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MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH <br />October 26, 2000 <br /> <br />Board of Health Minutes <br />Transcription completed by V. Anne Miles 4 October 26, 2000 <br />machines in the public schools similar to the ADA statement in an effort to promote a healthy <br />lifestyle. The Board was in agreement that a policy statement as well as a strategy for getting <br />the schools and other organizations to adopt this policy was a good idea. This will be placed on <br />the Dental and Personal Health Committee agenda. <br /> <br />Rosemary Summers reported on the October 25 meeting with Orange County school officials, <br />Commissioners, and the County Manager regarding the school nurse program and whether the <br />nurse previously assigned to the school might be replaced. The Health Department nurse was <br />transferred back to the Health Department to cover staffing shortages last spring when <br />communicable disease issues were critical. A joint task force is to be formed to further address <br />and make recommendations on school health nursing standards for the county. Current staffing <br />provides a .4 FTE Health Department nurse to the Orange County schools, and will remain in <br />effect this school year. <br /> <br />Rosemary Summers reported that the Health Department had received a call from a <br />representative of UNC Hospital who wishes to explore the possible development of school- <br />based health centers in both ends of the County. The centers would make healthcare <br />accessible to students from the Orange County and Chapel Hill/Carrboro school systems. <br /> <br />Barry Jacobs requested that the tax notices sent out by the Animal Control Division be reworded <br />to be more "customer friendly" and recommended that the committee review the form. <br /> <br />VI. Adjournment <br /> <br />The motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Mel Hurston, seconded by Barry Jacobs and <br />carried without dissent. <br /> <br />The Board of Health meeting adjourned at 9:55 p.m. <br /> <br />The next Board of Health meeting will be held on November 16, 2000 at The Southern Human Services <br />Center, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Rosemary L. Summers, MPH, DrPH <br />Health Director <br />Secretary to the Board