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Approve a plaque of appreciation honoring Shirley Reed, Senior Public Health Nurse, upon her retirement from the Department of Health & Social Services, Public Health Division with 19 years of dedicated public service to Solano County
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Department of Health & Social Services (H&SS) recommends that the Board approve a plaque of appreciation honoring Shirley Reed, Senior Public Health Nurse, upon her retirement from H&SS, Public Health Division with 19 years of dedicated public service to Solano County.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Shirley Reed began her career as a Public Health Nurse in the H&SS, Public Health, Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health Bureau on September 20, 1999 where she helped post-partum mothers transition from delivering their babies to childcare. Ms. Reed also served as a nursing consultant for the Black Infant Health Program where she provided nursing case management to pregnant and post-partum African American women and their newborns.
Ms. Reed was instrumental in the successful application and implementation of a Continuous Quality Improvement project which facilitated the centralized processing of all referrals in the Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health programs. Additionally, Ms. Reed has exhibited a profound understanding of the needs of the County’s residents and has continually strived to improve program service delivery. Ms. Reed was promoted to a Senior Public Health Nurse in the Communicable Disease Control Program, where she oversaw communicable disease surveillance activities, case investigations and education initiatives addressing Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Tuberculosis (TB) Control, Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) Control and reportable communicable diseases.
During Ms. Reed’s nineteen years of service, she has demonstrated vision, creativity and great skill in partnering and collaborating with both internal and community partners. Ms. Reed has shown remarkable dedication to her job and her staff, as well as a deep commitment to improving the health of all County residents.
Shirley Reed retired on April 4, 2019 as a Senior Public Health Nurse in the Communicable Disease Control Program in Solano Public Health and H&SS wishes her well in her retirement and future endeavors.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The costs associated with preparing the agenda Item are nominal and absorbed by the Department’s FY2018/19 Adopted Budget. The cost associated with the purchase of the plaque is included in the Board’s FY2018/19 Adopted Budget.
ALTERNATIVES:
The Board could choose not to approve this plaque of appreciation for Shirley Reed. This is not recommended because this is an opportunity to recognize Ms. Reed’s dedication and outstanding contributions to the County.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
None.
CAO RECOMMENDATION:
APPROVE DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION