The Allegheny County Board of Health will meet on Wednesday, March 10, at 12:30 p.m., at Clack Health Center, Building 7, 301 Thirty-Ninth Street, Lawrenceville.

The agenda for the meeting will include the following items:

• Report by Prevention Point Pittsburgh, a needle exchange program designed to reduce the transmission of HIV and hepatitis C caused by needle sharing.
• Requests for $2,500 each from the Clean Air Fund and the Environmental Health Fund to support the Pittsburgh International Science and Technology Festival (SciTech Festival) to be held March 26, 2010.
• Proposed air pollution regulations establishing new ozone control technique guidelines for specific sources of volatile organic compounds.
• Proposed revisions to a Health Department plan to bring air quality in the Liberty/Clairton area into compliance with national air quality standards for fine particulate pollution.
• New schedule of fees for vaccinations and other services provided by the Health Department’s Infectious Disease Program.
• Report on recommendations of special committee appointed by County Executive to examine the Health Department’s Air Quality Program.
• Report by committee dealing with air toxics guidelines.
• Appointment to board of directors of Three Rivers Wet Weather Demonstration Project.
• Public comments on agenda and non-agenda items.

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