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8 1 questions about the marketplace. She said Orange County is working closely with this 2 organization. 3 She said people reach a point of needing assistance enrolling in the marketplace. She 4 said many of these people haven't had health insurance in several years, and there is a lack of 5 knowledge of the terminology, as well as a lack of access to computers. 6 She said people connected to the Health Department, Social Services, the Department on 7 Aging, Planned Parenthood, Piedmont Health Services, or the hospital can go to one of those 8 agencies to receive assistance from a certified counselor. 9 Colleen Bridger said residents not already affiliated with any of these agencies can be 10 served by another coalition of folks from Piedmont Health Services, or by the coalition led by 11 CCNC. She said there is a toll free number for people to call to speak with a trained specialist. 12 She said there are people out there putting this information out there. 13 She asked the Board to help spread the word that people do not have to enroll in October. 14 15 Commissioner Gordon asked what efforts are being made to enroll 18-24 year olds. 16 Colleen Bridger said there were discussions in the beginning about targeting specific 17 population groups, but efforts have now turned more to a blanketing approach for everyone. She 18 said this can be adjusted if there appear to be gaps. 19 Commissioner Gordon said, after the blanket approach, there are different communication 20 methods that can be used to target different groups. She feels that there needs to be a 21 communication strategy. 22 Colleen Bridger said the communications piece is a Federal program. She said Enroll 23 America is providing a booster to that message and Orange County is providing assistance with 24 actually filling out the forms. She said people in that age group are much more likely to be able to 25 fill out those forms, but there is help available for choosing a plan. She said the County is taking 26 its lead from the federal government on getting the message out. 27 Commissioner Gordon asked who is getting the flyer. 28 Colleen Bridger said this is being given out at the health department. 29 Commissioner Gordon said that there should be a more comprehensive communications 30 strategy. 31 Colleen Bridger said the County needs to target the information, but the lead is taken from 32 the federal government. 33 Commissioner McKee said he has been to several events where this has been discussed, 34 and he warned that the program may have a bumpy start. He said he has directed people to the 35 Health Department for help with computer access and use. 36 He feels that a lot of the people who do not have health insurance are clients of county 37 organizations. He hopes the County can put out some press releases to get the word out 38 directing residents to the right organizations. 39 Colleen Bridger said there are letters and flyers being mailed and other agencies are doing 40 the same thing. 41 Chair Jacobs noted that the website is misspelled. 42 Commissioner Pelissier said that this dashboard technology falls in line with the 43 discussions on the strategic plan. 44 Commissioner Price asked if schools are tied into the electronic health records. 45 Colleen Bridger said there is only access to the immunization registry. 46 Commissioner Price asked if at risk students can be indentified in the case of an outbreak. 47 Colleen Bridger said this would only be possible if physicians enter the information into the 48 immunization registry. 49 Commissioner Price asked why breast cancer is so high in this County.