Minutes 04-14-2015 - BOH - Early

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agencies now have at least one box for such disposal. She said Healthy Carolinians has been leading the conversation about prescription drug misuse, abuse and overdose. Nick Galvez presented the following slides: Childhood & Family Obesity • Catalyze and facilitate obesity prevention partnerships • Identify evidence-based interventions to implement county-wide • Advocate for policies to reduce obesity through environmental and regulatory changes • Making Orange County Breastfeeding Friendly Health Considerations in Transit • Continued to invite local and state transportation stakeholders to educate the Board • Lauren Blackburn, NCDOT, Director of Bicycle and Pedestrian Division • Bret Martin, Orange County Planning Department • Sought seat on Orange Unified Transportation Board to increase the formal input of health in transportation planning Ongoing Projects Nick Galvez said that the Health Department has created a dedicated breastfeeding room in Whitted Clinic. He said current human resource policies regarding breastfeeding are being reviewed. He said steps are being recommended for improvement on best practice, including the need for formal policy language for staff about breastfeeding support and education from the insurance company, availability of private space for breastfeeding, and the availability of flexible scheduling to accommodate breastfeeding mothers. He said the BOH passed a breastfeeding resolution outlining the health and economic benefits of breastfeeding in June 2014. Nick Galvez said an ongoing project is the Childcare Recognition Program. He said a survey of childcare centers was conducted regarding their willingness to participate in a childcare recognition program involving the implementation of the Nutritional and Physical Self Assessment for Childcare (NAPSAC) and the Let's Move Improvement Program. He said staff is currently working to implement the survey and will present findings to the BOH. Nick Galvez said the BOH is looking at school nutrition. He said the BOH has outlined a number of action steps related to providing technical assistance to schools to improve nutrition policies and offerings. He said the BOH is also seeking to participate in the local Food Policy Council. He said the BOH plans to request policy recommendations from this Council in the future. Commissioner Rich asked about local childhood obesity rates. Nick Galvez said this is tracked at the high school level but not at younger ages. Commissioner Rich said she would like to see childhood obesity taken seriously and understands it is a larger issue than the BOH can handle alone. Commissioner Pelissier asked if the food in schools will become healthier. Colleen Bridger said there have been some discussions with the school nutritionists. She added it is a challenge because it costs less money to provide less healthy foods. She said a middle ground needs to be found. She said a new superintendent has been appointed in Orange County Schools (OCS), and she is hopeful this will provide some continuity that has been missing due to staff turnover.