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MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH April 25, 2007 Board of Health Minutes Transcription completed by Anne Miles Cassell 3 April 25, 2007 D. Contract renewal with UNC School of Dentistry for GPR Resident The Orange County Health Department annually contracts with UNC School of Dentistry for services of one full-time equivalent dental resident for four and one-half days per week. The residents provide services at both the Hillsborough and the Carrboro dental clinics. The contract cannot be fully executed until the state legislature passes their budget and the rate may be higher to cover the salary increase mandated by the state. E. Contract renewal with CHTOP for Dental Head Start Services In 2003, Chapel Hill Training and Outreach, Inc. contracted with the health department to provide required dental screening and treatment services to all children enrolled in the Head Start program located in Hillsborough. The program has worked well for both entities. Chapel Hill Training and Outreach, Inc desires to renew this contract for services for the coming fiscal year. Motion to approve the minutes of March 22, 2007 and items on the Consent Agenda was made by Jim Stefanadis, seconded by Sharon Freeland, and carried without dissent. V. Reports and Discussion with Possible Action A. Resolution on Health as a Human Right In March the Health Director was contacted by Ms. Tracy Morrison, a law student working with a group of law students under a pro bono contract to develop and market a “health as a human rights resolution.” The client believes that Orange County is more likely than other counties in North Carolina to pass such a resolution and that it will help spark a statewide and national movement. The students presented the draft of the resolution to the Human Rights and Relations Commission, the Women’s Commission and the Board of Commissioners in April. Moses Carey stated the Board of Commissioners referred the consideration of this resolution to the Board of Health without taking action. The Board of Health spent a considerable amount of time discussing the social justice goals being developed at the request of the county commissioners at previous meetings. The comments and suggestions generated from these discussions were forwarded to the Human Rights and Relations Department. Mr. Spivey from the Human Rights and Relations Department has attempted to formulate social justice goals with real objectives for implementation. Jim Stefanadis stated that he felt the resolutions as presented by Ms. Morrison were too broad for the Board of Health and suggested that relevant elements be incorporated in the Social Justice Goal. Motion that the resolution be returned to the Human Rights and Relations Commission for