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Colleen Bridger explained that there is a platform for the computer keyboard and a <br /> holder for the screen. She said you move these items up when you want to stand and down <br /> when you want to sit. She said the pilot run of these stations showed that participants spent <br /> about fifty percent of their day sitting and fifty percent standing, which is optimal. She said <br /> twenty percent of staff has elected to use the sit stand desk. <br /> Commissioner Pelissier said she would like the Commissioners to have such work <br /> stations. <br /> 2. Health in All Policies <br /> Tony Whitaker said this is an idea that is cross departmental and a collaborative <br /> approach that attempts to include health considerations in all policy decisions. He presented <br /> the following PowerPoint slides: <br /> How can decisions impact our health? <br /> Tony Whitaker shared a graphic showing how many different areas play into public <br /> policy. He said the graphic shows that seventy percent of the factors that influence health are <br /> related to behaviors and environment. He added environment includes social environment, <br /> economic climate, educational environment as well as our physical environment. He said this <br /> is not a novel concept yet it is also not widespread. <br /> Examples <br /> • Health Impact Assessment (HIA) Tool <br /> • California's Health in All Policies Task Force <br /> • Staffing to increase HIAP <br /> • Require it! <br /> The How-To to HIAP <br /> Tony Whitaker asked what Health in All Policies could look like in Orange County. He <br /> said it would be a systematic way, as policies are developed, for health based considerations <br /> to be made before policies are enacted. He added the BOCC is already good at doing this in <br /> an informal way. He said he wanted to present Health in All Policies as a bona fide concept <br /> that has precedent. He said the BOH would like to partner with the BOCC to implement it in a <br /> tangible way that would better the health of Orange County residents. <br /> Commissioner Rich said she liked the idea and how can they incorporate it into the <br /> County Manager's budget recommendations. <br /> Commissioner Pelissier said as a Board they should adopt a resolution committing to <br /> Health in All Policies and ask the Board of Health for help in implementation. She said the <br /> Southern Human Services Center is already geared towards healthy living, and this concept <br /> could be furthered as services are expanded on the campus. <br /> Bonnie Hammersley said she has some experience with Health in All Policies from <br /> previous work in another county. She said it is an interesting approach that considers the big <br /> picture of how people are impacted by decisions made by County Government, which she <br /> thinks is a good idea. <br />