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BOARD OF ORANGE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS (BOCC) GOALS — 2015 UPDATE FOR DISCUSSIONS PURPOSES necessary to ensure a workforce's ability to achieve Orange County's organizational goals and objectives. • Develop, implement and evaluate activities and programs that address employee training and development, talent acquisition and performance management to ensure that the knowledge, skills, abilities and performance of the workforce meet current and future county and individual needs. Aging Services • Objective 1.3: Ensure the attention to diversity in Department on Aging programs and information sharing efforts. • There are a large number of Chinese speaking participants at the Seymour Center; programming is offered in both languages. • Objective 3.1: Promote wellbeing and the prevention and maintenance of chronic disease for all older adults in Orange County through increased access to evidence -based programs. • Maintain 4 -6 evidence based programs on a regular basis. These include Chronic Disease Self- Management, A Matter of Balance, Arthritis, Diabetes Self- Management, and Yoga. • Objective 4.3: Increase older adults' ability to protect themselves from exploitation, abuse, and neglect. • During May -June is Elder Abuse Awareness Month. Materials are distributed materials on elder abuse subject as well as purple ribbons in honor of those who have been exploited, abused 67 Aging Services • Grant funded bi- lingual social worker for to assist the Chinese speaking seniors. • Food Services Coordinator is a native Spanish speaker. • Instituted a Chinese Advisory Committee as well as recruiting Chinese speaking volunteer interpreters. • Two off -site pilot exercise programs at New Hope Presbyterian Church and Schley Grange Hall. We are hoping to further develop off -site exercise programs in the faith based community by training volunteer leaders.