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MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH <br />February 23, 2006 <br />Board of Health Minutes Transcription completed by Anne Miles Cassell 4 February 23, 2006 <br /> <br />The staff has been working toward being adequately prepared for a pandemic flu <br />outbreak. <br /> <br />Ron Holdway stated that the water protection update presented earlier was the <br />main focus areas for the environmental staff. <br /> <br />Water samples are still being collected from the Mill Creek area. Approximately <br />75 samples are complete with about 30 pending waiting on water bottles from <br />the state. <br /> <br />As a spin-off from the asthma coalition, environmental health offers at no cost a <br />basic assessment to individuals who think they have an indoor air quality <br />problem. No lab testing is done, however, recommendations are made to <br />alleviate environmental irritants and sources. Approximately 2 to 3 assessments <br />are done per month. <br /> <br />A return of infestations of bedbugs has become more common recently with <br />transient populations. This is difficult to treat and eliminate. Educational efforts <br />are being made to reach affected populations, especially in apartment complexes. <br /> <br />Angela Cooke reported that the dental health division has accepted the <br />resignation of Dr. Stephanie Rodriguez who is returning to Texas with her family. <br />A position for a bi-lingual dental assistant is also open. <br /> <br />Data will be gathered in the near future to evaluate the economics of one clinical <br />dental site facility as opposed to two. <br /> <br />G. Tracking Form Review <br /> <br />The Tracking Form is a preview of upcoming actions or topics that need Board <br />action or discussion. It is intended as a Board planning tool. <br /> <br />Discussion of pending items resulted in the addition of two topics for discussion: <br /> 1) Homelessness Planning to April and 2) High 5 Initiative. <br /> <br />V. Board Comments/Announcements <br /> <br />None <br /> <br />VI. Adjournment <br /> <br />Motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Alan Rimer, seconded by Sharon <br />Freeland, and carried without dissent. <br /> <br />The next Board of Health meeting will be held on March 23, 2006 at the Government <br />Services Center, Hillsborough, North Carolina at 7:00 pm.