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MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH August 23, 2007 Board of Health Minutes Transcription completed by Anne Miles Cassell 2 August 23, 2007 churches. The department and the representatives brainstormed ideas for continuing physical activity and nutrition programs. The majority felt very strongly that more education and training was needed in the community. A second round of ESMM funding has been applied for to meet the needs expressed by the faith community. If funded the Health Department, in collaboration with community partners, will arrange train- the-trainer events to empower churches to improve and/or expand existing health programs. Churches without an existing health ministry will be offered training to establish health ministries. Up to 13 churches will be eligible for $500 mini-grants to fund projects. The primary focus group will be African-American churches that have initiated physical activity or nutritional programs or have participated in the first phase of the initiative. Our community partners include Cooperative Extension, UNC ECHO, OCIM and various representatives from Phase I OCCESMM churches. C. Strowd-Roses Mouthguard Grant Renewal Request The Dental Health Service wishes to continue the Mouthguard Project that was established last year with the help of grant funds of $5,000 from Strowd Roses, Inc. A repeat grant application has been submitted for $20,098 for fiscal year 2007-08 to fund the project for purchase of additional supplies and a part-time temporary coordinator position. Dr. Carey asked if the Dental School was including this program in their curriculum. It is being considered by Dr. Sandler. Chris Harlan commented that participation by the area sports depended on personal visits to the coaching staffs. Matt Vizithum asked if outcomes have been measured since beginning the program. Rosemary Summers commented that this was one of the few public health preventive efforts that could be measured. E. School Nursing Services Contract Renewals The Health Department has served as a conduit of Commissioner-approved funding for school health nurses for both school systems. The department enters into a contract with each school system to spend the funding for a specified number of school nurse positions. In FY 07-08, the contracts provide $382,925 to CHCCS for six school health nurses and $183,349 to OCS for three such positions. Per the contract, the Health Department will make quarterly payments upon submission of an invoice and will provide at least 3 continuing education sessions to school nurses. F. Accept Medicaid Cost Settlement Funds and Safe Community Grant Funds Medicaid Cost Settlement – Each year a cost analysis for services rendered at each health department in NC is performed by the office of Medicaid Reimbursement. Because local health departments are cost-based providers for Medicaid, they receive a financial cost settlement from Medicaid based on the final analysis and are only allowed to spend this money on the programs that earned it. The purpose of this money is to support programs that earned the money and did not receive full reimbursement. For the FY 05-06 study, the Orange County Health