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MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH <br />February 24, 2000 <br /> <br />Board of Health Minutes <br />Transcription completed by Donna Cates 5 February 24, 2000 <br />expressed a desire for Orange County to be known as "Orange, the County for Health" or "Orange, <br />the County of Health." The Durham signs declaring it the “City of Medicine” inspire this. Dr. Klein <br />feels that this county represents the best of health with very strong university schools of public health, <br />nursing, pharmacy, and a great Health Department. An identification of "Health" as a central issue for <br />our county might have some effect on community perceptions of what they need to do to maintain <br />their health and that it's important to set up different programs around the theme of Health in Orange <br />County as they have in Durham. <br /> <br />There was some discussion around how to approach this further and it was agree d that the Board <br />could discuss it further at the April work session. <br /> <br />Dr. Southerland commented that she felt that the Board needed to review the Board's mission <br />statement, that perhaps could be done as a part of a goal review at the retreat and that there is a <br />need to do a bylaws review. For example, the state law says we must have an engineer on the <br />Board, but our present bylaws don’t specify that. The latter matter was referred to the Nominating <br />and By-laws Committee for review and action. <br /> <br />V. Public Comments <br />None. <br /> <br />VI. Adjournment <br />The motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Mel Hurston, seconded by Janet <br />Southerland and was unanimously passed. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Rosemary L. Summers, MPH, DrPH <br />Health Director <br />Secretary to the Board <br />