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MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH August 25th, 2010 Board of Health Minutes Transcription completed by Lisa Smith 2 August 25th, 2010 V. Action Items (Consent) A. Minutes approval of June 23rd, 2010 meeting. The Board is required to review and approve minutes of all meetings of the Board of Health. These minutes were for the regularly scheduled meeting held on June 23rd, 2010. Motion to approve the minutes of the June 23rd, 2010 meeting was made by Steve Yuhasz, seconded by Michael Wood, and carried without dissent. B. Grant Acceptance for Eat Smart Move More “PLAY” Project In Orange County 29% of children aged 2-18 years are overweight or obese; 31% of youth 12- 18 years of age are obese. Good nutrition and physical activity decreases the likelihood of becoming overweight and obese and developing associated risk factors and chronic diseases. Reducing childhood obesity has become a primary focus for Healthy Carolinians of Orange County. The Health Promotion subcommittee has adopted a comprehensive, multi-level approach to addressing obesity and is coordinating activities with a number of sectors and agencies to maximize resources in the community. This project, Preparing Lifelong Active Youth (PLAY) is funded by a small grant from the NC Division of Public Health and aims to provide regular physical activity options for youth during after school hours. It also seeks to establish a stronger connection between UNC and local schools. Note: With support from Robert Wood Johnson, an evaluation will be conducted by East Carolina University in Year 2. Middle school children registered for the after school program in the Orange County School district will be eligible for the program. The project will link student athletes from UNC at Chapel Hill Recreation and Sport Clubs Program with the Middle School After School program in an effort to provide positive academic and physical role models for at-risk youth. There are five partners who developed and have agreed to participate in this project: UNC Recreation, Orange County Schools, and Community in Schools of Orange County, Orange County Recreation Program, and Orange County Healthy Carolinians. Orange County Health Department will act as the project manager and fiscal agent for the project that is funded for $14,920 for fiscal year 2010-2011 and for $500 for fiscal year 2011- 2012. The second year funding is primarily to complete the evaluation of the project. The majority of the funds are for physical activity equipment and incentives. There is funding for an intern to coordinate the student athlete schedules and activities with the after school program. C. Board of Health Committee Assignments In December or January of each year, the Board reviews committee assignments and finalizes committee membership. With the transition of three board members, reassignments were needed for the remainder of 2010. For the remainder of 2010, it is proposed that new members be placed on the program committee where the previous member was serving. The vacancy on the Awards, Nominations and Bylaws Committee is proposed to be “filled” by Tony Whitaker.