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ORANGE COUNTY <br />ADVISORY BOARD ON AGING <br /> <br />Minutes <br />June 11, 2013 <br /> <br /> <br />PRESENT: Leo Allison, Heather Altman, Virginia Brown, Ed Flowers, Dan Hatley, Lorenzo Mejia <br /> <br />EXCUSED: Alex Castro, Thelma Perkins, Donna Prather, Jeane Suddarth, Richard White <br /> <br />STAFF: Mary Fraser, Kathie Kearns, Janice Tyler, Sheryl Zimmerman <br /> <br />The meeting was called to order by Chair Heather Altman at the Seymour Center. Following <br />introductions, Cheryl Zimmerman was recognized as the professor with the UNC School of Social Work <br />who is interested in serving ex-officio on the Advisory Board on Aging. <br /> <br />Dan Hatley offered a motion that the minutes of the May 14 meeting be approved as distributed. Ed <br />Flowers provided the second. Motion carried. <br /> <br />Janice Tyler requested that discussion of the results of the new meeting time survey be added to the <br />agenda. She announced that all Advisory Board members had been added to the Senior Center listserv. <br />She also stated that no one from this Board who would be eligible for appointment to the Town of <br />Chapel Hill’s Obey Creek Compass Committee will be able to serve at this time. <br /> <br />Mary Fraser distributed the 2013-2014 MAP Implementation Plan that indicated the initiatives started in <br />year one, the new initiatives for year two, and the items that were the responsibility of the Advisory <br />Board. She plans to hold a MAP Management Committee meeting in July and provide an update of year <br />one activities at the August Advisory Board meeting. She announced that four UNC School of Public <br />Health summer intern projects have been initiated. She summarized those projects as follows: <br />• Develop a directory of all faith-based groups in Orange County; distribute electronic <br />and paper survey about each congregation’s senior membership with an offer to meet <br />individually <br />• Initiate implementation of Project EngAGED, including a key informant survey <br />• Explore social media options for Department promotion <br />• Develop exercise for health and wellness campaign; develop communication channels <br />with medical service providers <br /> <br />Ms. Fraser reported that the Triangle Area Regional Planning Organization Update had been approved <br />by Board of County Commissioners, enabling the award of the NCDOT Mobility Manager funding. <br />Lorenzo Mejia asked about skill requirements for the new position. Several members asked for a copy <br />of the draft job description for the time-limited position with a salary comparable to the Aging <br />Transitions social work staff. Ms. Fraser also announced that Orange County Emergency Services in <br />collaboration with the Department on Aging and UNC have developed a referral protocol for falls <br />prevention and intervention. The program is called “Stay Up and Active.” Magnet and self-assessment <br />cards will be left with those who do not wish to have a formal referral to the Department on Aging. Leo <br />Allison asked about the telephone reassurance service that the Department currently provides. <br />Discussion followed ways to promote both services.