Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2021 11:18:09 AM To: Kendra Kenyon Subject: [EXTERNAL] CDH Board Physician Position
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From: BOCC To: BOCC Subject: FW: [EXTERNAL] CDH board physician position Date: Thursday, August 12, 2021 3:47:46 PM From: alejandro necochea <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2021 11:18:09 AM To: Kendra Kenyon Subject: [EXTERNAL] CDH board physician position CAUTION: This email originated from outside Ada County email servers. Do not click on links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Verify the sender by mouse- hovering over their display name in order to see the sender’s full email address and confirm it is not suspicious. If you are unsure an email is safe, please report the email by using the 'Phish Alert' button in Outlook. Commissioner Kenyon, I am a physician in the Treasure Valley, trained in internal medicine, public health and preventive medicine. I write to strongly ask that you stay firm on your consideration of Dr. Blue for the open CDH board seat. As I understand the role, the physician's role in the CDH board is to bring the medical expertise to the table. But this physician is not the only person making decisions/recommendations--it is the whole board. As such, you need someone who can truly bring that medical expertise. Other considerations, like personal freedom or impact on business are also part of the role, but the primary role of the physician is to provide that medical expertise. Dr. Blue is the only physician of the three who can bring the expertise needed to guide the decisions of the CDH board. COVID has monopolized the attention, but on issues of sanitation, vaccines, preventable conditions, etc., you need a physician trained in public health and epidemiology. Besides having that training, Dr. Blue is extremely thoughtful and caring. Dr. Moss does seem to have that expertise. Regarding Ryan Cole, in am puzzled and concerned about him being given any consideration at all. Not only because he doesn't have the public health expertise, but also because he a major agent in the spread of COVID misinformation in the community. And this is not about him bringing the voice of the community to the board. I think listening to the concerns of people in the community is the role of all board members and any of the candidates can do that. However, through his speeches, Dr. Cole has shown he is not capable of functioning in key roles needed for the position he seeks. He is not able to present data in an objective, dispassionate way. He is not capable of taking a large body of information, distill it using a medical/scientific approach, and present valid postions. Furthermore, he has not shown to be an advocate of workers in our public health and helathcare systems, calling into question their integrity with statements like "follow the money" when asked why so many doctors and public health experts recommend masks and vaccines. I believe that having Dr. Cole in that open board position, or even be considered as someone who needs to be consulted by whoever is picked would be detrimental to the medical validity of recommendations from the CDH board. Thank you for your consideration, Alejandro Necochea, MD, MPH From: BOCC To: BOCC Subject: FW: [EXTERNAL] Oppose Cole for Central District Health Board Date: Thursday, August 12, 2021 3:47:31 PM From: Janice Boyd <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2021 12:13:10 PM To: Kendra Kenyon Subject: [EXTERNAL] Oppose Cole for Central District Health Board CAUTION: This email originated from outside Ada County email servers. Do not click on links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Verify the sender by mouse- hovering over their display name in order to see the sender’s full email address and confirm it is not suspicious. If you are unsure an email is safe, please report the email by using the 'Phish Alert' button in Outlook. Dear Commissioner Kenyon, I am an Ada County resident and I am shocked that you are even considering Dr. Ryan Cole for the physician position on the Central District Health Board. Cole is linked to one of the nation’s most prolific spreaders of COVID misinformation, according to Business Insider (https://www.businessinsider.com/sherri-tenpenny-how-anti-vaxxer-fuels- pandemic-makes-money-2021-8 [businessinsider.com]), spreads disinformation himself by calling the COVID vaccine “needle rape” and the “clot shot” (https://www.boisestatepublicradio.org/politics-government/2021-08-10/doctor-up-for-idaho- health-board-spot-calls-covid-19-vaccine-needle-rape [boisestatepublicradio.org]), and has recommended the use of an unapproved