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r <br />There is a good variety of services available for the <br />developmentally disabled, but there is an unmet need for <br />each kind--6f service. (Source: Tom Maynard, OPC Mental <br />Health) <br />EDUCATION & TRAINING <br />The Literacy Council has 67 student /teacher matches in <br />the county and five people on their waiting list for <br />services. There are 47 matches in the new English as a <br />Second Language program. They have funding for five <br />matches in their Modified Family Literacy program. <br />In April, the Literacy Council begins their first in- <br />house literacy program in the UNC Hospital; they will train <br />hospital employees who will then teach other employees how <br />to read. (Source: Ruth Royster, Orange County Literacy <br />Council) <br />A goal of the Orange County Commissioners this year is <br />to establish a Training and Employment Center that would <br />house the JTPA and JOBS programs, Durham Tech G.E.D. and <br />Skills Training, the Literacy Council, and the Employment <br />Security Commission under one roof. (Source: Orange County <br />Commissioners' Goals, 1992) <br />During its first fifteen months of operation, the JOBS <br />program has served 129 families by coordinating education <br />and training, as well as by providing support services such <br />as transportation, day care, and referrals for other needs. <br />(Source: Gwen Price, Orange County Department of Social <br />Services) <br />HEALTH <br />The 1992 Orange - County Health Department Community <br />Diagnosis_- identifies the following health status problems <br />in order of priority: <br />1. Poor pregnancy outcomes <br />2. High number of unwanted pregnancies <br />3. Increasing numbers of communicable diseases <br />4. Increase in injuries due to motor vehicle <br />accidents <br />S. High number of AIDS cases <br />6. Cardiovascular disease as the leading cause <br />of death in Orange County <br />7. Cancer as the second leading cause of death <br />in Orange County <br />S. Increasing use of alcohol and drugs. <br />(Source: "Health Status Problems for Orange County, NC) <br />21 <br />