
well
across
the
across
the
county.
F
B
To
do
it
very
good,
okay,
Paul
I,
wonder
if
that's
something
I
don't
know.
If
that's
something
we
could
have
in
our
our
fire
departments
or
our
Public
Safety
areas,
you
know
people
that
respond
out.
It's
just
an
idea.
You
know,
but
I
thought
I'd,
throw
that
to
you
Paul
and
see
see
what
your
thoughts
are.
There.
A
Absolutely
whatever
you
can
get
to
me,
Joey
I
will
reach
out
to
both
of
those
and
see
what
kind
of
materials
we
could
share
with
them
to
do
it,
and
maybe
it'd,
be
a
good
little
short
brief.
We
could
just
tell
them
about
also
where
all
those
resources
are
so
that
they
could
reach
out
to
them.
B
All
right
well,
thank
you
for
that.
Joey
appreciate
that
Stacy
did
Stacy
Mathis
Did.
You
have
anything
that
you
wanted
to
update
us
on
sure.
G
G
I
was
out
this
past
Saturday
in
an
event,
so
we're
trying
to
kind
of
share
the
word
about
mental
health,
mental
Wellness,
those
sorts
of
things
so
we'll
be
out
in
the
communities
a
lot.
On
top
of
that
we
on
as
part
of
the
piccolo
Spoleto
visual
arts
program.
We
do
an
art
show
every
year,
it's
open
this
year
to
students
in
Charleston,
County,
Schools,
fourth
grade
through
12th
grade
and
it's
down
at
the
circular
Congregational
Church.
G
G
We
are
still
looking
for
a
Vista.
If
anybody
happens
to
know
we
have
a
Vista
through
the
city,
so
we
have
we're
sort
of
patiently
looking
for
somebody,
but
that
person's
job
is
going
to
focus
on
health
and
wellness,
not
just
for
our
patients
but
for
our
staff
as
well.
G
G
You
know
having
a
lot
of
turnover
and
staff
makes
us
hard
on
on
folks
to
you
know,
to
attend
appointments
and
to
come
and
to
feel
comfortable
with
that.
So
we've
been
trying
for
that
for
about
a
year
and
a
half.
Now,
where
fingers
crossed
this
one,
we
will
get
get
someone
this
cycle.
A
The
Attorney
General's
Proclamation
yesterday
or
reach
out
about
loneliness
and
all
have
y'all
read
on
that
or
does
our
mental
health
have
any?
Are
y'all
going
to
be
doing
anything
on
a
promotion
with
that
at
all.
G
Not
that
I'm,
aware
of
but
I,
can
look
into
the
article
I.
Just
I
wasn't
aware
that
that
came
out.
A
He
just
made
it.
He
said
he
compared
it
to
a
person
loneliness.
He
compared
to
a
person,
smoking,
10
packs
of
cigarettes
a
day
of
having
as
much
damage
done,
and
so
it
was
a
pretty
big
article
and
I
just
think
it.
While
it's
out
there,
we
ought
to
be
in
our
community.
It
leads
us
from
our
side
of
helping
to
push
that
message.
I.
G
Honestly,
we
we've
seen
that
we
are
trying
to
get
our
patients
to
move
away
from
the
Telehealth
platforms
when
they
can
to
coming
into
our
offices,
because
we've
seen
that
isolation
increase
we've
seen
folks,
that
are,
you,
know,
struggling
with
depression
and
anxiety.
Choosing
the
Telehealth
platforms
overcoming
in
and
we
just
are
really
feeling
like.
G
B
Thank
you
very
much.
Stacy
appreciate
that
Nick
anything
you
want
to
report
out.
F
Nothing
really
from
my
side,
oh
just
to
encourage
to
if
anyone
wants
to
share
information
with
where
to
find
food
just
to
direct
people
to
our
website,
the
lowcountryfoodbank.org
and
on
the
find
food
tab,
there's
a
very
easy
to
use,
interactive
way
of
being
able
to
identify
the
nearest
food
pantries
and
also
the
other
food
distributions
that
are
going
on
in
and
around
areas.
So
just
encouraging
people
to
to
use
that
on
our
website.
As
I
said,
it's
an
easy,
easy
process,
you
can
either
use
it.
F
B
Great,
thank
you
so
much
I
know
that
there's
not
a
camera
on,
but
I
see
Aretha
from
Fetter
anything.
You
want
to
report
out
from
fetter.
I
I
will
say
good
morning
and
just
remember
that
we
still
have
some
of
the
covet
vaccines.
We
have
some
tests
left
and
some
masks.
