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MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH October 24, 2012 Board of Health Minutes Transcription completed by Lisa Smith October 24, 2012 Page 1 ORANGE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT MISSION STATEMENT: To enhance the quality of life, promote the health, and preserve the environment for all people in the Orange County community. THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH MET ON October 24, 2012, at the Orange County Library, 131 West Margaret Lane, Hillsborough, NC. BOARD OF HEALTH MEMBERS PRESENT: Tony Whitaker, Chair; Matthew Kelm, Vice Chair; Commissioner Steve Yuhasz; Corey Davis; Paul Chelminski; Susan Elmore; Carol Haggerty; Michael Wood; Liska Lackey; Mike Carstens; Alexander White BOARD OF HEALTH MEMBERS ABSENT: STAFF PRESENT: Colleen Bridger, Health Director; Pam McCall, Nursing Director; Christy Bradsher, Finance and Administrative Services Director; Donna King, Health Promotions and Education Director; Kathleen Goodhand, Home Visiting Services Supervisor; Carla Julian, Dental Clinic Manager; Lisa Smith, Administrative Assistant; Sue Young, Nursing Supervisor; Stacy Shelp, Communications Manager; Nidhi Sachdeva, Senior Public Health Educator; Pam Diggs, Senior Public Health Educator GUESTS PRESENT: Annette Moore, County Attorney; Carla Banks, Orange County Public Relations Director I. Smoke Free Public Places Public Places Hearing Tony Whitaker, Chair, called the meeting to order at 7:03 p.m. Chair Whitaker reminded guest speakers of the 3 minute limit to address the board of any comments related to the proposed smoking ban. Dr. Adam Goldstein, Public Health Researcher at UNC, thanked the board for their consideration of the proposed smoking ban and is in full support. Ariel Smith, a senior at East Chapel Hill High and a member of TRU, emphasized the need for the ban to allow nonsmokers to enjoy the outdoors without the second hand smoking hazards. She is in full support of the proposed smoking ban. Brinklee Bailey, a senior at East Chapel Hill High and a member of TRU, brought with her 2 visual aids as part of her statement to the board. Members of TRU had collected two bulk sized jars filled with cigarette butts in a couple of hours on Franklin Street in Chapel Hill. She feels everyone can benefit from smoke free public places which will make public spaces and the air cleaner for everyone to breathe. She is in full support of the proposed smoking ban. Laura Parkinson, Representative from the American Cancer Society, wanted to offer her support of the proposed smoking ban. Terri Tyson, Chapel Hill mother and nonsmoker, spoke out against the Rule at the hearing. She thought the Rule was rather extensive and severe. In her opinion smokers will be forced to smoke in their cars where children could be present, and a bit of smoke on a remote sidewalk is much less harmful than a child ingesting it in a car.