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MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH <br />January 16, 2013 <br />Board of Health Minutes Transcription completed by Lisa Smith January 16, 2013 <br /> Page 4 <br />E. Smoke Free Public Place Update/Nicotine Replacement Therapy Request <br /> <br />Soft implementation began January 1st with good press coverage. <br /> <br />Accomplishments to date: <br /> <br />We have had two meetings regarding implementation: an Advisory Committee Meeting <br />(Corey Davis was the BOH Member Representative) and a lunch and learn with county <br />and town mangers and HR to talk about resources for their staff wanting to quit <br />smoking. We have a new intern from UNC working with Pam Diggs on the <br />implementation. We have 12 Medical Reserve Corps volunteers signed up to learn how <br />to teach the American Cancer Society’s Fresh Start classes for people wanting to quit <br />smoking. The Health Department is requesting $25,000 from the BOCC for free Nicotine <br />Replacement Therapy for anyone in Orange County. This will be a pilot project and if <br />successful, we have been encouraged to work this into the next fiscal year’s budget. We <br />have compiled a resource guide and it is currently on our website for anyone wanting to <br />quit smoking. Orange County HR is sending out information to employees. The town of <br />Hillsborough has notified Dr. Bridger that they do not intend to participate in the <br />implementation of the Rule until they have further legal clarification. Dr. Bridger <br />explained that business owners will be held responsible for smoke free public outdoor <br />dining spaces as described in the Rule and enforced by the Health Director. <br /> <br />F. Accreditation Update <br /> <br />OCHD received initial accreditation status in July 2008 and is required to undergo re- <br />accreditation before expiration in July 2013. Our Health Department Self-Assessment <br />Instrument is due to the NC Institute of Public Health by January 18, 2013. Our <br />accreditation site visit is scheduled for March 5 through March 7, 2013. The site visit <br />team is comprised of the following representatives: NC local board of health member, <br />NC local health director, NC public health nurse, and a NC local environmental health <br />director. <br /> <br />An entrance conference with the health director, agency accreditation coordinator, <br />members of the management team, the site visit team and an accreditation staff <br />member will take place on the first day along with health department facility tours and <br />documentation review. On day 2 the site visit team will interview the County Manager, 1 <br />to 3 Board of Health members, 1 to 3 community partners and members of the health <br />department staff. We will identify 1 to 3 Board of Health members to participate in the <br />interviews from 2:00 to 2:30 PM on March 6. <br /> <br />G. Informational Items <br /> <br />a. Health Director’s Report <br /> <br />See attached Health Directors Report <br />