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MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH March 25, 1999 Board of Health Minutes Transcription completed by Patsy L. Bateman 3 March 26, 1999 The Behavioral Factor Risk Surveillance Survey (BFRSS), funded by UNC Hospitals, is in the process of being conducted. Results are expected by late summer. There is a possibility of the Needs of Children Committee working with the new juvenile justice advisory council. Considerable progress in the next few months is expected on better coordination between the Youth Services Advisory Council, Youth Voices, the juvenile justice group and needs of children. C. Pharmaceuticals for Elders Durham County has a program called PharmAssist that provides partial support for medicines for older adults in need and offers a comprehensive review of all medicines an older adult is taking. A group called together by the Aging Department has met to explore starting a similar program in Orange County. Timothy Ives is participating in that group, as is the Health Director. D. CDC Proposal for Public Health Prevention Specialist A proposal was submitted March 12, 1999 for the Orange County Health Department to become a “placement site” for a CDC-sponsored Public Health Prevention Specialist. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) would place an individual that is a master’s prepared person in further training here at the health department. The CDC pays the person’s salary for two years. There is no expectation that the person will be continued after that time. The local department’s obligation is to provide office space, a computer, supervision, local travel, and the funds for the individual to attend one national meeting each year. There were 417 letters of intent submitted to CDC. Of that pool, the Orange County Health Department was one of 77 local and state health department’s asked to submit a full application. There are 26 prevention specialists that will be placed. The Orange County Health Department should hear in early April if the full proposal has been accepted. Enclosed in the Board packet was an excerpt from the proposal submitted. E. North Carolina Health Choice for Children The Orange County Task Force will be meeting March 29th for an update. Hope for Kids, a Durham-based community group will be distributing the new Health Choice flyers in neighborhoods the Orange County Health Department identifies as having lower income folks. Revised Dental Benefits (attached) are being submitted to N.C. Legislature for approval. F. Pending Work The Health Director is continuing working on the Emergency Response Plan, reorganization of Personal Health Division, and the Board Conflict of Interest Policy.