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2016 -2018 Board of Health Strategic Planning Process The 2015 Community Health Assessment is complete and the resulting Community /Healthy Carolinians priorities are: 1) Mental Health /Substance Abuse, 2) Social Determinants of Health (e.g., transportation, access to care, poverty), and 3) Physical Activity /Nutrition. The report will be finalized and submitted to the state and the Board of Health in March 2016. Keeping with the precedent from previous Board of Health Strategic Plans, the Chair and Vice -Chair of the Board of Health have decided to adopt the same priorities as the Community /Healthy Carolinians priorities listed above. The Board will go through a prioritization process together to select the focus areas for each priority. Then, each subcommittee will work to select their action steps for the 2016 -2018 Board of Health Strategic Plan. The proposed timeline and process are: • March BOH meeting o Presentation of CHA report, including Community Priorities o BOH votes to accept CHA 0 5 -6 potential focus areas for each priority presented to the full board for discussion and additions, and prioritization (dot voting exercise) • Subcommittees meet once between March and May BOH meetings to develop their action steps • May BOH meeting • Subcommittees present their recommended action steps • Between May and June BOH meeting, staff compile action steps into 2016 -2018 strategic plan with timelines • June BOH meeting o Full Board vote to approve 2016 — 2018 BOH strategic plan Note: Focus Areas are broad strategies to address a health priority topic area. Examples from the 2014 -2016 strategic plan Access to Care priority are: 1) Serve as a catalyst and advocate for health outcomes in the Orange County Child Poverty Project 2) Advocate for and pursue policies /legislation to improve access to care 3) Foster a culture of innovation at the Health Department 4) Actively communicate about effective interventions and advocate for their funding Action steps are specific, time - limited activities to make progress toward the focus area in a short period of time. Examples from the 2014 -2016 strategic plan Access to Care priority, Focus Area 1 are: 1) By July 2014, the Access to Care Subcommittee will designate a Board of Health member to serve on the Orange County Child Poverty Council. 2) By October 2014, the Access to Care Subcommittee or their appointee will present the project overview to identified county stakeholders. 3) At least twice per year, the Board of Health will receive regular reports on the activities and progress of the Orange County Child Poverty Council, and provide input as appropriate. 4) By July 2016, the Access to Care Subcommittee will review the gap analysis report on programs and services to achieve a pipeline to success in Orange County from the Orange County Child Poverty Council, and provide recommendations on priority public focus areas, programs and policies.