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46 <br /> • Convene community collaborations to address common issues <br /> What are your Board/Commission's most important accomplishments? <br /> By Priority: <br /> Substance Abuse and Mental Health <br /> • As a result of the BOH Directive, 75% of law enforcement agencies in <br /> Orange County are now equipped with naloxone (4 lives saved in the <br /> first 6 months of the project) <br /> • Winner of the NCACC Innovation in Government Award for the <br /> naloxone program <br /> • Health Department is one of three major partners in a collaborative <br /> approach to reduce binge drinking in and around Chapel Hill <br /> • Evaluations show continued improvement in percent of OC residents <br /> who•know about the Smoke Free Public Places Rule. <br /> Childhood and Family Obesity <br /> • Partnering with UNC Health Promotion and Disease Prevention to <br /> pilot online GO NAP SACC tool in OC <br /> • Founding partner of No Kid Hungry NC <br /> • Participating with UNC's Food for All campus theme <br /> Access to Care <br /> • Celebrated 1st anniversary of the Family Success Alliance <br /> o 4 Navigators hired <br /> o 3 Kindergarten readiness programs offered <br /> o Collective Impact summit recognized statewide <br /> • Innovation Grants Program on-going <br /> Other <br /> • Active in the every 4-year community health assessment process <br /> including attending focus groups and community listening sessions <br /> List of Specific Tasks, Events, or Functions Performed or Sponsored Annually. <br /> Healthy Carolinians Annual Meeting <br /> Review of Child Fatality Prevention Task Force Report and <br /> Recommendations <br /> Review of State of County Health Report <br /> Review and approve new programs for health department <br /> Review and approve budget request for department to forward to county <br /> Review and approve fee schedule and any fee changes and forward to <br /> county <br />