So
if
you're
traveling
and
you
need
to
stop
by
to
get
some
free
masks,
please
stop
by
and
get
some
I'm
at
the
emergency
funding
ends.
We
will,
as
a
community
health
center,
continue
to
get
products
until
the
stock
at
the
federal
levels
run
out.
So
we
will
have
some
items
if
individuals
are
needing
tests
or
vaccines
or
masks.
B
Great,
thank
you
so
much
all
right
and
Kimbo
I
know
you
don't
have
Kimbo
Yee
from
The
Citadel
I
know
you
don't
have
your
camera
on,
but
I
didn't
know.
If
you
had
anything,
you
wanted
to
share
with
us
from
the
Citadel.
J
J
Summer
I
know
the
Department
of
Health
and
Human
Services
will
be
coming
up
with
different
infographics
and
blogs
throughout
the
month
to
celebrate
that
so
Paul
as
they
come
out.
Maybe
I'll
send
them
to
you
to
send
out
to
the
committee,
so
people
can
share
that
other
than
that
busy
weekend
in
Charleston.
Citadel
CFC,
as
well
as
Charleston
Southern,
will
all
be
having
their
commencement
so
expect.
Downtown
and
Charleston
in
general
would
be
quite
busy.
B
Very
good,
thank
you.
So
much
all
right
did
I
miss
anybody
on
community
updates.
Anyone
that
anyone
else
that
needed
to
report
out
them
or
share
anything
with
us.
Well,
thank
you
so
much
for
for
all
of
that,
we
will
move
on
to
our
community
health
update
with
Dr
Katie
Richardson.
If
you
would
please.
H
Of
course,
thank
you,
so
I
just
wanted
to
first
talk
about
a
meeting
that
was
held
on
Friday
April
21st,
where
mayor
tecklenburg,
recommitted
Charleston
to
being
a
fast-track
city
for
ending
the
HIV
epidemic.
H
This
was
an
intra-jurisdictional
meeting,
the
first
in
South
Carolina
and
brought
together
folks
around
ending
the
epidemics,
which
is
a
South
Carolina
effort
focused
on
HIV,
but
also
what
we
call
syndemics
of
substance,
use,
disorder
and
other
sexually
transmitted
infections
and
they're,
two
fast-track
cities
in
South,
Carolina,
Columbia
and
Charleston,
and
so
we
met
together
for
a
full
day
in
in
Charleston
here
at
the
health
department,
and
we
are
looking
forward
to
working
more
closely
with
Colombia
and
for
me
to
bring
back
to
this
committee
some
specific
recommendations
that
we
began
to
discuss
at
that
meeting.
H
So
that
will
be
coming
sometime
soon.
I
I
know
Aretha
mentioned
the
end
of
the
covid
emergency,
and
that
is
happening
next
week.
May
the
11th
and
we've
been
hearing
several
changes,
including
some
that
Aretha
brought
up,
including
that
test
for
those
with
private
insurance
will
no
longer
be
available
monthly.
Through
the
federal
government.
H
There
may
be
some
cost
sharing
with
covid
vaccines,
as
well
as
testing
and
health
providers
offices,
but
thankfully
our
federally
qualified
community
health
centers,
such
as
Fedora
as
well
as
our
health
departments
and
others,
will
continue
to
have
tests
that
can
be
picked
up
for
free
while
supplies
last
and
the
health
department,
as
far
as
we
know,
will
continue
to
offer
vaccine
free
of
charge.
We
will
begin
once
our
Pfizer
vaccine
runs
out
to
be
offering
moderna
only
we've
already
stopped
offering
the
novavax.
H
That
does
not
mean
that
there's
no
availability
in
the
community,
but
from
the
from
the
health
department
that
will
be
the
case
and
then
finally,
the
federal
mandates
around
covid
vaccination
for
certain
groups,
including
federal
employees.
H
An
international
Travelers
will
also
end
on
that
day,
and
that's
really
because,
thankfully,
since
since
January
of
2021,
when
vaccines
started
to
become
available
covet
deaths
and
the
U.S
have
declined
by
95
percent
and
hospitalizations
down
almost
91,
this
has
been
mirrored
by
other
countries
around
the
world.
H
That
being
said,
we
will
still
be
recommending
covid
vaccines,
because
they
do
continue
to
reduce
hospitalizations
and
deaths.
We're
expecting
a
new
formulation
to
come
out
in
the
fall,
and
at
least
at
this
point
are
expecting
that
that
a
yearly
booster
will
be
the
recommendation.
But
in
the
past
month
the
CDC
did
say
for
those
who
are
interested,
especially
those
who
are
immune,
compromised
or
age
65
and
over,
but
another
booster
is
possible.
