Adair County Health Department, a new board.

 Monday April 26th new Trustees were sworn in to the Health Department board of Trustees. Some new faces will now serve as committee members and some will continue to serve in positions they held previously. Vern Playle will serve as Chairman, Shirley Riley as Vice Chair, Robin Darr as Treasurer, Brenda Higgins as Secretary. First order of business was to approve the agenda and next is the publics opportunity to address the board. One citizen exercised his rights to public comment during this time. The resident thanked the board for removing the mask mandate and then questioned why the publicly funded Health Department was offering the morning after pill (Levonorgestrel). The citizen felt that offering this pill contradicts the primary goal of health by ending life. Objections came from Brenda Higgins comparing these pills to standard preventative birth control. 

The single dose of the morning after abortion pill is highly concentrated and is different than taking extra birth control pills. The morning after pill can stop a pregnancy from occurring but sadly it most often destroys a fertilized egg after conception has occurred. During ovulation  the women can conceive within minutes of intercourse ( yes, I said minutes), the abortion industry would like you to believe that the morning after pill only stops conception from happening. 

After much discussion, some members were unaware the health department offered such services and vowed to research the topic more. This topic should appear on next months agenda. 

A brief synopsis was given as to the direction of home health, if all goes as planned Home Health will be fully operational effective today. 

Clinic services enlightened the group on several topics, including procedures for communicable disease. The group learned of a Adair county resident that is TB positive and currently under isolation. This unnamed individual appears to be from the Congo area and must be watched daily to confirm their daily medication is taken. This procedure can take up to six months. Discussion was also had in regards to Ebola. It appears that anyone traveling in and out of the Congo must go through a process in accordance with CDC guidelines.  

New business included the continuation of the 10 day quarantine, a May 15th Rabies clinic in Novinger, and the announcement that the Clinic will open May 3rd by appointment.