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Agenda Item Number: <br /> <br /> <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH <br />AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY <br /> <br />Meeting Date: May 27, 2015 <br /> <br />Agenda Item Subject: Community Health Assessment Update <br /> <br />Attachment(s): 2011 CHA Executive Summary <br /> <br />Staff or Board Member Reporting: Liska Lackey <br /> <br />Purpose: ____ Action <br /> __X_Information only <br /> ____Information with possible action <br /> <br /> <br />Summary Information: Healthy Carolinians Chair Liska Lackey will present a brief update on the progress of <br />planning for the 2015 Community Health Assessment in Orange County. She will also identify opportunities for <br />Board of Health members to participate in the process through data collection. <br /> <br />Background: Every four years, the Health Department is required to conduct a community health assessment <br />to collect primary and secondary data about Orange County’s communities and their health, identify priority <br />health issues, and plan interventions to improve the health of Orange County. <br /> <br />The last Orange County community health assessment was completed in 2011 and the full report can be found <br />here. The health priorities identified were 1) Child and Family Obesity Prevention, 2) Substance Abuse and <br />Mental Health and 3) Access to Care. <br /> <br /> <br />Recommended Action: ___Approve <br /> ___Approve & forward to Board of Commissioners for action <br />___Approve & forward to ___________________________ <br /> _X_Accept as information <br /> ___Revise & schedule for future action <br />___Other (detail): <br /> <br />