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8 <br /> NAME OF BOARD/COMMISSION: Advisory Board on Aging <br /> Report Period: Jan. 2012 — December 2012 <br /> Practicum interns to assist in creating the Yr 1 MAP Implementation Plan. <br /> • Secured a second UNC School of Public Health Behavior Capstone Team <br /> of five graduate students to assist with the implementation of a social <br /> marketing/communications for the Department as outlined in the 2012-17 <br /> MAP. <br /> • Aging board members also serve on other county and community boards <br /> to strengthen coordination of services to older adults. Those boards <br /> include the Orange County OUT, OCIM, Meals on Wheels, Carolina <br /> Villages and Orange County Housing Boards. <br /> • On-going development of community partnerships to accomplish MAP <br /> goals. <br /> List of Specific Tasks, Events, or Functions Performed or Sponsored <br /> Annually. <br /> • Co-sponsored 4th annual Community Resource Fair at University Mall; <br /> 700 persons were in attendance at the March 2012 event. <br /> • Provide Orange County representation to the Triangle J Area Agency on <br /> Aging Advisory Council <br /> • Support the Chatham-Orange Community Resource Connections and the <br /> development of its 24 partnerships with local agencies, as well as being a <br /> pilot site for the Hospital Transitions model. <br /> • Assist in promotion of the Senior Tar Heel Legislature initiatives through <br /> representation by two Advisory Board on Aging affiliates. <br /> • Board makes recommendations to BOCC of potential legislative concerns <br /> to be included in the BOCC Legislative agenda. <br /> • On-going input into other community planning processes, such as the <br /> Southern Human Services Campus Master plan project, the UNC GigU <br /> Initiative and etc. <br /> Describe this board/commission's activities/accomplishments in carrying <br /> out BOCC goal(s)/priorities, if applicable. <br /> If your board/commission played the role of an Element Lead Advisory <br /> Board involved in the 2030 Comprehensive Plan preparation process, <br /> please indicate your board's activities/accomplishments as they may relate <br /> to the Comprehensive Plan's goals or objectives. <br /> (The Element Lead Advisory Boards include: Planning Board, EDC, OUTBoard, <br /> Commission for the Environment, Historic Preservation Commission, Agriculture <br /> Preservation Board, Affordable Housing Board, Recreation and Parks Advisory <br /> Council) <br /> Identify any activities this board/commission expects to carry out in 2013 <br />