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MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH January 29, 1998 Board of Health Minutes Transcription completed by Patsy L. Bateman 2 January 29, 1998 years). The money would be used for partial support for the Teens in Power Coordinator, a Program Assistant, operational expenditures and program support. This funding would enable the Teens in Power Program to expand to the Cedar Grove Community. With the change in the amount of money to be received, the Board of Health has requested further research regarding the budget issues and report back to the Board at the February meeting. Can the Health Department meet their obligations with the reduced funding? The motion to authorize the Health Department to enter into a contract with the University of North Carolina to receive funding for the Teens in Power grant proposal, with the assumption that the Health Department meet obligations with the reduced funding was made by Brenda Crowder-Gaines, seconded by Beverly Foster and carried without dissent. APPROVE: POTENTIAL CONTRACT WITH ORANGE COUNTY COALITION OF THE COMMUNITY BASED PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAM FOR A PROSTATE CANCER PREVENTION PROGRAM, PRESENTED BY EILEEN KUGLER The Orange County Coalition of the Community Based Public Health Program (CBPH) with the assistance of the Health Department staff has applied for a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health. The grant amount if awarded would be $149,951 for the first year and $150,000 for each of two successive years. The grant would fund a prostate cancer prevention program and include a contract with the Health Department in the amount of $26,000 for the part-time services of a project advisor, nutritionist and nurse. Also included in this amount is funding for prostate cancer screening tests. After lengthy discussions regarding the pros and cons of prostate cancer screening tests, it was decided to table this motion and review the full proposal at the February meeting. Cornelia Ramsey, Jonathan Klein, and Eileen Kugler will also gather information regarding the pros and cons for distribution with the agenda packet for the February meeting. The Board requested that a copy of the proposal be sent to Cleon Currie and that a community representative be invited to the next Board of Health meeting. The motion to table and review the full proposal at the February meeting regarding the potential contract with Orange County Coalition of the Community Based Public Health Program for a prostate cancer prevention program was made by Brenda Crowder-Gaines, seconded by Margaret Brown and carried without dissent. APPROVE: RECEIPT OF TANF FUNDS FOR FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES, PRESENTED BY EILEEN KUGLER The North Carolina General Assembly during its 1997 session allocated $1.6 million in TANF (Temporary Assistance to Needy Families) funds to local family planning programs to reduce the number of out-of-wedlock births which occur in the state. Orange County’s share of this, based on the county’s number of out-of-wedlock births for calendar years 1995 and 1996, is $12,178. The motion to approve the receipt of TANF Funds for Family Planning Services was made by Barbara Chavious, seconded by Brenda Crowder-Gaines and carried without dissent. 6. RECEIVE: ORANGE COUNTY WORK FIRST PROPOSAL, PRESENTED BY ROSEMARY SUMMERS The Department of Social Services (DSS) was directed to develop a plan that would meet state requirements for welfare reform. The Work First Plan is the culmination of that effort. The DSS called together a task force that developed the document in the agenda packet. The goal of “Work First” is to enable welfare recipients to be employed at a level to meet basic needs, within two years of qualifying for welfare. Two major areas of concern are the safety net of services and a tracking and monitoring system for following clients in the post two-year period. Further definition of these areas would provide the Board with a more clear set of responsibilities for the health department. The motion to approve a letter to the Board of County Commissioners expressing the Board of Health’s concern regarding a safety net for the Work First Program needing more clear definition and tracking and monitoring that needs to be in place to follow clients at the end of the two years was made by Beverly Foster, seconded by Brenda Crowder-Gaines and carried without dissent. APPROVE: PROPOSAL FOR STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS, PRESENTED BY ROSEMARY SUMMERS The Board of Health / Staff Strategic Planning Retreat will be held on Friday, February 13, 1998 from Noon to 4:30 pm in the Orange County Public Library Conference Room in Hillsborough. Lunch will be provided.