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MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH <br />October 22, 2009 <br />Board of Health Minutes Transcription completed by Anne Miles Cassell 8 October 22, 2009 <br />c. Prevention Task Force Report Executive Summary: The NC Institute of <br />Medicine released its “Prevention Task Force Report and Recommendations” on <br />October 2 in a joint conference with Healthy Carolinians. An executive summary <br />was provided for the Board. The Department will be using this document as it <br />looks toward the next health department strategic plan. <br /> <br />d. Kathy Kerr Health Education Award: Pam Diggs, Senior Public Health <br />Educator for the Teen Tobacco Prevention Project received the prestigious Kathy <br />Kerr Health Education Award from North Carolina Society of Public Health <br />Educators for her work with youth in Tobacco Prevention. <br /> <br />e. Project Homeless Connect: Health Department staff were key partners and <br />participants in the third very successful Project Homeless Connect. Dental staff <br />provided more than $4,000 of free dental services to clients before and during <br />the event. <br /> <br />f. Media Clips: Various newsworthy media clips involving the Health Department <br />were included for the Board’s review. <br /> <br />VI. Board Comments/Announcements <br /> <br />A. None <br /> <br />VII. Adjournment <br /> <br />Motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Steve Yuhasz, seconded by Mike Carstens, <br />and carried without dissent. <br /> <br />The next Board of Health meeting will be held on November 18, 2009 at the Link Government <br />Services Center, Hillsborough, North Carolina at 7:00 PM. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Rosemary L. Summers, MPH, DrPH <br />Health Director <br />Secretary to the Board