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MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH <br />July 24, 2003 <br />Board of Health Minutes Transcription completed by V. Anne Miles 4 July 24, 2003 <br />preliminary report on disease management because of the possibility of statements <br />being taken out of context, but the county requested one to address immediate needs. <br /> <br />The committee also recommends having general stipulations in future contracts <br />concerning quality assurance and governance included in the contracts. The county <br />has asked the department to look at various options for shelter operations. <br /> <br />A CD, “The State of Things,” from the WUNC public radio program was distributed to <br />board members. This program was aired July 15, 2003. <br /> <br />F. Health Director’s Report <br /> <br />Grants: A grant application to the Samuel Harris Fund for support of the dental <br />preschool screening project that is partially funded through Smart Start funds has been <br />submitted. It is in the Amount of $6,065 and will primarily support a contract <br />coordinator to provide follow-up services. <br /> <br />Healthy Carolinians: The community assessment process is going well and collection <br />of primary data should be complete by mid-August. <br /> <br />Vendor and sponsor recruitment has begun for the Family Fun and Fitness Day on <br />October 19. This will be the first Healthy Carolinians sponsored community event and <br />Board members were invited to attend and participate. <br /> <br />Community Health Care Network: We are continuing discussion with surrounding <br />counties regarding the development of a community health care network for serving <br />low income and unserved populations. The last meeting included Chatham and <br />Alamance County Health Departments and Piedmont Health Services. The committee <br />decided to invite Caswell and Person County Health Departments and these health <br />departments would see if their respective community hospitals were interested in <br />participating. UNC Physicians and Associates has indicated that they are not interested <br />in participating in this effort at this time. Several physician practices are Access Care <br />Providers, with UNC Physicians and Associates as the largest. Some of these physician <br />practices may be added to the planning group as the discussion progresses. There is <br />at least one planning grant opportunity that may assist the group in moving this <br />process along. <br /> <br />Accreditation: The North Carolina Association of Local Health Directors unanimously <br />approved the Committee’s report and recommendation for establishing an <br />accreditation system for local public health agencies that was distributed at the June <br />Board meeting. It is the Health Director’s intent to volunteer to be one of the pilot <br />counties for accreditation. The timing, while challenging, should be an excellent blend <br />with the community assessment and strategic planning efforts. <br /> <br />Senate Bill 672 on Public Health Infrastructure: This bill has passed the Senate but was <br />not heard in the House. Moses Carey, Deborah Rowe (the Executive Director of the <br />North Carolina Health Director’s Association and the North Carolina Public Health <br />Association), and the Health Director met with Representative Verla Insko at her <br />request to discuss this bill. Representative Insko is the Chair of the House Committee <br />on Health. She expressed some concerns about the lack of opportunity for full input <br />into this bill and wanted to ensure that it had full consideration by all stakeholders.