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MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH September 23, 2009 Board of Health Minutes Transcription completed by Anne Miles Cassell 2 September 23, 2009 The motion to approve the Agenda of September 23, 2009 was made by Jim Stefanadis, seconded by Steve Yuhasz, and carried without dissent. III. Public Comment for Items NOT on Printed Agenda None IV. Action Items on CONSENT Agenda A. Minutes approval of August 27, 2009 meeting. B. Receipt of Funds for H1N1 Phase I and II The Health Department has received notification from the NC Division of Public Health, Epidemiology/Public Health Preparedness & Response Branch (PHP&R) of additional funding in the amount of $80,000 for Phase I and II for Public Health Emergency Response – H1N1 Planning and Enhanced Surveillance. In the period from April 24 through May 15, 2009, North Carolina’s public health system responded to the identification of a novel H1N1 influenza discovered in California and Texas. In April, the Acting Secretary of Health and Human declared the first public health emergency in US history related to this virus. The State of North Carolina needs to plan and prepare for an expected second outbreak and to reduce the number of reported H1N1 cases. The purpose of the funding is to support expedited revisions and expansion of pandemic influenza plans for activities that will enable the health departments to rapidly detect and respond to the second outbreak of H1N1 expected to occur this fall. • Phase I includes hiring temporary staff to develop, update & revise pandemic flu plans to comply with certain benchmarks. These benchmarks include updated vaccination plans, policy and procedure to ensure cold chain security for vaccine transport and storage, data entry into North Carolina immunization Registry (NCIR), training surge staff on data entry and other H1N1 activities and documentation as directed by Public Health Emergency Response program guidance. • Phase II includes hiring temporary epidemiology staff to develop, update and revise plans to comply with benchmarks and allow for training for staff, including acquisition of training, time spent in training and facility costs for training venues. Benchmarks include pandemic flu response plans that include epidemiologic response plans and provide surge capacity to investigate cases in the community. These plans should also include enhancement of Epi Teams, cross training of current staff and identification of non-Health Department staff as part of the Epi Team. The service period for this funding is August 17, 2009 through May 31, 2010. This funding is by reimbursement only, and strict financial recordkeeping is imperative. In order to receive the full amount of $80,000, all of the money must be spent by the May 31, 2010 deadline and claimed by the June 20, 2010 report deadline.