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Board of County Commissioners <br />Meeting Minutes - Final April 16, 2019 <br />Marie Wygonik Blanchard, Florida Department of Health, provided an overview of <br />the harmful impacts of vaping, as well as usage statistics. <br />A student representative from Students Working Against Tobacco (SWAT), read a <br />prepared statement about the dangers of e -cigarettes for young people. <br />Read and Presented <br />5.E. Emergency Addition: Presentation on Hepatitis A by Miranda Hawker, Health Officer, Indian River <br />County Department of Health <br />(Clerk's Note: This item was heard before Item 5.A. and is placed here for <br />continuity). <br />Miranda Hawker, Health Officer, Department of Health, Indian River County, <br />announced that although there are currently no cases of Hepatitis A in Indian River <br />County, there has been an upsurge in cases in Florida and nationally. She used a <br />PowerPoint Presentation to describe the illness and to outline risk factors. She <br />stressed that the Health Department's focus is on prevention and described the <br />educational outreach program that the Health Department has undertaken. <br />A discussion ensued about several fatalities from Hepatitis A in Martin County, and <br />the difficulty of tracing the source of the virus. Ms. Hawker gave information on <br />vaccinations and an educational event which will be held at the County's <br />Emergency Operations Center on April 29, 2019. <br />6. APPROVAL OF MINUTES <br />6.A. 19-0306 Regular Meeting of March 05, 2019 <br />Recommended Action: Approve <br />Attachments: 03052019BCC Final <br />Approved <br />6.B. 19-0305 Regular Meeting of March 12, 2019 <br />Recommended Action: Approve <br />Attachments: 03122019BCC Draft <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Flescher, seconded by Vice Chairman Adams, <br />to approve the Regular Meeting Minutes of March 5, 2019 and March 12, <br />Indian River County Florida <br />Page 3 <br />