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MINUTES- Final <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH <br />March 23, 2016 <br />S:\Managers Working Files\BOH\Agenda & Abstracts\2016 Agenda & Abstracts/ March Page 1 <br />ORANGE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT MISSION STATEMENT: To enhance the quality of <br />life, promote the health, and preserve the environment for all people in the Orange County <br />community. <br /> <br />THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH MET ON March 23, 2016, at the Orange County <br />Health Department, 300 West Tryon Street, Hillsborough, NC. <br /> <br />BOARD OF HEALTH MEMBERS PRESENT: Liska Lackey, Chair, Nick Galvez, Vice Chair, <br />Commissioner Mia Burroughs, Barbara Chavious, Paul Chelminski, Dan Dewitya, Jessica Frega, <br />Sam Lasris, Reena Mehta and Timothy Smith. <br /> <br />BOARD OF HEALTH MEMBERS ABSENT: Susan Elmore. <br /> <br />STAFF PRESENT: Dr. Colleen Bridger, Health Director; Coby Austin, Senior Public Health <br />Educator; Ashley Choate, Temporary FSA Facilitator; Alan Clapp, Environmental Health Director; <br />Kathleen Goodhand, Home Visiting Services Supervisor; Donna King, Health Promotion & Education <br />Services Director; Pam McCall, Public Health Nursing Director; Ashley Mercer, Healthy Carolinians <br />Coordinator; Andrea Mulholland, Family Nurse Practitioner II; Stacy Shelp, Communications <br />Manager; Meredith Stewart, Public Health Program Manager; La Toya Strange, Administrative <br />Assistant II; and Hannah Welch, Temporary Clinical Social Worker Intern. <br /> <br />GUESTS PRESENT: Katrice Perry (Student). <br /> <br />I. Welcome New Employees <br /> <br />Dr. Bridger introduced new staff member: Ashley Choate, Temporary Family Success Alliance <br />Facilitator. <br /> <br /> <br />II. Public Comment for Items NOT on Printed Agenda: Sherwin Mena and Benjamin Stevens. <br />Both spoke against the proposed e-cigarette rule. <br /> <br /> <br />III. Approval of the March 23, 2016 Agenda <br /> <br />Motion was made by Mia Burroughs to approve the agenda, seconded by Dan Dewitya and <br />carried without dissent. <br /> <br /> <br />IV. Action Items (Consent) <br /> <br />A. Minutes Approval of February 24, 2016 Meeting <br /> <br />Motion to approve Consent Agenda without correction to the February 24, 2016 minutes was <br />made by Jessica Frega, seconded by Nick Galvez and carried without dissent. <br /> <br /> <br />V. Educational Sessions <br /> <br />A. CHA Review <br />Ashley Mercer, Healthy Carolinians Coordinator, gave an update on the 2015 Community Health <br />Assessment (CHA) which enables public health officials to address health disparities and identify <br />needs of populations who are most disadvantaged. There were 799 survey household randomly