Community Affairs, Health and Education Committee

Agenda

1. Call to Order

   Chair Person Shanklin called the meeting to order at 1:30 p.m.

2. Roll Call

   Chair Person Shanklin introduced the committee members present. A quorum was established. *NOTE: All committee members attended the meeting virtually.

3. Special Discussion
4. 1. COVID -19 Update: Dr. Sarah Moyer, Director, Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness
   Discussion Item

   The following spoke to the item: - Dr. Sarah Moyer, Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness - Committee Member Parker - Committee Member Mulvihill - Chair Person Shanklin - Committee Member Green - Council Member Kramer The following was discussed: - Covid-19 cases in Louisville are increasing - Updates are kept on the Web Page; louisvilleky.gov - on the Dash Board - 6,469 cases confirmed - 246 deceased - 4,307 In recovery - Louisville now in the yellow zone - Cases increasing over the month - Cases by the weeks can be seen on the dash board - Starting July cases have double - Death rates were higher in April - Testing more now for Covid -19 - Identifying people more with Covid-19 - The rates are higher with people being out more - Testing sites are available to get tested - Cases are updated regularly - Having more contact tracing test - Stay home and away from your family when you have been tested positive for Covid-19 - University of Louisville Data - Antibiotic test show more tests in the West End than East End - People with medical conditions have higher mortality with Covid-19 - Higher rates of exposure with people who have to work and can't stay home - Have PCR Test, Antibiotic Test, and Blood Test - When outside stay 6 feet apart - Keep mask on outside - Concern regarding data for child care - Nasal swab test - physicians have to report - Singing for 2 hours; resulted in 43 people with Covid-19 - Hospitals do not inform if Covid -19 patients are discharged - Concern will test be given to people who want to get back to work after the virus - Jefferson County Public Schools not back for the first 6 weeks - Concern regarding statistics for contact tracing, work and travel - Rates are higher for people traveling in hot spots

5. 2. Racism as a Public Health Crisis: Kendall Boyd, Chief Equity Officer, and T. Gonzales, Director of the Center for Equity
   Discussion Item

   The following spoke to the item: - T. Gonzales, Director of the Center for Equity - Kendall Boyd, Chief Equity Officer - Natalie Johnson, Jefferson County Attorney's Office - Chair Person Shanklin - Council Member Sexton Smith - Council Member McCraney - Council Member Dorsey - Committee Member Parker The following Discussion: - How people think about their health and the type of things they think about: Age, Diet, Exercise, and Genetic - Trends and Data and what it look like - How long people live in our community - People in the eastern part live longer than people in the western part - Health outcomes have a lot to do with Heart Attacks, Cancer, Sexual Infections and Tobacco - Conditions lead to health outcome - Blacks killed by police - Anti-racism - Connect with your elected officials - Linking resources together - Organizations, social institutions - Individual, knowledge, attitudes, and skills - We must work together at multiple levels to create long-term solutions - Declaring racism a public health crisis - Blacks currently account roughly 27% of the Covid-19 related deaths in Metro Louisville - Blacks are 3.7 times more likely to have died than whites - Excess to public transportation - Covid-19 racial disparity factors and causes - The black poverty rate in Louisville is 29.8%, nearly 3 times the white poverty rate of 10.2% - 73% of whites in Louisville own their homes vs. 36% of black residents in Louisville - The median black family in Louisville earns $35,870 a year vs. $61,977 a year for the median white family - The average black college graduate in Louisville earns almost $10,000 less a year than the average white college graduate - Across the country, local and state leaders are declaring racism a public health crisis or emergency - Recent protest around police killings have also brought special attention to racism as a public health crisis - Funding's - Equity Budget - Metro Council have sent funds to help the westend area - Researching all the legislation across the country to see what others are doing regarding the health crisis

6. Pending Legislation
7. 3. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 92.02, 92.03 AND 93.04 OF THE LOUISVILLE METRO CODE OF ORDINANCES (“LMCO”) AMENDING THE DISCRIMINATION ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR MORE FAIR ACCESS TO RENTAL HOUSING (AMENDMENT BY SUBSTITUTION).
   Ordinance
   Action: held

   This item was held in committee.

8. Adjournment

   Without objection, Chair Person Shanklin adjourned the meeting at 2:30p.m.

9. Note: Agendas are followed at the discretion of the Chair Person. While an item may be listed, it does not mean all items will be heard and/or acted upon by the Committee.
10. Page Break
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12. Non-Committee Member(s)

    Council Member Keisha Dorsey (D-3), Council Member Barbara Sexton Smith (D-4), and Council Member Paula McCraney (D-7)

13. Clerk(s)

    Mary Whitlock, Assistant Clerk Sonya Harward, Clerk

14. Support Staff

    Natalie Jonson, Jefferson County Attorney's Office