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MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH <br />January 26, 2006 <br />Board of Health Minutes Transcription completed by Anne Miles Cassell 4 January 26, 3006 <br />made by Jim Stefanadis, seconded by Sharon Van Horn, and carried without <br />dissent. <br /> <br />C. Water Temperature Regulation in Child Care Settings <br /> <br />Recently, a child died in southwest Orange County after his third party caregiver <br />apparently scalded him by placing him in a bath that was too hot. Subsequent to <br />the reports of this incident, Dr. Carey inquired to Dr. Summers what controls were <br />in place to prevent this type situation and whether the Board should or could <br />take steps to implement rules to prevent further tragedies from hot water burns. <br /> <br />A copy of the preliminary response to Dr. Carey by email and a one-page table <br />showing comparisons of child care settings and what controls are in place for <br />each was provided to the Board. Staff has also spoken with the County attorney <br />and he has advised that he did not “see how to get there [adopting BOH rules] <br />from here” given the limitations on such rules in the general statutes. <br /> <br />Ron Holdway answered questions from Board members about regulations <br />governing childcare facilities that would prevent this type of injury. The Board <br />agreed that public education was needed to raise the level of awareness on this <br />issue and directed the staff to develop an educational plan for this purpose. <br /> <br />D. Informational Items <br /> <br />a. Flu Update <br /> <br />Wayne Sherman reported that to date there have been 10 cases of influenza, <br />AH3, reported in North Carolina, 3 in Orange County within the last week. <br />The Department has given all of its supply of injectable flu vaccine but is <br />continuing to make available Flu Mist vaccine and disseminate current <br />information on vaccine available through local providers on the web site. <br /> <br />b. Additional Funds for Public Health Preparedness <br /> <br />Rosemary Summers reported that the Department received $21,184 in <br />additional funds for public health preparedness. That money is a reallocation <br />from counties that are not spending their preparedness funds this year. The <br />proposal was submitted to purchase 12 hand-held units with GPS locators on <br />them so that we can use them in the field during field investigations by the <br />EPI team. When the units are not being used for outbreaks, 6 will be available <br />to the Environmental Health staff for locating wells and septic systems. <br /> <br />In addition to the 12 hand-held units, the Department requested 2 laptops to <br />be able to manage the data collected by the hand-held units. The money