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MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH <br />September 17, 2008 <br />Board of Health Minutes Transcription completed by Anne Miles Cassell 5 September 17, 2008 <br />continue relationships with the dental school and suggest a meeting between health <br />directors, dental directors, and the dean of the dental school be scheduled to discuss <br />student rotations so that both parties benefit. <br /> <br />Tim Carey asked for clarification from Angela Cooke and Dr. Day regarding the dental <br />school request of $500 per day. Dr. Day explained that the resident and dental <br />students would be using OCHD equipment and dental supplies plus considerable <br />supervisory time from staff. Dr. Carey voiced his agreement to not pay $500 per day for <br />the pediatric resident and dental students. <br /> <br />Sharon Freeland said that the wait time was a major issue and that it would be <br />traumatizing for children to be in treatment for two hours. <br /> <br />Angela Cooke and Dr. Day support ongoing discussions with the dental school. <br />Rosemary Summers will set up a meeting with the dental school. <br /> <br />Primary Care Grants: A 3rd year continuation grant for SHSC in the amount of $44,769. <br />A response to and RFP by October 15 is being planned to restart the primary care grant <br />at Whitted. The department will be applying for up to $75,000 for Program and Small <br />Capital Funds. This would include adding an FNP, Nurse, Nursing Assistant and Lab Tech <br />at 16 hr/week at Whitted. The department may also be requesting computer, hi-lo <br />exam table, and wall workstations. The Committee recommended proceeding with <br />the grant proposal. <br /> <br />F. Informational Items <br />a. Accreditation Award to Moses Carey: Recently Moses Carey won the first Craig <br />Michalak Award of Excellence from the NC Accreditation Board. The <br />presentation was done at the same meeting the Board approved Orange <br />County’s accredited status. Board members were given a copy of the <br />announcement from the Accreditation Board website. Board members offered <br />their congratulations to Mr. Carey. <br />b. News Clips: News articles of interest on recent events or health department <br />activities were distributed for informational purposes. <br /> <br /> G. Pending and Recurring Items Review <br /> <br />The pending and recurring items review allows Board members to plan future agendas <br />and direct the staff on special work items. There are significant alterations, especially in <br />the budget approval schedules. Rosemary Summers called attention to all the items <br />marked as changed and emphasized that Budget Review would be in December <br />reflecting the change in the Budget Department’s calendar. <br /> <br />V. Board Comments/Announcements <br /> <br />A. None <br /> <br />Motion to move to Closed Session was made by Jim Stefanadis, seconded by Sharon <br />Freeland, and carried without dissent. <br />