H
I
Wanda.
The
newspaper
today
had
a
front
page
article
on
Charleston
County's
plans
to
use
the
opioid
settlement
money.
So
if
you
haven't
seen
that
article
I
definitely
recommend
that
you
go
and
look
it
up,
Charleston
County
received
about
nine
hundred
thousand
dollars,
and
that
is
part
of
what
is
a
26
billion
dollar
settlement
with
three
pharmaceutical
companies
around
their
promotion
of
of
opioids,
really
as
being
non-addictive.
H
When
that,
indeed
was
not
the
case,
all
46
counties
in
South
Carolina
are
receiving
funds
as
well
as
43
eligible
municipalities,
and
those
include
the
City
of
Charleston.
As
well
as
Mount
Pleasant
and
several
others
in
our
Tri-County
area,
so
some
of
the
things
that
the
article
talked
about
was
start
off
with
a
very
alarming
statistic.
The
drug
overdose
deaths
in
South
Carolina
increased
by
more
than
25
percent
in
2021
Alone
and
that
opioids
continue
to
be
the
primary
killer
in
overdoses,
especially
fentanyl.
H
So
some
of
the
things
that
that
the
article
mentions
that
will
be
receiving
funding
are
Charleston
Center
to
hire
more
team
members
to
expand
services
like
detox
and
residential
treatment
programs.
The
coroner's
office
will
get
money
to
continue
testing
victims
to
determine
how
many
deaths
are
associated
with
opioids,
especially
on
fentanyl.
Community
Partners
will
come
together
in
the
early
fall
for
nearly
two
days
of
intensive
workshopping
to
create
A
county-wide
needs
assessment
and
strategic
plan,
and
I
certainly
hope
that
that
some
on
this
committee
will
be
involved
in
that
process.
H
There
will
be
money
set
aside
for
building
a
comprehensive
data
tool,
sort
of
a
dashboard
to
look
at
Charleston
County
data
around
overdoses
and
then
also
whether
harm
reduction
strategies
are
working
and
and
money
will
be
set
aside
for
a
Narcan
saturation
plan,
which
is
really
a
name
for
just
trying
to
get
Narcan
out
in
the
community,
such
that
those
who
could
benefit
from
from
its
use,
it
is
available
and
is,
is
used
to
to
save
lives.
H
Fentanyl
test
strips
are
also
part
of
that
plan,
so
police
officers,
paramedics
and
coroners
can
all
leave
behind
free,
Narcan
kits
at
scenes
where
they
meet
anyone
at
risk
for
overdosing.
They
can
also
provide
education
on
signs
of
Overdose
and
how
to
use
Narcan
and
and
the
Narcan
will
also
be
given
to
area
schools.
H
So
they're
Charleston
Center
is
working
with
Charleston
County
School
District,
to
provide
in
all
schools,
and
at
least
a
thought
now
is
that
it
will
be
positioned
in
some
way
by
the
AED
machines
which
are
used
when
people
may
be
in
arrhythmias,
causing
a
cardiac
arrest,
but
that's
still
being
worked
out.
H
There
was
a
study
that
was
discussed
here
in
the
article
that
said
that
40
of
School
nurses
in
North,
Carolina
and
South
Carolina
encountered
a
student
with
an
opioid
prescription,
but
only
four
percent
had
access
to
naloxone
at
that
point
in
time
and
still
currently
in
our
school
school
nurses
do
not
have
access
to
naloxone,
although
the
the
school
resource
officers
do
and-
and
obviously
the
school
is
doing,
other
has
other
substance,
use
prevention
tactics,
and
maybe
we
can
hear
more
about
those
from
Maggie
when
she
is
on
next
on
this
call
so
again,
I
just
encourage
you
to
to
check
out
this
article
and
to
reach
out
to
Shonda
funsell
and
others
about
that
two-day
strategic
plan,
because
this
is
really
a
probably
a
once
in
a
lifetime.
H
You
know
opportunity,
with
this
kind
of
money
flowing
into
our
local
municipalities,
County
and
state,
to
really
make
a
difference
in
substance,
use
disorder
and
opioid
overdoses,
and
then
I
wanted
to
finish
by
talking
about
the
article
we're
talking
about
the
the
Surgeon
General,
who
did
come
out
with
an
81-page
report.
Talking
about
loneliness
and
the
health.
H
The
risk
and
and
Paul
is
correct
that,
let
me
see
where
the
statistics
is
that
was
talking
about
yeah
widespread
loneliness
in
the
U.S
poses
health
risk
as
deadly
as
smoking
a
dozen
cigarettes
daily.
