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MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH <br />January 18, 2012 <br />Board of Health Minutes Transcription completed by Lisa Smith January 18, 2012 2 <br /> <br /> <br />IV. Reports and Discussion with Possible Action <br /> <br />A. FY 11-12 Q2 Financial Report <br /> <br />Erin Langston Finance and Administrative Operations director reported that the department has <br />been closely monitoring its revenues and expenditures through the second quarter of the fiscal <br />year. Revenues are slightly under the target at 43.4% collected. Expenditures are also slightly <br />under the target at 43%. <br /> <br />B. Reducing Health Disparities Grant <br /> <br />AccessCare is partnering with UNC Family Medicine for a recently awarded Reducing Health <br />Disparities Grant from the Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities that focuses on <br />African Americans and Latinos living with diabetes and heart disease. As a subcontractor to <br />UNC Family Medicine, the Orange County Health Department Nutrition Program will offer <br />medical nutrition therapy and diabetes self-management education to referred patients over the <br />16 month project. OCHD will also provide data to track outcome measures. <br /> <br />Phase one funding (February – May 2012): $19,586 <br />Phase 2 funding (June 2012 – May 2013): $59,410 <br /> <br />Motion to accept grant award of $78,996 and forward to Board of County Commissioners <br />was made by Mike Carstens seconded by Liska Lackey, and carried without dissent. <br /> <br />C. Joint BOCC/BOH Meeting <br /> <br />The Board will be meeting with the Board of Commissioners on April 19 beginning at 5:30. <br />There was some discussion on what the board of health members would like to present to the <br />board of county commissioners. The strategic plans, tobacco policy, brief report on the <br />consolidated dental clinic were some of the possible areas for discussion. The board will talk <br />more before the April meeting and finalize the agenda topics. <br /> <br />D. Informational Items <br /> <br /> Informational items are provided to the Board to cover topics that Board members should be <br />aware of or for general interest. Items are not discussed during the meeting unless Board <br />members ask for discussion. No informational items presented were selected for discussion <br />or questions at this meeting. <br /> <br /> Dr. Bridger gave her Health Director’s report <br /> <br />• Staff <br />o New Nursing Director, Pam McCall started January 9 <br />o Still struggling to fill the Billing Administrative Officer position created during last <br />year’s reorganization. May consider changing position classification or <br />contracting with another Health Department. <br />o Cathy Glassock (Clinical Services Supervisor) announced her retirement <br />effective end of March. <br />o Erik Johnson, Environmental Health Specialist resigned to work in Pender <br />County.