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Health Director’s Report February 2018 • February1, 2018 - attended the Region 5 State Tobacco Meeting. Orange County hosted the regional meeting at the Southern Campus. • OCHD will continue to collaborate with Campus Community Coalition to Reduce the Negative Impacts of High Risk Drinking; signed a letter of support for another Capstone Team to assist the Coalition with data analysis for the evaluation plan. • I was appointed to the State Health Coordinating Council. The Council directs the development of the annual State Medical Facilities Plan (SMFP). The council receives staff support from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Health Service Regulation, and Healthcare Planning and Certificate of Need Section. I am serving as a Local Health Director Representative. The Council meets quarterly in Raleigh. • February 8, 2018 - participated in an event hosted by the Gillings School Career Services at UNC-CH. I served as a guest Panelist addressing the topic, “Diversity in Public Health: Navigating the Field as a Person of Color ” • Update on Medicaid Transformation – The NC Health Director’s Association decided to collectively establish/negotiate Letters of Intent (LOI) with potential MCOs involved in Medicaid Transformation. This will allow the association to negotiate preferred conditions with interested MCOs that would be collectively beneficial for public health departments in N.C. These LOIs would be non-binding and flexible agreements that would not ultimately impact any contractual agreements that individual health departments may choose to enter with an MCO. It basically allows flexibility for the association to work/communicate with MCOs in a way that does not interfere with the local county agreement process. • February 21, 2018 – Started Leadership Rounds with the Medical Clinic Staff; plan to meet quarterly; purpose of the rounds is to have dedicated time with clinic staff to improve communication from leadership by answering their questions and working together to address concerns and areas of opportunity for improved clinical services. Program Updates • Dental Clinic o Received 2 new dental chairs; staff are really excited about the new, much needed equipment • Vital Records o Hosted a Comprehensive Vital Records Training on February 16, 2018. Floriece Davis-Jones from NC Vital Records facilitated the training. She covered the roles and responsibilities of the local Registrar, Deputy Registrar and the Assistant Deputy Registrar. She went over the process to complete Birth Certificates, Death Certificates, Home Birth Certificates, Affidavit of Parentage, Burial Transit Permits, and a host of laws related to Vital Records.