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MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH <br />April 24, 2003 <br />Board of Health Minutes Transcription completed by V. Anne Miles 4 April 24, 2003 <br />transporting, receiving and distribution of pharmaceutical supplies in order to do a <br />mock mass on-site prophylaxis. <br /> <br />Highway 70 Junkyard: Hazardous conditions have been brought to the attention of <br />County Commissioners and several newspapers. The county has had an ongoing <br />enforcement action the owner of the property for years and has been unable to obtain <br />an adequate court judgment to comply. The county has now requested the Health <br />Department look into the public health issues and hazards involved which would give <br />the department the ability to abate the nuisance and fix it. Environmental Health <br />division has put together a plan to test wells from the surrounding areas and possible <br />groundwater pollution in the area. The issue of possible breeding grounds for <br />mosquitoes will also be looked into due to the issue of West Nile Virus. <br /> <br />HSUS Site Visit: The team from Human Society of the United States is currently doing <br />the site visit at the APS Animal Shelter as contracted by the County Commissioners. <br />The team member that spent the day with the department’s animal control officers <br />mentioned that it was very unusual in their assessment for Animal Control officers to <br />leave a customer service survey at every call they made. <br /> <br />VI. Board Comments/Announcements <br /> <br />A. Jessica Lee announced the settlement of a lawsuit regarding denial of dental treatment <br />under Medicaid and that the state was in violation of federal statutes. This suit has been <br />filed in sixteen states and in all instances a settlement was reached. This should make <br />dental care available to more people. The new reimbursement rate for private dentists will <br />be at 70 percent of the pediatric specialty rate. <br /> <br />VII. Adjournment <br /> <br />Motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Martha Stucker, seconded by Lee Werley, <br />and carried without dissent. <br /> <br />The next Board of Health meeting will be held on May 22 at the Government Services Center in <br />Hillsborough, North Carolina at 7:00 PM. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Rosemary L. Summers, MPH, DrPH <br />Health Director <br />Secretary to the Board