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MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH <br />May 25, 2011 <br />Board of Health Minutes Transcription completed by Lisa Smith May 25, 2011 5 <br /> <br />Wayne Sherman reports that the renovation completion of Phase I (the medical clinic <br />portion) of Whitted Human Services is slated for June 27 move date. It is anticipated that the <br />dental portion of the renovation will then be completed around mid-late August. <br />We are in the process of mailing a one page letter and one page survey to dental clients <br />who received services from us in Carrboro over the past two years. The letter describes the <br />transition of services and the survey asks for information on transportation they anticipate <br />needing to access services in Hillsborough. It also asks whether they would be interested in <br />early or late appointments. We expect to receive surveys back by mid-June to be able to <br />gauge transportation needs. Informally we have heard that most clients are planning on <br />riding with friends if they do not have their own transportation. <br />Please note the media articles on the adolescent immunization “contest”. Orange County <br />School parents have had nothing but positive comments on the campaign. Chapel Hill <br />Carrboro City Schools have had some parent push back on the vaccination efforts, partially <br />centered around vaccine safety issues, but more to point on the exclusion of children with <br />religious exemptions from the ability to “win” the prizes being offered. We are trying to use <br />this as an opportunity to get messages out about the importance of these vaccinations. <br /> <br />Dr. Rosemary Summers ended on a personal note, thanking the Board for its support over <br />the years both for the department and for me personally. The resolution and the breakfast <br />celebration with staff and Board members was a wonderful “cap” to 30 years of public <br />service, especially in my “hometown”. She wished the Board the best in the search for the <br />new director and knows that they will support a new director in the same way as they did <br />with her in the past. <br /> <br /> <br /> 2. 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 adjourn the meeting at 9:40 p.m. was made by Chris Harlan, seconded by <br />Matthew Kelm, and carried without dissent. <br /> <br />The next Board of Health Meeting will be held June 22, 2011 at the Government Services <br />Center Hillsborough, NC at 7:00 p.m. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Rosemary L. Summers, MPH, DrPH <br />Health Director <br />Secretary to the Board <br /> <br />