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Health board discusses new position, program updates, grant obtained

EAST LIVERPOOL — Members of the board of health will make the final decision on who fills the newly created position of sanitarian/environmental health inspector, choosing from among three candidates who will be presented for consideration by city administrators.

Mayor Ryan Stovall, who presides over the health board, said he, health Commissioner Carol Cowan and planning Director Bill Cowan will be reviewing all resumes and conducting initial interviews before selecting three candidates from which the board will choose at its meeting in May.

Resumes are still being accepted until 4 p.m. April 30, with about 10 already received from candidates with a wide variety of experience and backgrounds.

Among those received to date include a Salem woman with a bachelor’s degree in public health and experience as a water treatment plant operator; a Boardman man with a bachelor’s degree in environmental studies and another degree in geology; a Youngstown State University graduate who majored in public health and is a graduate student in epidemiology who has applied for sanitarian-in-training credentials; an East Liverpool contractor with experience in building maintenance and food service; a Wellsville resident with experience in electrical engineering; an East Liverpool resident with 40 years of experience in construction, maintenance of both residential and commercial buildings and inspections; the owner-operator of a company that oversees and improves residential buildings; and others with office experience.

The job description established for the new position includes an extensive list of duties, responsibilities, qualifications, and other requirements being looked for in the candidates.

The job pays $16 per hour plus a $500 per month car allowance and insurance benefits.

In other health board matters last week, Carol Cowan reported on a new Cribs for Kids program in which parents will be given free cribs for their babies, along with gaining some vital information from an educator on child health issues.

She said she hopes to get some sponsors for the program and said first responders and police officers, for example, can refer parents to the program if they see the need for a crib while responding to a home.

Cowan also reported on a maternal and child health task force for which the first meeting was held April 4, bringing together several agencies in a collaborative effort.

One focus of the group will be maintaining maternal health to prevent low birth weights, according to Cowan, who said the group will meet quarterly.

Cowan was successful in obtaining an environmental grant from Heritage Thermal Services for this summer’s youth camp.

The health department is again holding the annual low-cost rabies clinic from noon until 2 p.m. May 19 at Westgate School at a cost of $5 per animal, sponsored by the Community Animal Clinic.

Cats and dogs 4 months and older can be vaccinated. Dogs must be on a leash and cats in a cage.

Additional information on the clinic can be had by calling the health department at 330-385-7900 or the Community Animal Clinic at 330-386-6306.

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