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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: June 7, 2011 Action Agenda Item No. 5- -� SUBJECT: Approval of 2012 -16 Master Aging Plan Community Survey DEPARTMENT: Aging /Advisory Board on Aging PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Perceptions of Aging Survey Janice I. Tyler, Director, 968 -2071 Letter from BOCC Heather Altman, Chair, Adv. Board on Aging PURPOSE: To review and comment on the Perceptions of Aging in Orange County Survey to be used to collect data for the 2012 -16 Master Aging Plan. BACKGROUND: On May 15, 2007 the Board of County Commissioners adopted the five -year Master Aging Plan (MAP) covering the period 2007 through 2011. It is now time to update the plan and work has begun on the 2012 -16 MAP. A sub - committee of the Advisory Board on Aging was formed to review the MAP process. In addition, the 2012 -16 MAP project was selected to be a Capstone Project for the UNC School of Public Health's Health Behavior Health Education Program. In preparation of the work to be done in the fall /spring by the Capstone Team, the County is fortunate to have secured private funding for two Health Behavior Health Education Summer Practicum students. The students are working on a community assessment report to be used as formative research for the MAP. The survey is just one component of the information gathering process. In accordance with the letter from the BOCC Chair (attached), the BOCC is afforded the opportunity to review and comment on the survey to be administered prior to public release. Focus groups are being held in each Orange County Township to provide an additional opportunity for open discussion about aging issues and needs. Meetings are being held with each county department head to determine their department's readiness for the future aging population. A hard copy of the survey is attached and is also available via the web at http: // www.surveymonkey.com /s /G2ZBKV9. FINANCIAL IMPACT: There are no additional costs to the County for implementing this survey. The Survey Monkey account, as well as the intern practicum costs, are being provided by private donations. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve the use of the Perceptions of Aging in Orange County Survey.