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MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH April 22, 2004 Board of Health Minutes Transcription completed by Anne Miles Cassell 3 April 22, 2004 Last Fall, students from the UNC School of Public Health approached Dr. Summers regarding their need to work on local health program evaluation plans. The WTMP program was offered as a possible choice and it was selected. Three students worked on the plan and the report was submitted to Board members. It contains background and details possible further work by other parties. No additional work on the proposal has been done, but the work was reviewed by the ACEH Committee in March. The ACEH Committee recommended that the proposal go before the full Board of Health and be implemented as described in the plan. Alan Rimer has offered to help in the search for an intern for this work. The Board concurred that the ACEH Committee proceed with the plan as described. C. Liaison Proposal with Other Boards of Interest The Board of Health’s responsibility under 130A-39 is to “protect and promote the public health” and the Board’s adopted mission statement is: “To enhance the quality of life, promote the health, and preserve the environment for all people in the Orange County community.” In order to fulfill this responsibility the Board of Health shares many areas of interest with other Boards, Commissions, and citizen advisory groups for the county. Recently, the Board requested that the staff consider a proposal for establishing better liaison and communication with some of the boards that have mutual health or health related interests. The Board felt that this should be a multiyear plan and should be limited in the beginning. Members felt that it would be advisable to designate liaisons for other boards on an “as needed basis” when topics of mutual interest occurred. Alice White suggested we request all of the agendas of other boards to target common interests and Matt Vizithum suggested that other boards be requested to submit a list of what they feel are common interests with the Health Department. Staff will do more background work and propose a specific plan early in the fall. D. Update on Public Health Task Force 2004 The Public Health Task Force 2004 held their final meeting on April 20. A few changes have been made in the original. Board members were given copies of the updated report reflecting the changes. A major change is to make the funding for accreditation ongoing rather than a one-time