treatment for COVID against the advice of the FDA, NIH, and WHO (https://idahocapitalsun.com/2021/08/09/ada-county-doctor-interviews-two-sides-of-the- coin-on-public-health/ [idahocapitalsun.com]). What is most disturbing about your consideration of Cole is that he is clearly being dishonest and, for whatever reason, willing to risk my life and the lives of other citizens of Ada County. Even though he encourages others to take dangerous and unproven actions in the face of a pandemic, he and his family ARE FULLY VACCINATED (https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/208/garden-city-doctor- reacts-fact-checking-his-statements-lawmakers/277-6d4ba8c6-3eb7-4334-bfe2-2052c57a7e0e [ktvb.com]). I simply cannot believe that none of you asked him questions about this dangerous, incorrect, and well documented information during his interview. I trusted you to do a job, thoroughly investigating the candidate’s qualification, yet here I am providing the information to you now. Please don’t make the problem even worse by allowing Dr. Cole to have any input into my community’s health and safety. I again urge you to select the only candidate that has experience with infectious diseases and community health, Dr. Sky Blue. But at the very least, protect the citizens of Ada county from Dr. Cole’s reckless, dangerous, and incorrect medical advice. Thank you for your consideration of public health needs for the county, the region, the nation and the world during this difficult time. Sincerely, Janice Boyd, Boise From: Pam Pugmire To: BOCC Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] Health Board Date: Thursday, August 12, 2021 2:23:40 PM Attachments: image001.png image001.png CAUTION: This email originated from outside Ada County email servers. Do not click on links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Verify the sender by mouse- hovering over their display name in order to see the sender’s full email address and confirm it is not suspicious. If you are unsure an email is safe, please report the email by using the 'Phish Alert' button in Outlook. FYI I am an Ada County resident at 9998 W Pettit Ct, Star, ID 83669. Pamela Pugmire Silvercreek Realty Group 208-921-4800 voice & text On Wed, Aug 11, 2021, 11:12 PM BOCC <[email protected]> wrote: Thank you for your email. Please note, this is an automatic reply. Your email will be delivered promptly to the appropriate person, office or department. Have a great day. Ada County Board of Commissioners 200 W. Front St., Boise, ID 83702 Office: (208) 287-7000 Fax: (208) 287-7009 Email: [email protected] Web: www.adacounty.id.gov From: Morgan Lutgen To: BOCC Subject: [EXTERNAL] APPOINT RYAN COLE TO CDH BOARD Date: Thursday, August 12, 2021 12:53:54 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside Ada County email servers. Do not click on links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Verify the sender by mouse- hovering over their display name in order to see the sender’s full email address and confirm it is not suspicious. If you are unsure an email is safe, please report the email by using the 'Phish Alert' button in Outlook. Hello, As a citizen, resident and taxpayer of Boise, ID, I am writing to urge you to appoint Dr Ryan Cole to the Central District Health Board. Thank you for your time. Best, Morgan Lutgen Ada County Resident From: CenturyLink Customer To: BOCC Subject: [EXTERNAL] Ada County Physician Date: Thursday, August 12, 2021 2:35:48 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside Ada County email servers. Do not click on links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Verify the sender by mouse- hovering over their display name in order to see the sender’s full email address and confirm it is not suspicious. If you are unsure an email is safe, please report the email by using the 'Phish Alert' button in Outlook. Dear Ada County Commissioners, I grew up and have lived in Ada County my entire life and I have never seen such a crazy time in this area. I am appalled at the misinformation and actual outright lies being spread about the COVID virus epidemic. To disregard the science and cynically make a deadly disease a political issue is unconscionable and evil. I am writing to you because you are in the process of interviewing for the physician position for the Central District Health Board. I am writing to ask you to select Dr. Sky Blue. I feel he is the one person being interviewed that will bring the needed knowledge and experience to the position. He is actually has understanding and skill with infectious diseases and community health. I also must tell you that I am so very disturbed that you are seriously interviewing Dr. Ryan Cole.