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MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH <br />June 24, 2009 <br />Board of Health Minutes Transcription completed by Anne Miles Cassell 8 June 24, 2009 <br />materials. OCHD plans to continue prevention messaging throughout the <br />summer and into next year’s typical flu season. Orders have already been <br />placed for seasonal influenza vaccine and as usual high risk individuals will be <br />vaccinated before making vaccine available to the general public. It is <br />unknown at this time whether there will be a vaccine available for the H1N1 <br />swine influenza. The CDC and researchers are alert for any indications that the <br />virus may mutate to an alternate form. <br /> <br /> b. Management Academy Team: Renee Kemske, Pat Dodson, Barbara <br />Pringle, Bobbie Jo Munson, and Candice Watkins Robinson will be attending <br />UNC’s Management Academy for Public Health. The team will be formulating a <br />business plan around Diabetes programming and services with an emphasis on <br />sustainability. The anchor will be the Diabetes Self Management Education <br />program and our work towards becoming a Recognized American Association <br />program. This training opportunity will also benefit the department’s succession <br />planning by building the skills of future leaders. Additional information can be <br />found on the web at http://www.maph.unc.edu/. <br /> <br /> c. Pending and Recurring Items: The Board is provided with a chart of <br />recurring and pending items each month to provide a forward look at upcoming <br />Agenda items discuss any changes to the scheduled items. <br /> <br /> d. Media Clips: Media clips on topics of interest, several of which cited <br />OCHD programs and staff were provided to the Board for informational <br />purposes. <br /> <br /> e. Biosolids Forum: Tom Konsler reported that work will begin soon on <br />planning a biosolids forum to replace the research study that was unable to be <br />carried through as reported at the May meeting. There has been interest <br />expressed by UNC, NCSU, and Cooperative Extension <br /> <br />VII. Board Comments/Announcements <br /> <br />A. None <br /> <br />VIII. Adjournment <br /> <br />Motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Anissa Vines, seconded by Matt Vizithum, and <br />carried without dissent. <br /> <br />The next Board of Health meeting will be held on August 27, 2009 at the Southern Human Services <br />Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina at 7:00 PM. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br /> <br />Rosemary L. Summers, MPH, DrPH <br />Health Director <br />Secretary to the Board