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MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH <br />January 27, 2010 <br />Board of Health Minutes Transcription completed by Anne Miles Cassell 8 January 27, 2010 <br /> <br /> b. Quality Improvement Project: Orange County has been accepted to be one of <br />the first group of counties to be trained in quality improvement techniques by the new <br />Public Health Quality and Performance Improvement Center. The orientation sessions <br />begin in February with the first training to take place in April followed by an <br />implementation phase and then a follow up workshop in August. The Department will <br />be choosing an improvement project and team in February. Under consideration as a <br />project is to improve collections for the Wastewater Treatment Management Program. <br /> <br /> c. MMWR Report: This past summer Orange and Alamance Counties were invited <br />to be part of a “Quick Strike” research project funded by the Robert Wood Johnson <br />Foundation through the Practice Based Research Network that the department has <br />been a part of. The project was to predict uptake of the H1N1 vaccine which was to <br />be released this past fall and to determine what methods of communication would be <br />effective. The results of the study were recently published in the CDC’s Morbidity and <br />Mortality Weekly (MMWR) and a copy of the article was provided for the Board. <br /> <br /> d. Media Clips: Media clips relative to current issues were provided for Board <br />information. <br /> <br /> e. Pending and Recurring Items: A table of pending and recurring Board of Health <br />agenda items for reference and future planning. <br /> <br />H. Possible Topics for Joint Board of Health/Commissioners Meeting <br /> <br /> The Joint Meeting of the Board of Health and Board of Commissioners is scheduled for <br />March 4, 2010. The meeting is a dinner meeting, where the dinner starts at 5:30 and <br />ends no later than 6:45. The Commissioners have a work session immediately following <br />the meeting with the Board of Health. Generally, this meeting affords an opportunity for <br />the two Boards to engage in discussions about issues of mutual interest. <br /> <br /> In the past, Board of Health members have presented short informational background <br />to start the discussion. Usually there is only time for 2 or 3 topics. After discussion the <br />Board agreed on: <br />• Recession impacts on service <br />• Two-service Model and the Impact on Budget; i.e. the costs of providing services <br />in two locations without dedicated staff for both locations (dental); plus the <br />commitment of the county to adequately fund equipment for a two service <br />model. <br /> <br /> The Board felt that these two topics would take all of the time allotted. <br /> <br />VII. Board Comments/Announcements <br /> <br />A. None <br /> <br />VIII. Adjournment <br /> <br />Motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Chris Harlan, seconded by Paul Chelminsky, and