1200 King County  
Courthouse  
King County  
516 Third Avenue  
Seattle, WA 98104  
Meeting Minutes  
Board of Health  
Metropolitan King County Councilmembers:  
Teresa Mosqueda, Chair; Jorge Barón, Reagan Dunn;  
Alternate: Sarah Perry  
City of Seattle Members:  
Joy Hollingsworth, Robert Kettle, Sara Nelson  
Alternate: Bruce Harrell  
Sound Cities Association Members:  
Heather Koellen, RN, BSN, CCRN, Vice Chair; Penny Sweet  
Alternates: Amy Lam, Cheryl Rakes  
Public Health, Facilities, and Providers:  
Butch de Castro, PhD, MSN/MPH, RN, FAAN; Lisa Chew, MD,  
MPH; Katherine Gudgel, MS;  
Alternate: Patricia Egwuatu, DO  
Consumers of Public Health:  
Quiana Daniels, BS, RN, LPN, Vice Chair; Robin Narruhn, PhD,  
MN, RN;  
Alternate: Mustafa Mohammed, MBCHB, MHP, AAC  
Community Stakeholders:  
Christopher Archiopoli, Victor Loo  
Alternate: Francoise Milinganyo  
American Indian Health Commission:  
Esther Lucero (Diné), MPP; Alternate: Abigail Echo-Hawk  
(Pawnee), MA  
Dr. Faisal Khan, Director, Seattle-King County Department of  
Public Health  
Staff: Joy Carpine-Cazzanti, Board Administrator -  
KCBOHAdmin@kingcounty.gov  
1:00 PM  
Thursday, June 20, 2024  
DRAFT MINUTES  
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Board of Health  
Meeting Minutes  
June 20, 2024  
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Board of Health  
Meeting Minutes  
June 20, 2024  
1.  
2.  
Call to Order  
The meeting was called to order at 1:02 p.m.  
Roll Call  
16 -  
Present:  
Archiopoli, Barón, Daniels, de Castro, Dunn, Gudgel, Hollingsworth, Kettle,  
Koellen, Loo, Lucero, Mosqueda, Narruhn, Nelson, Egwuatu and Lam  
2 - Chew and Sweet  
Excused:  
3.  
Announcement of Any Alternates Serving in Place of Regular  
Members  
Boardmember Egwuatu served in place of Boardmember Chew.  
Boardmember Lam served in place of Bardmember Sweet.  
Boardmembers Mohammed and Milinganyo were also in attendance.  
4.  
5.  
Approval of Minutes of May 16, 2024  
Boardmember Daniels moved to approve the minutes of the May 16, 2024, meeting as  
presented. Seeing no objection, the Chair so ordered.  
Public Comments  
The following person spoke:  
Alex Tsimerman  
6.  
7.  
Chair's Report  
The Chair briefed boardmembers on the upcoming agenda.  
Director's Report  
Dr. Faisal Khan provided an update on regional action on gun violence, avian influenza  
H5N1, and the sweetened beverage tax. Dr. Khan also reported on the upcoming  
strategic plan and the future roadmap for Public Health in King County.  
Briefings  
8.  
BOH Briefing No. 24-B15  
Board of Health membership and recruitment  
Joy Carpine-Cazzanti, Board of Health Administrator, briefed the Board and answered  
questions.  
This matter was Presented  
Board of Health  
Meeting Minutes  
June 20, 2024  
9.  
BOH Briefing No. 24-B16  
Board of Health Homelessness and Health Workgroup Update  
Vice Chair Daniels briefed the Board and answered questions.  
Boardmembers Barón, Gudgel, Narruhn and Mosqueda asked that their names be  
added to the statement.  
This matter was Presented  
10.  
BOH Briefing No. 24-B17  
Nuclear radiation health effects  
Boardmember Narruhn made remarks and introduced Sean Arent, Nuclear Weapons  
Abolition Program Manager from the Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility;  
and Dr. Ira Helfand, member of the International Steering Group of the International  
Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN ), and the recipient of the 2017 Nobel  
Peace Prize. Sean Arent briefed the Board and answered questions. Dr. Ira Helfand  
briefed the Board and answered questions.  
This matter was Presented  
11.  
12.  
Board Member Updates  
There were no updates.  
Other Business  
Adjournment  
There was no other business.  
The meeting was adjourned at 3:01 p.m.  
If you have questions or need additional information about this agenda,  
please call (206) 263-0365, or write to Joy Carpine-Cazzanti, Board of  
Health Administrator via email at KCBOHAdmin@kingcounty.gov