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MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH March 27, 2008 Board of Health Minutes Transcription completed by Anne Miles Cassell 5 March 27, 2008 peaked in February and has since declined. 2. Accreditation Update: Rosemary Summers gave a brief accreditation update. The document is due April 1 and all policies and procedures will be in place before the site visit. 3. Biosolids Letter to County Manager: Residents of the Bradshaw Quarry area have contacted the Commissioners regarding their concerns about the use of biosolids in their area of the county. Residents would like to see more restrictions put on the permits for biosolids use. It was brought to light that Burlington’s permit had expired and they had been operating under standards of the old permit. They are seeking to renew their permit and retain the level of standards of the expired permit. The Department plans to conduct a study through UNC. Tom Konsler answered questions from Board members. Burlington has higher industrial waste than OWASA in their biosolids 4. Space Update: On March 6 Commissioners voted to proceed with the lease/purchase of the Hillsborough Commons property and directed staff to consider an addition to SHSC to accommodate health department needs as early as it can be afforded. 5. Community and Clinician Partnership for Prevention Research: Donna King reported that the goal of this project is to develop strategies to develop stronger linkages between primary care providers and community agencies, including public health programs, to decrease specific unhealthy behaviors such as poor diet, sedentary behavior, and tobacco use. The project will help primary care providers to refer patients to existing nutrition programs within the department, and will therefore help nutrition meet its service delivery goals. Private provider patients will only be seen by referral as is currently the case. There will be no project-specific activities provided to clients. Such incentives would interfere with the assessment of whether clients would use community resources after referral. The Health Department will receive $100/month for each of the six months of the project to defer the costs of any activities performed in this project. Data collection will include the number of referrals made and the number of referrals completed. No personal health information will be transmitted to the researchers. This project was approved by the Duke University Health System IRB. E. Tracking Form Review The tracking form helps both the Board and staff keep track of upcoming agenda items and projects that will need attention in the coming months. Rosemary Summers noted that the Quarterly Report and Board of Health vacancies would be reviewed at the April meeting.