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MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH <br />June 26, 2008 <br />Board of Health Minutes Transcription completed by Anne Miles Cassell 1 <br /> June 26, 2008 <br />ORANGE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT MISSION STATEMENT: To enhance the quality of <br />life, promote the health, and preserve the environment for all people in the Orange <br />County community. <br /> <br />THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH MET ON June 26, 2008 at the Hillsborough Town <br />Barn, Hillsborough, North Carolina. <br /> <br />BOARD OF HEALTH MEMBERS PRESENT: Chris Harlan, Chair; Tim Carey; Ernie Dobson; <br />DeWana Anderson; Matt Vizithum; Jessica Lee <br /> <br />BOARD OF HEALTH MEMBERS ABSENT: Anissa Vines, Vice-Chair; Jim Stefanadis; Sharon <br />Van Horn; Sharon Freeland; Moses Carey, Jr.; <br /> <br />STAFF PRESENT: Rosemary Summers, Health Director; Wayne Sherman, Personal Health <br />Services Division Director; Tom Konsler, Environmental Health Services Division Director; <br />Andy Adams, Environmental Health Supervisor; Donna King, Health Promotion and <br />Education Services Division Director; Angela Cooke, Dental Health Services Division <br />Director; Carla Julian, Quality Assurance/Risk Management Director; Anne Miles <br />Cassell, Administrative Assistant; <br /> <br />GUESTS PRESENT: Judy Truitt, OPC Mental Health; Darlene Toney, Triumph Healthcare; <br />Dr. Anthony Lindsey, UNC School of Medicine; Paul Caldwell, Triumph Healthcare; Katie <br />Tise, Freedom House; Erwin Merritt, Right Direction, Inc.; Jesse Chavis, Right Direction, <br />Inc.; Mark Sullivan, Mental Health Association of Orange County; John and Conner <br />Michos, Orange County residents; David Hudson, Acme Well Co. <br /> <br />I. Welcome and Introductions <br /> <br />Chris Harlan, Chair, called the meeting to order at 7:15 P.M. and introduced <br />guests. <br /> <br />II. Panel Discussion: Mental Health Services in Orange County <br /> <br />With current Mental Health reform efforts under scrutiny, the Board of Health <br />requested an exploration of the status of mental health services in Orange <br />County with those involved. The Board requested a panel discussion to address: <br />1) Problems/issues with the current system (organization, services, funding, <br />etc). <br />2) Most urgent mental health needs of Orange County residents. <br />3) What the role of the Health Department should be as the state begins <br />to consider mental health reform again. <br />Invited guest panelists were Judy Truitt, OPC Mental Health Director, Mark <br />Sullivan, Mental Health Association of NC, and Dr. Tony Lindsey, UNC Health <br />Care. Ms. Truitt introduced three mental health providers in the OPC Mental <br />Health Network she invited to provide additional input and answer any <br />questions. <br /> <br />Ms. Truitt distributed information and material for board members to review at <br />their leisure: