Nodaway County Health Center Meeting HighlightsNodaway County Health Center Meeting Highlights At the July 16 meeting of the Nodaway County Health Center Board of Directors, several key decisions were made: Food Permit Fees * The food permit fee was revised and waived for the 2024-2025 permit year. Tax Rates * The annual hearing on tax rates is scheduled for August 20 at 9:30 a.m., with the board meeting following at 10 a.m. COVID Case Update * In June, there were 19 COVID cases reported. Billing Issues Resolved * Insurance billing vendor TransactRX has resolved major billing issues, alleviating the need for a platform change. Summer Activities * Respiratory illness reports remain low during summer months. * Animal bite reports have declined. * School vaccinations will increase as the school year approaches. Project Updates * The generator and media room projects are still in progress. Community Events * The health center staff participated in the Nodaway County Fair, providing safety information and distributing bicycle helmets. * Safety Alley at the fair included participation from various local agencies, including fire, police, ambulance, drug task force, and highway patrol.
At the July 16 meeting of the Nodaway County Health Center Board of Directors, the food permit fee was revised and waived again for the 2024-2025 permit year.
The annual hearing on tax rates is scheduled for Tuesday, August 20 at 9:30 a.m. The board meeting begins at 10 a.m.
In June, there were 19 COVID cases.
“Insurance billing vendor TransactRX has solved the major billing issues that should have caused us to change,” said administrator Tom Patterson in his report. “I will continue to monitor this throughout the year. Eventually, we will likely change platforms as we move to electronic medical record systems.
“Reports of respiratory illness are low, as is typical of the summer months,” he said. “Animal bite reports have slowed since earlier in the summer. School vaccinations will increase as we approach the start of the school year.”
The projects for the generator and the media for the meeting room are still in progress.
“The staff and I participate in events and activities throughout the summer and provide seasonal public health information,” Patterson reported. “We participated in the Nodaway County Fair… with Safety Alley… It started off slow, but it got better and better and I think we gave out 45 bicycle helmets to kids from toddlers to teens.
Several other agencies also participated, including Maryville Fire with a truck, Maryville Public Safety Officers, Nodaway Sheriff’s canine officer, Nodaway County Ambulance with an ambulance, a Drug Task Force trailer, and Missouri Highway Patrol with a seat-belt persuader. Dawn did an excellent job of reaching out to partners and the fair board to set up arrangements for Safety Alley.”