H
It
costs
the
health
industry
billions
of
dollars
annually,
and
we
know
this
started
even
a
couple
of
decades
before
covid,
where
Americans
became
less
engaged
with
their
worship,
houses
with
Community
organizations
and
even
their
own
family
members,
but
that
crisis
deepened
quickly
during
the
covid
pandemic.
H
The
loneliness
epidemic
really
is
hitting
young
people
especially
hard,
those
in
the
15
to
24
age
group
and
certainly
I've
seen
that
in
our
communities
and
and
suspect
many
of
you
have
as
well.
Loneliness
increases
the
risk
of
premature
death
by
nearly
30
percent
with
the
report
revealing
that
those
with
poor
social
relationships
had
a
greater
risk
for
stroke
and
heart
disease.
H
It
also
elevates
a
person's
likelihood
for
experiencing
depression,
anxiety
and
and
dementia,
so
the
Surgeon
General
is
really
calling
for
workplaces,
schools,
technology
companies,
Community
organizations,
parents
and
other
people
to
make
changes
that
will
boost
our
communities.
H
Our
countries
connectedness
that's
in
part
by
joining
Community
groups
and
putting
down
our
phones
when
catching
up
with
friends,
employees
to
think
carefully
about
their
remote
work
policies
and
Health
Systems
to
provide
training
for
doctors
to
recognize
the
health
risk
of
of
loneliness,
and
he
cited
a
final
study.
That
said,
the
people
who
use
social
media
for
two
or
more
hours
daily
were
more
than
twice
as
likely
to
report
feeling
socially
isolated
that
as
those
who
were
on
such
apps
for
less
than
30
minutes
a
day.
H
So
that's
obviously
a
huge
issue
and
lots
of
lots.
H
For
address
testing
it,
but
that
I
believe
is,
is
a
issue
of
Public
Health
importance
that
I
am
glad
that
the
Surgeon
General
is
is
bringing
to
the
Forefront
and
that's
what
I've
got
for
today.
Thank
you
great.
B
Thank
you.
Dr
Richardson
appreciate
that
information
on
it's
a
lot
to
think
about
on
the
on
the
loneliness
side
and
also
exciting,
to
have
the
resources
that
we
have
and
some
of
the
plans
that
you
talked
about
as
well.
So
any
questions
for
Dr
Richardson
all
right.
B
Well,
if
not
I
want
to,
we
want
to
look
at
our
community
health
needs
assessment
for
2022's
review
and,
as
Paul
sent
out
a
an
email
last
week,
we
kind
of
want
to
identify
our
six
highest
priorities
in
our
communities
and
try
to
get
that
to
our
city
of
Charleston,
department,
heads
and
and
to
city
council
see
what
we
can
do
to
move
the
needle
on
our
life
expectancy,
so
I'm
gonna
call
on
Paul
to
kind
of
start
us
off
with
that
conversation.
If
you
would
please.
A
I
just
wanted
to
open
the
question
to
to
see
to
I
feel
like
the
from
the
health
and
wellness
advisory
committee.
We
were
presented
this
information
and
it
felt
like
we.
Maybe
the
city
is
waiting
for
or
the
community
is
waiting
to
hear
some
recommendations
of
what
we
can
do
in
the
city
around
these
areas
and
if
you
remember
they
were
access
to
to
care
clinical,
preventative,
Services,
Behavioral,
Health,
obesity,
nutrition
and
physical
activity,
maternal
infant
and
child
health.
A
Those
were
actually
the
top
five
they
added
in.
They
took
oral
health
and
moved
it
into
Clinical,
Services
and
I.
Think
they
took
took
one
other
one
and
added
it
into
access
to
health
care,
but
the
the
whole
the
whole
processes
is,
that,
being
you
know,
in
our
community,
we
know
that
that
we've
got
a
lot
of
pocket
areas,
that
don't
that
we've
got
low
life,
expect
or
not
low
life.
We've
got
a
life.
A
Life
expectancy,
that's
lower
than
some
of
our
other
communities,
and
so
those
those
items
always
been
important
to
us
to
keep
focused
on,
and
here
now
we've
got
this
report
again.
This
is
the
last
2016
2019
2022.
Now
that
still
lists
these
five
items
as
our
primary
areas
and
I
just
felt
like.
Maybe
it
it's
time
to
that,
we
we
listen
to
each
other
and
just
try
to
start
talking
about
what
our
strategies
that
we
could
could
send
forth
to
the
city
and
to
city
council.
