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MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH <br />September 22, 2005 <br />Board of Health Minutes Transcription completed by Anne Miles Cassell 4 September <br />22, 2006 <br />contact with the interested person. <br /> <br />c. Mill Creek Road Study <br />Progress is being made into acquisition of telephone numbers for residents of the <br />study area. Staff is in the process of assembling informational packets to be <br />distributed when water samples are collected. A cancer specific survey has been <br />developed for telephone surveys that will be done in October. Applications for water <br />sampling have been mailed to all the community members in this area and are <br />starting to come in. Preliminary results are expected by the end of November. <br /> <br />d. La Feria del Salud <br />The Latino dental health fair is scheduled for September 24, 2005 in northern Orange <br />County. This is a result of a community diagnosis that the community group in this <br />area said they needed. The dental clinic will be open and will see patients as needed. <br /> <br />Alan Rimer commented on the cultural norm for the Latino population to buy bottled <br />water instead of trusting the safety of the water system for drinking and cooking <br />purposes. Bottled water is not fluorinated and therefore may lead to more dental <br />caries in this population. OWASA is trying to reach this population with a Spanish <br />language brochure to educate people regarding the safety and benefits of the public <br />water systems. <br /> <br />e. Commission on Environment Report <br />Alan Rimer reported as liaison to the Commission on the Environment. An exchange <br />of information is progressing to eliminate any duplication of efforts. <br /> <br />f. Flu Immunization Plans <br />Wayne Sherman reported that the Department would hold several flu clinics at both <br />Southern Human Services Center and the Hillsborough locations for high-risk <br />individuals, as well as area Senior Centers. He also reported that plans were in place <br />to hold two flu “blitzes” on two Saturdays in November for those high-risk individuals <br />that may have missed one of the clinics and for any other public members that want <br />a flu shot. High Risk and pre-natal will be offered at both clinic sites. Information on <br />the clinic locations and times are posted on the Orange County website. Shots are <br />free to Medicaid and Medicare Part B and $15 to all others. <br /> <br />g. Hurricane Katrina Community Planning <br />Rosemary Summers reported that several staff members are on stand-by for service <br />in the area stricken by Hurricane Katrina. One environmental health specialist, <br />Wendy Thigpen, from the Department has already departed to serve two weeks in <br />Louisiana. <br /> <br />Arrangements have been made for evacuees needing healthcare to be treated at the <br />health department. Many evacuees are going to the practitioners their local family <br />members are using.