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ORANGE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT <br />Board of Health Policy and Procedure Manual <br />Section II: Board Adoption or Review of Reports and Documents <br />Reviewed by: Board of Health <br />Approved by: Board of Health, Health Director <br />Review Annually (July) Page 1 of 2 <br />Original Effective Date: October 24, 2007 <br />Revision Dates: 11/2013, 11/2014, 8/2015 <br /> <br />\\kingcharles\Depts_AH\HEALTH\MANAGERS WORKING FILES\BOH\Policies and Procedures\BOH Policy Manual\Annual <br />Review\Track Changes\II. Board Document Adoption BOH Manual_DRAFT Aug 2015.doc <br /> <br />Policy II. <br />It shall be the policy of the Orange County Board of Health to provide input and <br />guidance on the work of the Health Department as it affects the health and well-being <br />of county residents by review of key documents. <br /> <br />Purpose: The purpose of this policy is Tto ensure that the Board of Health provides <br />guidance and input for community and departmental planning that affects the health and well <br />being of county residents and to meet the requirements for program review as specified by <br />law or regulation. <br /> <br />Procedures: <br />1. The Board of Health will review the documents listed below and take <br />appropriate action as described for each document. Scope of Review and <br />Approval: <br />2. A particular document or program may have differing review and adoption <br />requirements. Annually, the Health Director and Division Directors will review <br />program requirements and recommend changes to the reports or documents and <br />actions required that are listed in this Section. <br /> <br />1.a. Community Health Assessment: (2007, 2011, 2015) A comprehensive <br />county-wide community health assessment every four years is the current <br />requirement of the contract agreement the health department has with the <br />NCDHHS. The assessment has several components, all of which are <br />individually adopted by the Board of Health in the year that the assessment is <br />due to the NCDHHS. The components include: <br />a.i. Approval Review of community input process. <br />b.ii. Approval of priority selection. <br />c.iii. Approval of final document. <br />d.iv. Approval of action plans based on priority selection. <br />2.b.State of the County Health Report (SOTCH): An annual update on progress <br />toward the community action plans of the community health assessment and a <br />review of secondary data related to the priorities. The Board reviews and <br />endorses this report. (Due December of each year a Community Health <br />Assessment is not due). <br />3.c. Health Department Budget: The Board annually reviews and approves for <br />forwarding to the Board of Commissioners, the proposed budget for the <br />Health Department in accordance with the county adopted schedule for budget <br />completion. The review and approval includes but is not limited to new <br />position requests, capital requests, technology requests, fee schedules, and <br />new program requests. <br />4.d.Board of Health Strategic Plan: The Board of Health develops and adopts a <br />strategic plan every two years to define the Board’s policy and programmatic <br />Formatted: Numbered + Level: 1 + <br />Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + <br />Alignment: Left + Aligned at: 0.25" + Tab <br />after: 0.5" + Indent at: 0.5" <br />Formatted: Don't adjust space between Latin <br />and Asian text <br />Formatted <br />Formatted: Don't adjust space between Latin <br />and Asian text