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<br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />HEALTH DEPARTMENT <br />Rosemary L Summers; <br />MPH, DrPH <br />Health Director <br />Richard E. Whiffed Human <br />Services Center <br />300 WestTryon Street <br />Post office Box 8181 <br />Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br />Phone: (919) 245-2411 <br />Fax: (919) 694-3007 <br />www. m. orange. nc. us/health <br />BOARD OF HEALTH <br />Alice White, MPH, PhD <br />Chair <br />Alan Rimer, PE <br />Vice Chair <br />loses Carey, 7r. Commissloner <br />Timothy Carey, MPH, MD <br />Christina Harlan, RN <br />ssio Y. Lee, DDS, MPH, DrPh <br />Sharon E. Van Horn, MPH, MD <br />Matthew Vizithum, OD <br />Lee D. Werley, PharmD <br />Edith Kathryn Wlider, DVM <br />Melvin Hurston, MHSA <br />Tc: Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />From: Orange County Board of Health <br />Re: Upcoming Board of Health Vacancies <br />Date: Apri14, 2006 <br />The Orange County Boazd of Health at their regular meeting on March 2:3, 2006 <br />considered upcoming vacancies an the Board of Health. Matthew Vizithum, the <br />optomehist representative on the Boazd will be completing his fast term on <br />.Tune .3Q 2006 and is eligible and willing to be reappointed for a second term. <br />Sharon Freeland is completing a partial term of service on .Tune 34, 2006 and is <br />willing and eligible to be reappointed to her first full term of service.. She <br />serves in an at-large position. Attendance records are attached, <br />In addition, Dr. Alice White is completing her second term of service on June <br />30, 2006 as at at-lazge representative on the Boazd and is not eligible for re- <br />appointment according tD the Bcard of Commissioners rules. Her expertise as <br />an epidemiologist has been very valuable to the Board. The Boazd cazefully <br />considered all current applicants that qualify for the at-lazge position and are <br />recommending for your consideration Dr. Anissa Vines for appointment to the <br />Boazd of Health, Dr. Vines is an epidemiologist working on health disparity <br />issues. She is African-American and resides in northern Orange County, Her <br />skills as an epidemiologist will be an important resource to the Board and the <br />Department in its work to reduce disparities, in outbreak investigations, and in <br />preparing the required community assessment. <br />Thank you for your consideration of this applicant and the reappointment of <br />current Board members, <br />C_c: Donna Baker <br />Rosemary Summers <br />