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MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH August 25, 2005 Board of Health Minutes Transcription completed by Anne Miles Cassell 1 August 25, 2005 ORANGE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT MISSION STATEMENT: To enhance the quality of life, promote the health, and preserve the environment for all people in the Orange County community. THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH MET ON August 25, 2005 at the Southern Human Services Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. BOARD OF HEALTH MEMBERS PRESENT: Alan Rimer, Chair; Tim Carey; Sharon Freeland; Chris Harlan; Matt Vizithum; Jim Stefanadis; Sharon Van Horn; Alice White. BOARD OF HEALTH MEMBERS ABSENT: Jessica Lee, out of town; Moses Carey, Jr. STAFF PRESENT: Rosemary Summers, Health Director; Angela Cooke, Dental Health Services Division Director; Ron Holdway, Environmental Health Services Division Director; Donna King, Health Promotion and Education Division Director; Wayne Sherman, Personal Health Services Division Director; Anne Miles Cassell, Administrative Assistant. GUESTS PRESENT: None I. Welcome and Introductions Alan Rimer called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M. II. Approval of August 25, 2005 Agenda The motion to approve the Agenda of August 25, 2005 was approved by consensus. III. Public Comment for Items NOT on Printed Agenda None IV. Action Items on CONSENT Agenda A. Minutes approval of July 28, 2005 meeting. Motion to approve the minutes of the July 28, 2005 meeting was made by Alice White, seconded by Sharon Freeland, and carried without dissent. B. New Fee Approval for Personal Health Glycated hemoglobin has become the preferred standard for assessing glycemic control in diabetics. The glycated hemoglobin test has been shown to predict the risk for the development of many of the chronic complications in diabetes. The Health Department recently acquired two analyzers that test for this and hope to begin using them in September on prenatal clients and primary care clients. The recommended fee is $19.00 for the test.