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Advisory Board of Health (ABH)

The Advisory Board of Health works to advance health goals in Bloomington.

Make a nomination for the 2012 Health Promotion Award by February 22.

The vision of the Advisory Board of Health (ABH) is to "make significant progress in defining and meeting the City's health goals."

Meeting location, schedule
Mission statement and duties
Commissioners and their terms
Staff liaison

Meeting location, schedule

Board meetings are typically the fourth Tuesday of the month, there will be no meetings in July or August. Meetings are usually held from 6 - 8 p.m. in the East Conference Room of the Public Health Center at 1900 West Old Shakopee Road.

Online calendar: Links to ABH's meeting schedule. Browse for meetings that are posted for each month.

Mission statement and duties

Appointed by the City Council, the the Advisory Board of Health's mission is to promote, protect and care for the health of our community. It researches and evaluates issues concerning health and the environment within the city, and advises and makes recommendations to the City Council about such issues. The board is established in Section 2.98.22 of the City Code.

The board consists of seven members; four represent health care providers and three represent consumers.

ABH commissioners and their terms

Commissioner	Position	Term of office
Alice Chu	Consumer	Jan. 2011 - Dec. 2012
Michael Dardis	Consumer	Jan. 2011 - Dec. 2012
Kent T. Johnson	Provider	Jan. 2010 - Dec. 2011
Carol Oldowski	Provider	Jan. 2010 - Dec. 2011
David Olsen	Consumer	Jan. 2011 - Dec. 2012
Allyson Schlichte	Provider (Chair)	Jan. 2011 - Dec. 2012
Greg Harms	Provider	Jan. 2011 - Dec. 2012

Staff liaison

ABH's staff liaison is Karen Zeleznak, Administrator of Public Health.

For more information, contact:

Public Health Division
PH: 952-563-8919, TTY: 952-563-8900
E-mail: kzeleznak@ci.bloomington.mn.us