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MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH <br />January 17, 2008 <br />Board of Health Minutes Transcription completed by Anne Miles Cassell 4 January 17, 2008 <br />schedule. There are no anticipated changes in environmental health fees this year. <br /> <br />The Health Director has requested that the Budget Office take a sampling of dental and medical <br />clinic fees and compare them with other counties and private providers to get a sense of where we <br />stand with our current fees. Based on that study fee adjustments may be warranted and valuable to <br />revenue generation. The mini cost assessment by the Budget office is currently underway for <br />selected services in both medical and dental clinical services. <br /> <br />Motion to forward the fees as a part of the overall budget process to the Board of Commissioners for <br />approval was made by Tim Carey, seconded by Jessica Lee, and carried without dissent. <br /> <br />B. 2008 Board of Health Committee Assignments <br /> <br />According to Board of Health adopted procedures, the Board must review standing committees and <br />Board assignments to those committees annually. Since Chris Harlan is the Chair of the Board of <br />Health, the Board was asked to consider a replacement appointment to the Orange County Human <br />Services Advisory Commission. Chris Harlan reported that the Commission was revamping how it <br />would be composed; being category-based rather than agency representation based, therefore it <br />may not be required that the Board of Health be represented. <br /> <br />The Committees for 2008 are: <br /> <br />Executive Committee Chris Harlan, Chair <br />Awards, Nominating & Bylaws Anissa Vines, Vice-Chair <br /> Jim Stefanadis <br /> Sharon Freeland <br />Environmental Health, Preparedness, Ernie Dodson <br />& Quality Assurance Jessica Lee <br /> Sharon Van Horn <br /> DeWana Anderson (as needed) <br />Personal Health, Dental Health & Jim Stefanadis <br />Health Promotion Programs Tim Carey <br /> Sharon Freeland <br /> Anissa Vines <br /> Jessica Lee (as needed) <br /> <br />Motion to approve the committee assignments as it stands pending any change with the representation policies <br />of the Human Services Advisory Committee was made by Anissa Vines, seconded by Tim Carey, and carried <br />without dissent. <br /> <br />C. 2008 Board of Health Education Agenda <br /> <br />The Board has developed a topical list in the past that has formed the basis for inviting outside <br />speakers, and resources to help the Board accomplish its work. Usually 20 – 30 minutes is allotted <br />every other month for this purpose. Possible topics include: <br />a. Best Practices in providing family home visiting services <br />b. Application of GIS technology in environmental health services <br />c. School based health services <br />d. New technologies/research in environmental health <br />e. Best practice projects to reduce obesity and overweight