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6 <br />Accomplishments: 2010 <br />1 County representatives served on the NC Study Commission on Aging that proposed the <br />serious examination of NC's readiness to meet the opportunities and challenges of an <br />aging population. Governor Perdue approved through Executive Order 54. <br />2 Drafted a proposal to the UNC School of Public Health's Health Behavior and Education's <br />Capstone project "to assist Orange County with the next 5-year Master Aging Plan." <br />3 Members of the Advisory Board and Department on Aging staff participated in the <br />Governor's Conference on Aging in October with the theme `Building a Livable and Senior- <br />Friendly North Carolina' <br />Recommendation for 2011: <br />1. Recruit students and professional retired volunteers by RSVP (Retired and Senior Volunteer <br />Program) to assess aging-friendly local government practices/policies/services/supports <br />II. MAP Work Plan <br />A. Introduction and Implementation Process <br />The Master Aging Plan for 2007-11 covers 9 overall goals, 45 specific objectives and 173 <br />strategies recommended to accomplish those objectives. The MAP objectives have all been <br />prioritized under each goal with 1 being rated the highest. In order to have a manageable plan, <br />the updated MAP reduced the number of goal areas and objectives, but increased the list of <br />potential strategies for consideration during the five-year implementation period. <br />New objectives or modification of existing ones will be recommended annually by the County <br />Aging Advisory Board and County Department on Aging. The MAP annual report is provided <br />to the BOCC, the towns and other community groups for their information, review and <br />comment. This MAP report covers the July 2009 to December, 2010 activities, <br />accomplishments and recommendations for 2011. <br />B. Work Plan Activities and Accomplishments <br />~. Focus: All Older Adults <br />Goal A: Information/Access- Enhance information & assistance options for all older <br />persons and their families who need access to services, especially those most in need. <br />Objective A-1: Improve marketing and evaluation of existing Information and <br />assistance services. <br />Lead Organization (s): Department on Aging-PAC with TJCOG-AAA , NC CareLink <br />&Triangle United Way 211 <br />Accomplishments: 2010: <br />1. Hosted second annual Resource Connections Fair on May 1, 2010. The Fair was attended by <br />over 40 aging and long term services vendors, and more than 200 community members. <br />3 <br />