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MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH <br />April 27, 2011 <br />Board of Health Minutes Transcription completed by Lisa Smith April 27, 2011 7 <br /> <br /> <br />H. 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. A synopsis of the items follows. <br /> <br />1. Enclosed is the 2009-2010 Annual Report “Highlights” for the Health Department. <br />Candice Watkins-Robinson has again done a fabulous job with this report. She has <br />utilized Public Health Month Activities to spread the word about the report and our <br />activities. <br /> <br />2. UNC Health Care held the groundbreaking for UNC Hospitals Hillsborough Campus <br />Hospital April 20. They expect the initial facility to be completed and accepting patients <br />by late 2013. The Health Director attended the groundbreaking and had the opportunity <br />to discuss possible future collaborations. <br /> <br />3. The Health Department has been notified that the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) <br />have selected us to be matched with a Public Health Associate. We should be notified in <br />late May if we have been selected by an Associate. As you will recall this will provide a <br />staff position for two years funded by CDC; with no obligation to continue the post. We <br />have selected two projects for the Associate to work on, the first year will be on a social <br />marketing campaign under the direction of Candice Watkins-Robinson and the second <br />year on education and outreach for sexually transmitted diseases under the direction of <br />Judy Butler. This could be an excellent tool for recruitment of young, well trained staff. <br /> <br />4. Cora and Paul Harrison, an Orange County couple are funding a special project on <br />adolescent immunizations under the direction of our Community Services Section. April <br />is adolescent immunization month and the Harrison’s were interested in honoring their <br />daughter Julia, who died from meningococcal disease when she was a student at Tulane <br />by helping assure that adolescents and their parents know how important these <br />vaccinations are. The school nurses in collaboration with the Health Department planned <br />the project and will be hosting several vaccination opportunities. Please see the <br />attachment for the announcement that went out to the Orange County Schools. A similar <br />one was distributed to the Chapel Hill Carrboro Schools. <br /> <br />5. The Health Director presented the County Health Rankings presentation to the Board of <br />Commissioners on April 19. There were several excellent questions and a fair amount of <br />interest expressed in the report. <br /> <br />6. Media clips of the release of the county health rankings. <br /> <br />7. Pending and Recurring Items for the Board’s review of upcoming agendas. <br /> <br />VII. Board Comments/Announcements <br /> <br />VIII. Adjournment <br /> <br />Motion to move into closed session was made by Matthew Kelm, seconded by Paul <br />Chelminski, and carried without dissent.