A
A
Where
last
year
we
had
a
conversation
with
our
our
City's
planning
staff,
about
the
ways
that
transportation
and
other
other
things
that
we
do
in
our
community
are
need
to
be
part
of
of
plans
because
they're
the
driving
force
to
how
we
start
to
address
some
of
these
items.
So
I
really
just
wanted
to
start
that
conversation
out
there
and
just
see
where
it
might
go
as
to
what
your
feelings
are.
E
Foreign
I
mean
I,
think
I
think
that
there's
a
lot
of
ways
that
this
group
can
provide
recommendations
to
the
city,
I
think
that
there
are
kind
of
a
couple
different
ways
that
we've
found
success
in
trying
to
address
some
of
these
Health
needs,
certainly
just
understanding
which
Partners
in
in
our
community
are
trying
to
address
these
needs
on
their
own.
Many
of
those
folks
are
you
know,
even
on
this
committee,
and
so
you
know
like
we
always
do
whenever
we
have
folks
present.
E
We
always
ask:
is
there
anything
that
we
can
do?
What
can
the
city
do
to
help
support
you
so
continuing
to
do
that?
But
there
there
are
some.
You
know,
certainly
some
policies
and
some
and
some
recommendations
that
other
cities
have
put
forth,
that
we
could
look
to
to
see
if
there's
anything
that
we
can
that
we
can
do
as
well
to
address
some
of
these
things.
E
E
E
You
know
the
different
public
transportation
options,
but
that
could
be
something
that
we
could.
We
could
look
into
and
see
if
there
are
gaps
or
maybe
an
expanded
access
for
folks
in
that
area,
just
just
just
to
go
off
of
kind
of
that.
First
one,
but
I
think
we
could
do
the
same
thing
with
with
each
of
these
Health
topics.
E
B
Thank
you.
Thank
you
Joey.
You
know
we
can
certainly
take
a
look,
especially
at
transportation
course.
Councilman
seekings
is
on
here
when
you
think
Transportation,
you
think
councilman
seekings
all
the
time,
because
he's
he's
the
transportation
Guru
but
yeah
any
gaps
we
can
fill
and
that
kind
of
thing,
but
Kelton
siegens.
You
have
any
anything
that
you
wanted
to
share
on
that.
D
I
do
thank
you.
Thank
you,
council,
member
and
I'm.
Sorry,
I'm
not
turned
on
I'm
actually
driving
around
so
I.
Think
of
the
next
meeting,
perhaps,
would
be
good
for
me
and
I'll
get
someone
from
Carta
to
give
you
all
a
little
briefing
on
what
we're
doing
at
Carta
in
terms
of
access
to
Healthcare
in
Charleston
County.
We
have
a
program
where
we're
partnering
with
Uber
and
Lyft
that
allows
people
in
the
county
to
use
those
services
and
the
the
bulk
of
the
cost
of
doing
so
is
underwritten
by
Carta.
D
The
cap
on
the
fee
is
four
dollars,
and
then
it
goes.
We
pay
up
to
30
we're
about
to
expand
that
I
think
to
45
dollars
for
a
ride
at
our
next
board
meeting,
which
is
next
week.
So
if
you
don't
mind
Paul
or
someone
put
me
on
the
agenda
for
next
meeting
and
I'll,
give
everyone
a
complete
update
on
what
options
there
are
for
people
to
get
access
to
health
care
at
a
very
convenient
and
economical
way
in
and
around
Charleston
County.
D
Happy
to
do
it
and
there'll
be
some
more
options
coming
too,
as
we
sort
of
expand
service
and
look
at
local
Country,
Rapid
Transit
and
the
reconfigurate
reconfiguring
of
our
entire
business
model,
so
very
much
at
the
core
and
heart
of
what
we're
thinking
about
is
access
to
food
and
to
health
care
for
people
who
otherwise
have
challenges
getting
there.
So
I
want
to
come
on
all
that
and
I
I
agree
with
that
being
a
priority.
So
thanks
for
bringing
it
up
great.
A
A
You
know
one
of
the
conversations
keeps
coming
about
food
deserts
but
other
than
the
the
29405
zip
code,
and
we
know
we've
spotted
some
in
West
Ashley,
but
it
seems
to
me
like
y'all,
have
been
addressing
or
or
in
those
locations
and
all,
but
it's
more.
We
can
do
with
nutrition
side.
Nick.
A
I
said:
is
there
any
more
we
could
do
with
nutritions?
On
the
you
know,
I
was
listening
to
the
DHEC.
Did
a
report
at
the
for
Charlie
United
away?
Did
a
racial
diversity
Workshop
a
couple
weeks
ago
and
and
they've
talked
about
not
enough
adults
or
eating
fruits
and
and
a
low
percentage
of
children
are
eating
getting
their
their
percentages
up
and
I.
