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� <br /> —Mortality <br /> —Morbidity <br /> '31st <br /> —Physical environment <br /> Celebrate with Caution <br /> 'North Carolina ranked 35th among states <br /> 'Compared to national benchmarks we have a long way to go to meet a national standard for <br /> health <br /> 'Equal to or better than the national benchmark for about 25% of the factors measured <br /> Positive National Comparison <br /> 'Physical health days <br /> 'Adult smoking <br /> 'Adult obesity <br /> 'Preventable hospital stays <br /> 'Diabetic screening <br /> 'Some college <br /> 'Access to healthy foods <br /> Celebrating Success! <br /> 'Strong long established partnerships <br /> 'Collaboration between public and private sector <br /> 'Healthy Carolinians structure that fosters and encourages collaboration <br /> 'Excellent health care system <br /> 'Excellent schools <br /> 'Excellent health department <br /> Orange County Acts <br /> ■Health Department is responsible for a comprehensive community health assessment every 4 <br /> years <br /> ■Through the Healthy Carolinians partnership, more than 45 community agencies involved <br /> ■2011 is the year for the new Community Health Assessment and a new Community Health <br /> Improvement Plan <br /> Orange County Acts <br /> 'There will be 10 select focus groups to make sure that certain populations have needs <br /> identified <br /> 'Data will be analyzed this summer by teams of staff and community members <br /> 'Board of Health will hold two listening sessions to provide input into priority selection <br /> Orange County Acts <br /> ■Healthy Carolinians annual meeting in September will have an open input on priority selection <br /> ■Board of Health will finalize priorities <br /> ■Priorities will be developed into Community Action Plans by Healthy Carolinians Committees <br />