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Commissioner Jacobs said he has a proposal to make it easier for the schools to buy <br /> local food. He said this proposal will be discussed in the work session following this meeting. <br /> He said progress can be made in small steps. He mentioned Child Care Services, which <br /> prepares many meals each year. He said working with them may be a way to have a smaller <br /> scale starting point for change instead of tackling an entire school system. <br /> Colleen Bridger said she and Commissioner Pelissier visited Headstart in several OCS <br /> elementary schools. She said the food in these programs was healthier than the elementary <br /> school student food, and perhaps lessons could be learned from Headstart. <br /> Dan Dewitya presented the following slides: <br /> Access to Care <br /> • Serve as catalyst/advocate for health outcomes in the Family Success Alliance <br /> • Advocate for policies to improve access to care <br /> • Foster a culture of innovation <br /> • Communicate about effective interventions and advocate for their funding <br /> Family Success Alliance <br /> • Growing # and % of children living in poverty in Orange County <br /> • Early childhood has a large impact for entire lifespan — academics, health, job, <br /> community <br /> Innovation Grants <br /> Engagement <br /> • Stay up-to-date on conversations and actions from other county advisory boards <br /> • Develop policy statements on priority health areas <br /> Dan Dewitya said 2014 Innovation Grants included: <br /> • A speaker series with topics such as Mobile Health Technologies and Anna the <br /> Avitar, a virtual reality character for WIC participants <br /> • Home visiting tablets were used to aid in processing times <br /> • A wearable personal health technology rental system was started as well as <br /> sit/stand work stations. <br /> He said in 2015 projects include <br /> • Video remote interpretation software service <br /> • The Whitted Bike Share Program pilot <br /> • Improving mobile technology apps for health improvement <br /> Commissioner Rich asked about the Whitted Bike Share Program. <br /> Donna King said they are replicating a bike program, similar to one at UNC, for staff <br /> housed at the Whitted Building to take out a loaner bike when needing to take small trips <br /> around Hillsborough. She said they are still researching details before starting the program. <br /> Commissioner Rich asked if this program is an effort to promote bicycle use over <br /> automobile use for short trips. <br /> Donna King said yes. <br /> Commissioner Burroughs asked for more information about sit-stand stations. <br />