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MINUTES
<br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH
<br />August 26, 1999
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<br />Board of Health Minutes
<br />Transcription completed by Patsy L. Bateman 1 August 26, 1999
<br />ORANGE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT MISSION STATEMENT: To enhance the quality of life,
<br />promote the health, and preserve the environment for all people in the Orange County community.
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<br />THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH MET ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 1999 AT THE
<br />GOVERNMENT SERVICES CENTER IN HILLSBOROUGH, NORTH CAROLINA.
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<br />BOARD OF HEALTH MEMBERS PRESENT: Tim Ives, Rick Marinshaw, Ron Cammarata, Janet
<br />Southerland, Beverly Foster, Mel Hurston, Barbara Chavious, Barry Jacobs, Jonathan Klein
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<br />BOARD OF HEALTH MEMBERS ABSENT: Barry Adler, Brenda Crowder-Gaines
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<br />STAFF PRESENT: Rosemary Summers, Health Director; Ron Holdway, Environmental Health Division
<br />Director; John Sauls, Animal Control Division Director; Cornelia Ramsey, Health Education; Wendy
<br />Schwade, N.C. Dental Health Program; Harvey Melton, Animal Control; Patsy Bateman, Administrative
<br />Assistant
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<br />GUESTS PRESENT: Sally Stenland, CCI, Janet Smith, CCI, Mindy Stinner, CCI, Pat Sanford, APS,
<br />Douglas Evans, CCI, Dean Edwards, APS; and NCCU Nursing Students – Scarlett Brisson, Tara Latter,
<br />Mary Powell, Carolyn Sheffield, Lisa Patterson, Stephan McCarter, Annmarie Sommerville, T. Womble,
<br />Marquita Ford
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<br />I. CALL TO ORDER AND INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS
<br /> Dr. Ives called the meeting to order at 7:35 p.m.
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<br />II. ADOPTION OF AGENDA (August 26, 1999) AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES (July 22, 1999)
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<br />A. APPROVE AGENDA (August 26, 1999) and MINUTES (July 22, 1999)
<br />The agenda of August 26, 1999 was amended to add IV. F, Model Community Assessment
<br />Grants Program and IV. G, Authorize Staff to Apply for Healthy Carolinians Funding from State.
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<br />The minutes of July 22, 1999 were approved.
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<br />The motion to amend the Agenda of August 26, 1999 and approve the Minutes of July 22,
<br />1999 as stated above was made by Janet Southerland, seconded by Barbara Chavious
<br />and carried without dissent.
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<br />III. HEALTH DIRECTOR’S REPORT
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<br />A. NC HEALTH CHOICE
<br />Orange County is at 96% enrollment. In addition to the 456 children receiving Health Choice,
<br />there are an additional 410 on Medicaid that were not previously receiving services. The Dental
<br />Clinic has seen a total of 59 children that are on Health Choice, eight of whom are “new” clients.
<br />The Health Choice Task Force is meeting on August 30th for an update and to plan the outreach
<br />strategy for re-enrollment.
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<br />B. CHILDHOOD LEAD POISONING
<br />The Orange County Health Department is responsible in the state contract addenda for the
<br />countywide lead-testing rate. The 1998 data shows Orange County as a whole with a target
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