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1AA 1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Action Agenda Item No. :LX B ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: December .3, 1990 SUBJECT: Report to the Commissioners on Orange County Health Indicators DEPARTMENT: HEALTH ATTACHMENT(S): Orange County Health Department Community Diagnosis PUBLIC HEARING: Yes X No INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel B. Reimer, Health Director, Ext, 2411 TELEPHONE NUMBER: Hillsborough - 732 -8181 Chapel Hill - 968 -4501 Mebane - 227 -2031 Durham - 688 -7331 PURPOSE: To respond to the Board of Commissioners request that the Board of Health provide statistical information about public health Problems. BACKGROUND: In January, 1990, the Board of Commissioners established a goal to, "assess the County's role in public health care." The Board also established the following objective: "to make the most practical and effective use of County resources in providing public health care." The plan of action called for the following steps: A. The Health Board assess, disseminate information (statistical norms) - October, 1990. B. Prioritize health problems and develop policy - December, 1990. C. Assure that health care needs are met - December, 1990. The Orange County Health Department Community Diagnosis was completed, based upon data provided by the State Centex- for Health Statistics. The report compares data relevant to the Orange County population with that of the State as a whole and highlights those conditions that deviate the farthest from State -wide norms. The report is submitted in fulfillment of Step A of the Commissioners objective. It is intended to be used as background information for determining the highest priority health problems in the County. RECOMMENDATION(S): To receive as information.