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MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH <br />January 25, 2007 <br />Board of Health Minutes Transcription completed by Anne Miles Cassell 5 January 25, 2007 <br />Profile), Land Use, Natural and Cultural Systems, and Services and Community Facilities. <br /> <br />Mr. Dodson distributed a detailed report to the Board covering Comprehensive Plan <br />Update and Process and timetable. It was suggested that a Board liaison be appointed or <br />delegated to each element. It was suggested that the Environmental, QA, and <br />Preparedness Committee take this on. No decisions were made. <br /> <br />G. Informational Items <br /> <br />1. Quarterly Financial Report: Letitia Burns <br /> <br />Letitia Burns, Administrative Officer, provided the Board with a Quarterly Financial <br />Report for the quarter ending December 2006. <br /> <br />2. “Yogurt Project”: Wayne Sherman <br /> <br />Wayne Sherman reported that the Department would support a program with UNC <br />Department of Maternal and Child Health to study the benefits of probiotic <br />products for children’s health and reducing absenteeism. Research has shown <br />positive effects of taking probiotic products in preventing diarrhea, alleviating <br />lactose intolerance symptoms, and treating acute diarrhea, and pouchitis. The use <br />of probiotics is new to the U.S. pediatric population although it has been used for <br />some time in most other Western countries. The Department’s role will be <br />minimal. We will furnish a space for the project to locate a refrigerator to store the <br />yogurt that the research staff will distribute to childcare centers. After the project <br />is over the Department will keep the refrigerator. <br /> <br />3. Board Educational Schedule: Rosemary Summers <br /> <br />A schedule of 2007 educational topics was provided to Board members. <br /> <br />4. 2006 State of the County Health Report: Donna King <br /> <br />In a review of current health data by the State Center for Health Statistics on <br />Orange County it is clear that Orange County remains one of the healthiest overall <br />in the State of North Carolina. In 10 of the 16 key health indicators over the past <br />15 years, rates of death or other factors have decreased in Orange County and are <br />lower than at the state level. Orange County has already achieved the Healthy <br />Carolinians 2010 goal to reduce deaths due to heart disease. Disparities remain <br />however. <br /> <br />The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey (BRFSS) shows that the number of <br />Orange County residents that are overweight has increased to 32.2% in 2005 and <br />the number of obese residents is up to 19.4%. The rates have been steadily <br />increasing about 1% per year since 2002. The combined total of overweight and