Just
wonder
what
what
can
we
do
more
if
all
that
y'all
were
doing
and
same
thing
to
Katie?
F
F
So
that's
very
much
looking
at
food,
that
is
nutritious
I
mean
focusing
on
proteins
produce
and
dairy,
also
providing
food
in
a
way
that
provides
people
the
opportunity
to
make
the
choices
that
they
want
to
make
as
well,
rather
than
being
provided
with
a
pre-packed
box,
for
example,
so
providing
Market
style
opportunities,
and
that's
all
part
and
parcel
of
the
strategy
that
we
have
in
addressing
some
of
the
needs
in
some
of
these
food
deserts.
F
And
we
there
are
nutrition
programs
in
terms
of
nutritional
training,
both
in
terms
of
through
schools,
with
libraries
and
with
our
seniors
as
well.
So
I
mean
we.
We
do
have
a
number
of
nutrition
related
material
rules,
both
in
terms
of
from
a
training
perspective,
but
also
in
terms
of
menus
and
cooking
options
of
how
to
use
food
more
effectively
and
efficiently
to
be
able
to
provide
the
most
nutritious
value
to
to
individuals
as
well.
F
H
I,
just
also
wanted
to
mention
a
program
that
DHEC
runs
really
in
conjunction
with
the
federal
government,
and
that
is
WIC
women,
infants
and
children.
H
That's
for
pregnant
women,
as
well
as
young
children
and
and
their
families,
while
they're
young
and
we've
really
made
great
strides
during
the
covid
pandemic,
to
make
it
a
much
more
user-friendly
program
where,
where
most
of
the
services
have
been
through,
Telehealth
or
virtual,
which
is
important
for
young
young
mothers
and
and
it's
a
program
that
does
provide
there's
a
farmer's
market
component,
it
does
provide
again
I.
H
I,
really
think
that
that
choice
that
Nick
was
talking
about
is
important
and
it
does
provide
choices
for
which
fruits
and
vegetables
a
family
would
like
to
would
like
to
purchase
with
their
WIC
benefits.
So
certainly
any
assistance
in
in
helping
to
spread
the
word
about
WIC
would
be
helpful
and
and
if
anyone
wants
more
information,
I
can
get
to
you
personally
or
we
can
invite
someone
from
the
whip
program
to
to
speak
to
this
committee
as
well.
A
E
E
Thank
you,
Dr
Richard,
Center
Wick
is
is
an
important
program
for
for
women
and
and
folks
who
are
again
have
small
children.
The
snap
program
is
the
supplementation
assistance
program.
That's
what
folks
used
to
call
food
stamps,
and
that
is
the
program
that
allows
you
know
for
folks
to
get
some
assistance
covering
the
cost
of
their
groceries.
E
I
think
that
there
are,
in
my
personal
opinion,
not
enough
places
where
folks
can
utilize
those
SNAP
benefits,
and
so
that
could
be
something
we
look
at
is
is
increasing
the
availability
of
of
places
where
folks
can
utilize
their
their
SNAP
benefits.
We
were
looking
in
in
parts
of
the
Tri-County,
where
we
see
that
you
know
snap
utilization
or
people
spending
the
time
to
register
and
sign
up
for
that.
E
Wonderful
program
rates
are
pretty
low
and
when
we,
when
we
interviewed
those
folks-
and
we
talked
to
folks,
we
found
out
that
they
weren't
signing
up
because
they
were
enough
places
for
them
to
use
it
at.
E
F
Mean
just
add,
I
think
that
that's
what
Jerry
and
and
Katie
were
saying
as
well
I
think
certainly
a
lot
of
being
able
to
provide
education,
or
certainly
some
sharing
information
in
terms
of
what.
F
What
what
is
the
healthy
food
to
purchase
of
I,
think
one
of
the
problems
that
that
are
faced
is
that
people
are
somewhat
confined
by
what
they
can
purchase
in
terms
of
what
they
can
afford,
because
very
often
healthy
food
is
obviously
more
expensive,
sometimes
as
well
so
being
able
to
provide
some
clarity
and
some
information
around
choices
that
people
can
make
around
healthy
food
as
well
I
mean
what
is
what
is
what
is
in
what
is
in
in
what
would
be
considered
a
healthy
food
in
terms
of
pseudo,
sodium
sugar
content,
Etc
and
we've
certainly
got
a
lot
of
materials
on
that,
but
being
able
to
provide
that
information.
B
A
Yeah,
it
might
just
be
a
good
opportunity.
I
mean
again
in
our
our
little
newsletter
that
we
put
out
on
a
weekly
basis.
It's
maybe
a
little
nutritional
tip
on
a
regular
basis
and
and
talking
about
snap
and
and
WIC
and
and
the
food
bank
of
just
keeping
in
Low
Country
2-1-1,
keeping
those
those
resources
at
the
fingertips
and
Carter
keeping
those
things
at
the
fingertips
of
our
community
and
and
using
those
education
tools.
It's
a
new
new
shot.
Every
so
often
just
to
remind
people
of
what
we
have
we've
got
assets.
A
We
just
need
to
to
try
to
match
them
to
the
liabilities
out
there,
where
we,
we
have
got
the
biggest
needs,
and
maybe
it's
just
the
city
becoming
a
little
bit
better
Communicator
of
what's
available
in
our
community
through
all
the
different
resources
we
have
from
our
neighborhoods
to
our
businesses,
to
our
workforces,
to
our
Public
Safety
that
we
just
give
them
the
toolkits
to
do
to
to
be
able
to
share
that
information.
So.
D
Well,
Paul,
it
seems
like
a
natural
if
any
newsletter
you
send
out,
they
at
least
put
a
link
to
public
transit
to
ridecarta.com,
and
we
can
highlight
you
know
monthly
weekly.
However,
you
want
to
do
it
different
programs
that
we've
got
going
on
that
would
be
of
interest
to
people
not
to
overwhelm
them,
but
just
to
keep
educating
them.
C
Hey
this
is
Carol
and
I
have
a
quick
question.
I
know
there
are
restrictions
as
to
what
can
be
purchased
or
how
the
the
WIC
benefit
can
be
used,
but
is
that
also
available
to
men
or
just
women
and
children.
H
My
understanding
is
that
it
is
women
and
children.
Obviously,
women
are
purchasing
food
and
taking
it
home,
and
so
it
is
being
used
for
the
household.
But
it
is,
it
really
started
and
continues
to
be
a
program
to
ensure
that
pregnant
women
are
as
healthy
as
possible
and
that
children
through
mom's,
breastfeeding
and
and
providing
highly
nutritious
Foods
while
they
are
young,
helps
kids
to
get
off
to
a
good
start.
So
I'll
check
that
Carolyn
just
make
sure.
H
But
that's
my
understanding.
Thank.
A
Very
good,
oh
and
another,
and
let's
do
Kevin's
Thunder
again
and
Katie's,
but
another
element
is
that
we
wanted
to
make
sure
that
that
not
only
do
we
communicate
all
what
we're
doing
in
the
city
and
into
our
city
family,
but
we
are
going
to
go
for
the
June
meeting
and
Mike
will
have
to
hold
back
on
Carta,
maybe,
but
on
the
June
meeting,
we're
going
to
visit
the
Katie's
home
up
in
North
Charleston
at
the
the
teddy
Pryor
Social
Service
Hub,
and
get
a
tour
of
all
the
the
different
operations
up
there.
A
H
Well,
we're
very
excited
since
December
we've
been
in
the
new
Teddy
Pryor
Social
Services
Hub,
that's
on
Rivers
Avenue,
the
cross
street
is
McMillan
it's
across
from
the
Old
Navy
hospital,
which
I
think
is
the
tallest
building
in
North
Charleston.
So
that
seems
to
always
be
a
good
focal
point
for
people
to
know
where
we
are
and
when
the
county
built
this
building
for
us
it,
the
county,
chose
to
include
day
Otis.
H
H
Dss
is
located
here
as
well
sort
of
all
the
services
that
they
provide
for
the
County
Medicaid
is
here,
that's
actually
DHHS
and
I
am
forgetting
I
feel
like
someone,
maybe
not
May,
oh
Department,
of
Mental
Health.
Thank
you,
Stacy
has
has
also
an
inpatient.
Remind
me,
the
name
Stacy.
G
H
Yes,
Jennifer
actually
gave
me
a
tour
and
it's
a
amazing
resource
to
really
try
to
keep
folks
both
out
of
our
County
Detention,
Center
and
out
of
the
emergency
departments,
when
that's
not
really
the
level
of
care
or
where
they
need
to
be,
but
that
they
do
need
some
help
getting
back
on
their
feed
and
back
on
track.
And
so
we
I've
reserved
a
conference
room
here.
I
hope
that
all
of
you
will
make
the
effort
to
to
come
up.
There's
plenty
of
parking.
H
You
will
need
to
go
through
security
when
you
arrive
so
come
a
couple
of
minutes
before
and
and
Paul
will
send
out
further
directions,
but
we're
on
the
second
floor
of
that
building.
