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Health Director’s Report January 2018  My first 30 days on the job have been great! My days have been filled with lots of warm welcomes and a good bit of cold weather and snow!  Health Department Staff and County Staff have all been extremely helpful in answering my questions and helping me get settled. To date, I’ve had the opportunity to meet with all Division Directors at least twice and several program staff once.  I attended my first County Department Director’s Meeting on 1-8-18; had the opportunity to meet all the other Department Directors and hear the County Manager’s FY 18-19 Budget Guidelines. As a result, I’ve also had 1-on-1 meetings with the Finance Director, HR Director, Planning Director and an upcoming meeting with the Animal Control Director.  Rebecca and I attended the Annual Budget Kickoff Workshop on 1-10-18. The process will mirror last year’s process; key budget request guidelines include: o No New General Fund Positions without 100% offsetting revenues or reallocation of existing funds o Any request not legally mandated must be supported with new revenue or reallocation of existing funds o Minimal Recurring Capital – Request Replacement items only  On 1-7-18, I had an opportunity to attend a presentation facilitated by Racial Equity Institute (REI), “Measuring Racial Equity: A Groundwater Approach.” This event was co-sponsored by Orange Against Racism (OAR) and our Health Department. The presentation was very insightful on the impact of institutional racism on our society. I look forward to attending the Phase I training offered by REI.  I attended the Annual Public Health Leaders Conference (formerly known as the State Health Director’s Conference) January 17 – 19, 2018 in Raleigh. The theme of the Conference this year was “Public Health 3.0….Where Will You Be?” The Conference focused on five premises: o Role of Chief Health Strategist o Deliberate Collaboration o Health Equity Success o Timely Data o Innovative Funding Models Despite the snow and low attendance, this was still a good conference. It was great to have the opportunity to network with several other Health Directors from across the State.  Interim Environmental Health Director, John Kase submitted his resignation effective January 18, 2018. John accepted a position with Wake County. The Environmental Health Director position has been posted for applicants. In the interim, two EH Supervisors, Phil Vilaro and Victoria Hudson, have agreed to lead the Environmental Health Division until the position is filled.