The Nicholas County Board of Health is organized by the Nicholas County Commission in accordance with W. Va. Code § 16 – 2. The Board of Health acts independently of the County Commission to set health policy for Nicholas County. Members are selected for five-year terms from county residents in a manner to prevent bias due to magisterial district, political affiliation, and occupation.
The Board of Health provides mandated services through its functional agency, Nicholas County Health Department, including:
- Community Health Promotion – Assessing community health status and needs, monitoring health indicators, mobilizing community around health needs, and providing health education.
- Environmental Health Sanitation – Administering public health laws regarding drinking water, clean air, sewage, food, child care centers, recreational water facilities and general sanitation. Promoting a clean, safe environment.
- Communicable Disease Prevention & Control – Providing communicable disease surveillance, case investigation, outbreak investigation, and emergency response to epidemics. Preventing and controlling rabies, sexually-transmitted diseases, vaccine preventable diseases, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and other communicable diseases.
- Disaster Preparedness and Response – Planning for and responding to environmental and biological-based disasters.
These basic public health services are delivered within the context of the core public health functions of assessment, policy development and assurance as defined in by the Ten Essential Public Health Services.
Members
CHRISTINA CHAPMAN (Chair): NCBOE
TIMOTHY KIRKLAND: Retired/Department of Justice
TAMAR MULLINS: Executive Director, NCCF
ANNABETH ANDERSON, Executive assistant to the Mayor, City of Summersville – Founder, Anderson Writing
IAN GLADWELL, Pharmacist
Meetings and Minutes
Nicholas County Board of Health holds meetings in accordance with W. Va. 64 C.S.R. 73.4.2 and W. Va. Code § 6 – 9A.
Meetings are held at 4:00PM located at the Nicholas County Health Department, 1 Stevens Road, Suite 201, Summersville, WV 26651. (Unless posted otherwise)
Public Records
The Nicholas County Board of Health acts as custodian for a variety of public records including: sewage system records, water well records, compliance inspection reports, etc.
Freedom of Information Act Request Form
To request copies of public records, please submit this form to Nicholas County Health Department. It may take up to five days to process requests. Charges of $3 per page will apply.
Patient Privacy
As a health care provider, Nicholas County Board of Health is committed to the confidentiality of all medical records and information within its stewardship.
Nicholas County Health Department Notice of Privacy Practices