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MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH February 22, 2007 Board of Health Minutes Transcription completed by Anne Miles Cassell 2 February 22, 2007 A. Annual Report of Activities for FY 05-06 Staff prepared a Financial Overview for FY 05-06 for distribution to the Board. The report was not all-inclusive, however, it captured most of the mandated activities. Staff plans to widely distribute this activity report in a condensed format to the public. The department spent 95.46% of the budgeted amount and earned over 100% of the revenue projected. Some highlights were: Quality Assurance and Preparedness: Carla Julian reported that the Volunteer Program has been active and there are now 194 volunteers active in the Reserve Corps and one of the CERT teams is currently writing their own Standard Operating Procedures. Anissa Vines inquired about the diversity of the volunteers and efforts to recruit minority volunteers in order to reach minority populations. Dental Health: Angela Cooke reported that planning for the Mouthguard Project began and has since become a very successful program. She also reported that other patient medical problems were recognized during routine patient visits and referred back to their physician for treatment. Orange County consistently has the highest dental screening rates across the state. Jessica Lee reported that the BOP (Baby Oral Health Program) was very successful in other health departments. Environmental Health: Tom Konsler reported that the Mill Creek Survey led to a development of procedures to address issues like Mill Creek. There were 13 outbreaks during FY05-06 and the environmental health staff was involved a significant number of these. Outreach continues in the onsite program as well as other environmental health programs. Dr. Carey asked about educational outreach to the public and institutional facilities to disseminate information in an effort to reduce the number of Norovirus type outbreaks the Orange County has experienced. Health Promotion and Education Services: Donna King reported that employee wellness screenings began in FY 05-06. Health educators spent over 1200 hours actively participating and providing consultation to local boards, task forces and coalitions with specific focuses on the health of Orange County residents. Over 600 individuals received nutrition education either during Wellness Screenings or in Senior Centers. Personal Health Services: Wayne Sherman reported that primary care services were offered in Hillsborough during FY 05-06.for the first time and expansion of services to Chapel Hill was planned. Personal Health Services dispensed 3,493 influenza vaccines and 134 people received meningococcal vaccine. 5,180 patients received preventive clinical care and 10,667 clinic visits were made for preventive services. B. Personnel Requests for FY 07-08 The budget office begins the budget process each year in January or February by requesting projected revenues for the next fiscal year, possible personnel requests, and capital request