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Program Updates  Communicable Disease/Preparedness o Pertussis - CD Team is actively investigating multiple pertussis cases in the County. Everyone involved has been made aware. The State is aware and they are working with us to monitor the situation. Letters have been sent out to parents, close contacts and the entire school (Principal’s discretion). Most cases are fully immunized and other contacts have been notified and given information about prevention, symptoms and vaccinations. o TB Update (Follow-up from November Report) – A total of 109 contacts have been tested, 106 negative and 3 positive. One positive case is currently receiving LTBI treatment and the other 2 had a previous history of TB. o Preparedness Coordinator, Daniel Kashdan, organized a tabletop exercise for County Stakeholders. Participants included Communicators and Public Information Officers (PIOs) from Town of Chapel Hill, Town of Hillsborough, Sheriff’s Office, UNC Campus, Health Department, Office of Aging, Hillsborough Fire and Police and Emergency Management. The exercise scenario was a flu pandemic. Successful exercise with a lot of lessons learned. Participants requested more of these communication type exercises a little more frequently so all partners stay ready and engaged.  Family Success Alliance - invited to complete Phase II of the Robert Wood Johnson Culture of Health Prize award process.  Tobacco Prevention and Control Coordinator, April Richard is working with both school systems to provide updated Tobacco free Schools signage for 32 schools (youth tobacco funding).  Community Health Grant Update: In collaboration with UNC Family Medicine, OCHD received funding for a Community Health Grant from the Office of Rural Health (9/1/17 to 6/30/18) and will submit the midpoint performance report February 7, 2018. The goal of this funding is to increase access to primary and preventive care as well as self- management support services for vulnerable patient populations living with chronic disease in Orange County. OCHD is using part of the funding for a voucher program created to cover the costs of the minimum fee for nutrition services and have already seen a significant increase in the number of primary care and family planning patients using nutrition services compared to previous years. The grant is also covering costs for diabetes testing supplies for the uninsured as this is a significant cost barrier in managing diabetes. Through the grant, UNC Family Medicine and OCHD initiated a community partnership of medical providers and local agencies with the goal of increasing community awareness of services and linking residents to care through formal referral systems. We hired a community health worker who will establish relationships with residents and offer them support to better manage their disease. We plan to apply for additional funding (March 2018) with the information learned through this pilot programming period.