Clark County Board of Health 4-22-2026
Posted By:
Jacqueline Lane
Posted On: 2026-04-24T21:13:51Z
Link to materials: Clark County Council Meetings | Clark County
Observer: Jackie Lane
Council attendees: Sue Marshall, Glen Yung, Wil Fuentes, Matt Little, Michelle Belkot
Public Health in Action: School health and safety, recreational water programs:
BOH Presentation April 22 2026 - Recreational Water Safety and School Health and Safety Programs
- Recreational water programs:
- During off season, they still have indoor pools and other work. Winter is busy time for plan review work. Planning work, etc.
- Discussion of timing of testing and warnings.
- WAC is out of date, updates in progress.
- School health and safety
- Discussion of if county code could be tighter than state. (Note, past councils have demanded that no county code exceed state requirements). Some interest, but also concern for schools and creating unfunded mandates. There is council interest in exploring.
- Code doesn’t have a lot of enforcement capabilities, success is in relationships they’ve built, schools are collaborative.
- Discussion of lead in school pipes. Requirement that all schools test by 2026, with requirements to address. Working with Department of Health and School districts. There are grants to address issues.
- Matt raised concerns about PFAS – Camas is bringing well 13 online before it is fixed, families should get PFAS filters. Information on PFAS available on county website.
- Glen asks if lead testing should be done in schools built after 2016 (regulations limiting lead in plumbing went in then). It is not mandated, and not done. He feels it should be. Goes nowhere.
- Fees – slide 33. Like other county fees, they just cover costs (not a profit center).
- Fees are updated annually.
Directors update:
- We’re still in flu season based on test results 13% tests positive (flu season defined as over 10% positive). It is getting lower.
- Vaccination rates. Only 26% of eligible CC residents have received flu vaccine. Only 14% have covid vaccine. Only 1/3 of infants have rec’d RSV vaccine. Less than half of people 75 and older have rec’d RSV vaccine.
- No new measles cases in the county. Vax rates dropping, we’re below herd immunity (which is 95%)
- Will introduce new equity director at next BOH meeting.