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ongoing work. Delegates would be responsible for their own travel and registration <br />expenses. If Board members are interested in participating in the Summit as part of an <br />FSA-affiliated delegation, please let La Toya know. <br /> <br />FSA joined with United Way of the Greater Triangle to host volunteers from EY (formerly <br />Ernst and Young) on 10/6, providing a tour of zone 4, a panel presentation by FSA <br />navigators and partners, and support to create 12 “little libraries” that will be stocked <br />and installed in FSA zones. <br /> <br />• Healthy Carolinians Transit Academies <br />Healthy Carolinians’ Access Committee held two Transit Academies in October with 37 <br />health and human services providers in attendance. The training was well received with <br />46% of participants reporting that the information presented will be valuable in helping <br />them connect colleagues and clients to local transportation options. Over 50% of <br />participants reported that they intend to share what they learned with others. <br />Speakers from OPT, Chapel Hill Transit, Go Triangle, DSS and Aging provided thorough <br />overviews of major routes, trip planning, transit apps, ADA/paratransit, non-medical <br />options, responding to LEP residents, and new routes coming to rural Orange County. <br />Aging’s Mobility Manager, Lisa Berley, helped several participants to practice their new <br />knowledge by completing ride-a longs involving at least 1 transfer. <br /> <br />• TB <br />A UNC undergraduate student who is a resident of Guilford County has been diagnosed <br />with active TB after routine testing. The patient started treatment with Guilford County <br />and will be on treatment and out of school for at least two weeks or until his sputum <br />smear is negative. The Health Department and Campus Health have identified 145 <br />student contacts and six professors in the classes he attended. Forty-five skin tests were <br />administered on campus by health department staff on Monday, October 16th. Campus <br />Health administered six skin tests the following day and three other students went to <br />other providers to receive the skin test. All of the 54 students returned for skin test <br />readings. Second testing for the 45 students seen by the health department will be <br />completed on November 28th. A big shout out to the health department team of four <br />nurses, the Public Health Services Manager and the Preparedness Coordinator for <br />responding to this situation in a collaborative, timely manner. <br />