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• 53 attended the Pandemic Influenza Planning Forum Dental Health • Over 6,600 children's teeth were screened • 52% of patient visits are 20-80% pay • 30% were Medicaid recipients • 3,722 patient visits • 10% preschoolers have dental needs • 18% of 2nd graders have dental needs • Free SHAC clinics 2 nights/week in Carr Mill • Mouthguards for Athletes Program Environmental Health • 1,714 inspections in food and lodging • 450 consultative visits to establishments • 431 WIMP inspections, 249 new septic systems and 243 new wells permitted • More than 3600 consultative visits made • Over 1,117 water samples were drawn for testing for more than 500 homes Health Promotion and Education • 17 Health Promotorers participated in Leadership training • 100+ professionals attended brown bag lunch sessions on domestic violence, gangs, family violence • 13 churches part of the Eat Smart Move More Project • Nutrition education for more than 321 • Community Health Assessment process • Personal Health Services • 5,087 patients received preventive clinical care in 10,745 clinic visits • 342 patients received primary care in 664 visits • 40% of patients in primary care 0-20% pay • 5,171 tests for sexually transmitted infections • 1,156 received family planning services • 354 developmentally delayed or at-risk kids served through child service coordination • Meningococcal vaccine, rapid HIV tests in community, 4 TB cases, 44 on preventive therapy Healthy Carolinians Priorities 2008-2011 • Health Promotion (Chronic Disease Prevention) o Obesity, Physical Activity, and Tobacco • Access to Health Care and Health Insurance • Adult Substance Abuse and Mental Health • Child and Adolescent Health What's Coming Up? • Accreditation in Spring 2008 • Biosolids and water softener studies • Implementation of new well rules • Tobacco rules/ordinances