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MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH March 25, 2009 Board of Health Minutes Transcription completed by Anne Miles Cassell 4 March 25, 2009 School of Dentistry for services of one full-time equivalent dental resident for four and one-half days per week. The residents provide services at both the Hillsborough and Carrboro dental clinics. The total cost of the contract for July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010 is anticipated to be $54,168, a 5% increase. This amount was included in the 2009-10 dental budget. This contract cannot be fully executed until the state legislature passes their budget and since this is a state employee, the rate may be higher as a consequence. G. Receipt of NACCHO Grant Funds for Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) The Orange County Health Department recently received a $5,000 grant from the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) for support of the Medical Reserve Corps program. The funds that NACCHO received were from the Department of Health and Human Services for the purpose of building the capacity of local MRC units. A signed agreement with OCHD and NACCHO obligates the Health Department to continue to work towards National Incident Management System (NIMS) compliance, use funds for approved purposes, maintain registered status with the OSG/OCVMRC, and agree to participate in an evaluation review by NACCHO. The term of the agreement is January through June 2009, however the cover letter sent with the check indicates that there is no deadline for spending the amount received. As this money must be approved by the BOH and BOCC, the budget will not be able to be amended until very close to the annual spending cut-off/fiscal year end. The Department will request that Finance and Budget Departments work with us to put this money in a deferred revenue account until July 1st. At that time, the revenue and expenditures will be placed on the Risk Management/QA budget. H. Grant Application to Kate B. Reynolds Foundation for Diabetes Umbrella The Health Department has been collaborating with the Department on Aging for the past six years, offering community diabetes education classes. The classes have been well received with positive evaluation results. The instructors include a registered dietitian, pharmacist, nurse and exercise physiologist. This team of volunteers is limited in the amount of time they can dedicate to the classes and there is no formal marketing, recruitment and referral system in place, resulting in a waxing and waning in participation. The Health Department has been asked to apply to the NC Diabetes Education Recognition Program’s (NCDERP) ‘umbrella’ recognition with the American Diabetes Association (ADA). Health Departments that successfully complete all recognition requirements may be certified as an ADA recognized DSME program. ADA recognition would allow the department to bill for DSME. Funds are needed to start up DSME, create a marketing deferral system, acquire needed staff resources and train providers on the benefits of DSME and Medical