A
But
it
is
a
learning
experience,
just
learning
what
Charleston.
Hopefully
we
can
learn
about.
Charleston
Center
does
and
the
different
resources
that
are
available
in
our
community
they're
just
sitting
right
there
and
we
just
need
to
drive
traffic
toward
all
of
them.
So
it's
a
great
opportunity.
B
All
right,
thank
you
very
good.
Well,
yeah
I'll
be
great
great
meeting,
I
appreciate
everybody's
time
and
and
and
all
of
your
comments
and
and
everything
you
shared.
It
was
very
good
meeting
a
lot
of
great
information
and
Paul
and
I
and
of
course,
councilman
seekings
as
well
will
be
reporting
out
to
city
council.
As
we
said,
and
hopefully
we
can
see
what
the
city
can
do
to
tie
into
what
you
know:
MUSC
Roper
St,
Francis,
United,
Way,
Federer,
Mental,
Health
Department,
everybody
has
done.
B
Hopefully
the
city
can
find
ways
to
tie
in
and
and
see
what
we
can
do
better
to
to
push
that
needle
forward
on
on
life
expectancy
and
I
also
look
forward
to
seeing
everybody
in
person.
It's
June
7th.
Is
that
right,
Paul
I
think
that's
right!
June
June
7th!
We
get
to
see
each
other
in
person
at
the
new
Social,
Services,
Hub
and
I
look
forward
to
Touring.
That
is
there
anything
else
to
come
before
this
committee.
H
We've
definitely
seen
a
drop
off
in
in
the
public,
utilizing
preventive
Services
during
the
covid
pandemic,
just
again
having
difficulty
getting
in,
but
now
many
are
behind
on
their
colonoscopies,
their
vaccinations,
their
mammograms,
those
sorts
of
services,
and
we
do
have
a
number
of
great
programs,
including
mobile
vans,
that
are
able
to
travel
around
set
up
in
parking
lots
or
businesses
that
sort
of
thing
to
help
provide
at
least
those
mammograms
and
and
Pap
smears.
H
We
could
certainly
highlight
the
the
need
for
the
vaccinations
as
well
as
and
I'm
sure
there
are
options
for
colonoscopies
as
well,
but
I,
don't
know
it's
off
the
top
of
my
head
so
again,
I
think
utilizing
the
the
newsletter
and
the
sort
of
bully
pulpit
that
the
city
has
for
getting
out.
Information
on
all
of
these
opportunities
to
get
called
up
on
preventive
clinical
preventive
Services
would
be
a
great
way
for
the
for
the
city
to
help
to
address
some
of
these
disparities.
E
B
J
E
Or
some
Gathering,
you
know
reach
out
to
this
committee
and
I'm
sure
that
we
can
find
lots
of
great
Partners
who
could
come
to
those
events
and
we
could
park
a
mobile
van
or
we
could
bring
out
someone
to
do
vaccinations
or
do
some
some
preventive
screening,
so
yeah
I
think
there's
lots
of
ways
that
we
can
connect
with.
What's
already
going
on
and
just
try
to
consider
Health
in
all
of
the
various
aspects
that
the
city
is
involved
in.
Okay,.
B
Well
again,
thank
you
so
much
for
spending
your
time
and
and
sharing
what
we
needed
to
hear,
and
you
know,
I
really
appreciate
all
the
expertise
we
have
and
I
really
appreciate
that
the
majority
of
us
want
to
continue
to
stay
on
here
as
Paul's
asked,
if,
if
you
would
want
to
roll
off
or
stay
on,
I'm
very
excited
that
most
of
you
want
to
stay
because
you're
very
valuable
to
to
what
we're
doing
here.
So,
thank
you
so
much.
B
If
there's
nothing
else
to
come
before
the
committee,
then
we
stand
adjourned.
So
thank.
C
Is
of
no
real
significance
other
than
to
my
family,
but
my
niece
who's,
a
student
at
St,
Andrew's,
School
of
Math
and
Charter,
had
an
opportunity
to
participate
in
the
career
day
last
week
and
spent
the
day
with
mayor,
Tech
Lindbergh
and
helped
with
the
groundbreaking
at
the
Old
Town
Creek
Park.
So
her.
A
C
Is
in
the
West,
Ashley,
taper
and
I?
Consider
that
an
indication
of
what
will
happen
someday
she
becomes
Charleston
or
is
the
African-American
mayor
so
we'll
see.
B
Great
awesome,
very
good,
I
hope
so
all
right.
Well,
if
there's
nothing
else,
we
stand
adjourned.
Thank
you.