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Board of Health meeting agenda

Thursday, May 21, 2026 at 1 pm

Hybrid Meeting: Attend King County Board of Health meetings in person in Council Chambers (Room 1001), 516 3rd Avenue in Seattle, or through remote access.

Agenda

  1. Call to order
  2. Roll call
  3. Announcement of any alternates serving in place of regular members
  4. Approval of minutes of March 19 and April 29, 2026
  5. Public Comments
  6. Chair's Report
  7. Director's Report

Briefings

  1. BOH Briefing No. 26-B12
    PHSKC Preparations for the FIFA Men’s World Cup
    • Nick Solari, Preparedness Director, Public Health – Seattle & King County
    • Dr. Sandra Valenciano, Health Office and Acting Director, Public Health – Seattle & King County
  2. BOH Briefing No. 26-B13
    Impact of inequitable access to massage licensure on workers and public safety
    • JH Chen, Organizer, Massage Parlor Organizing Project (MPOP)
    • JM Wong, Organizer, MPOP
    • D Dian, Organizer, MPOP
  3. BOH Briefing No. 26-B14
    Overdose Prevention and Response
    • Brad Finegood, Strategic Advisor, Public Health – Seattle & King County
    • Julia Hood, Epidemiologist, Public Health – Seattle & King County
    • Semone Andu, Regional Health Administrator, Health Care for the Homeless Network, Public Health – Seattle & King County
    • David Sapienza, Pathways Clinic Lead Physician, Public Health – Seattle & King County
    • Callan Fockele, Lead Physician, DESC
    • Rachel Marhill, Medical Department Senior Operations Manager, DESC
  4. BOH Briefing No. 26-B15
    Innovations in Sexual Health
    • Christopher Archiopoli, Member, King County Board of Health
    • Dr. Matthew Golden, Professor of Medicine, University of Washington; Director, PHSKC HIV/STI/HCV Program; Director, UW Center for AIDS and STD (CFAS)
  1. Board Member updates
  2. Other business

Adjournment

If you have questions or need additional information about this agenda, please call 206-263-0365, or write to Joy Carpine-Cazzanti, Board of Health Administrator via email at KCBOHAdmin@kingcounty.gov.

About BOH meetings

All regular and special meetings of the Board and Board committee meetings shall be open to the public, in accordance with RCW 42.30. The Board may order the removal of individuals who are interrupting the meetings and may adjourn and reconvene in another location as provided in RCW 42.30.050.

The King County Board of Health meets at 1 pm on the third Thursday of each month unless otherwise noted. Meetings are held in the King County Council Chambers unless otherwise noted on monthly meeting agendas.

Public Hearings on proposed regulations are generally held during the monthly Board of Health meetings and are noted as such on the meeting agenda. If you wish to submit written testimony please note the following:

Written testimony is accepted if received by 5 pm on the Monday prior to the day of the public hearing, or later, if the public comment period is extended by the Board at the following street address or via email at:

King County Board of Health
ATTN: Board of Health Administrator
401 5th Ave, Suite 1300
Seattle, WA 98104

Email: KCBOHAdmin@kingcounty.gov