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MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH <br />February 28, 2008 <br />Board of Health Minutes Transcription completed by Anne Miles Cassell 1 February 28, 2008 <br />ORANGE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT MISSION STATEMENT: To enhance the quality of life, promote <br />the health, and preserve the environment for all people in the Orange County community. <br /> <br />THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH MET ON February 28, 2008 at the Hillsborough Town Barn, <br />Hillsborough, North Carolina. <br /> <br />BOARD OF HEALTH MEMBERS PRESENT: Chris Harlan, Chair; Anissa Vines, Vice-Chair; Jim Stefanadis; <br />Tim Carey; Ernie Dobson; Moses Carey, Jr.; DeWana Anderson; Sharon Van Horn; Sharon Freeland; <br />Jessica Lee; Matt Vizithum <br /> <br />BOARD OF HEALTH MEMBERS ABSENT: None <br /> <br />STAFF PRESENT: Rosemary Summers, Health Director; Wayne Sherman, Personal Health Services <br />Division Director; Tom Konsler, Environmental Health Services Division Director; Donna King, Health <br />Promotion and Education Services Division Director; Angela Cooke, Dental Health Services Division <br />Director; Carla Julian, Quality Assessment/Risk Management Division Director; Anne Miles Cassell, <br />Administrative Assistant; Barbara Pringle, RN, Adult Health Nurse; Pam Diggs, Senior Public Health <br />Educator; Javier Amador, Language Coordinator; Susan Clifford, Refugee & Immigrant Health <br />Program Manager; Stacey Snipes, Public Health Nurse; Galey Tatum, Medical Office Assistant; Shani <br />Blank, Medical Office Assistant; Amanda Bartolomeo, Volunteer Coordinator <br /> <br />GUESTS PRESENT: None <br /> <br />I. Welcome and Introductions <br /> <br />Anissa Vines, Vice-Chair, called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M. Rosemary Summers called <br />on Division Directors to introduce members of their staff present at the meeting. Those <br />introduced were either a new employee or employees that had not previously attended a <br />Board of Health meeting. Staff is required to attend one meeting of the Board of Health as <br />part of their orientation. <br /> <br />II. Educational Presentation: Accreditation Briefing <br /> <br />Rosemary Summers explained the process of the site visit for accreditation and gave examples <br />of questions that Board of Health members would be asked by the accreditation team. Dr. <br />Summers explained that all activities must be met for each benchmark to pass. <br /> <br />Governance Standards and Activities: Examples were given to Board members of questions <br />that would be asked during the accreditation interviews with the Board and given the <br />opportunity for input. One point brought out is that although Board members have been <br />active in communicating with units of government in support of the local health department <br />efforts to secure national, state and local resources the department has not been provided <br />with copies of the communication for its files. Board members were asked to please copy the <br />department, either electronic files or hard copy, so this activity will be documented. <br /> <br />Dr. Summers explained that there would be four site accreditation visitors. They usually want to <br />interview the Board members on the 2nd day of the visit. After coordination of calendars, 8:30 <br />A.M. on the 30th was selected and Chris Harlan, Matt Vizithum, and Moses Carey, Jr. will <br />represent the Board.