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MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH <br />March 24, 2010 <br />Board of Health Minutes Transcription completed by Anne Miles Cassell 5 March 24, 2010 <br />boundaries, specifically to clarify the Board’s role in advocacy was suggested by <br />Tony Whitaker. <br /> <br />Chris Harlan suggested a session regarding the Health Care Bill and its <br />implications for public health. <br /> <br />School health/nursing programs was added by Chris Harlan and Anissa Vines <br />along with air quality and environmental/geothermal wells systems. <br /> <br />Christopher Cooke said that a case study approach to technical data would be <br />informative. <br /> <br />Rosemary Summers mentioned that DeWana Anderson, being the Board Liaison <br />to the Animal Services Board could develop a presentation on rabies and public <br />health. <br /> <br />B. Board of Health Committee Assignment <br /> <br />The Board annually reviews committee assignments for Board members and <br />reviews need for various expertise on each of the three standing committees. <br />The committees schedule regular meetings but only meet when there are <br />discussion items that warrant a meeting. <br /> <br />Christopher Cooke asked for further clarification of why Board members were <br />assigned to specific committees. Rosemary Summers explained the need for <br />expertise in the various fields that Board members are involved in and their role in <br />advising the department of the best course of action. The Board reviewed the <br />charges for each committee and reaffirmed that the assignments were correct <br />and did not need to be changed. <br /> <br />C. Follow-up to Joint Meeting <br /> <br />At the joint meeting between the Board of Health and the Board of County <br />Commissioners on March 4, there was significant discussion regarding the dual <br />service model for dental health services. This was spurred by the impending <br />expiration of the Carr Mill lease in October 2011. The Board of Commissioners <br />requested that the Department consider various options for service provision to <br />county residents along with a financial analysis. Zip code information for clients <br />currently being served was recently received from the IT Department and was <br />included in the report to the Board of Health. <br /> <br />Staff members have worked on possible service model options and have <br />estimated costs associated with each of the options. Commissioners indicated <br />that they would welcome the Board of Health providing a recommendation for <br />both a short term and long term solution. Board direction on the materials <br />prepared by staff and possible recommendations would be useful in the <br />decision-making process. The Board was asked to focus on: <br />• Recommendations for the period beginning fiscal year 2011-2012 through <br />2019-2020. <br />• Long-term facility recommendations that would be “ready for move-in”