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Agenda Item Number: <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH <br />AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY <br /> <br />Meeting Date: March 28, 2018 <br /> <br />Agenda Item Subject: SOTCH Report <br /> <br /> <br />Attachment(s): PowerPoint <br /> <br />Staff or Board Member Reporting: Ashley Rawlinson <br /> <br />Purpose: ____ Action <br /> _ X Information only <br /> ____ Information with possible action <br /> <br /> <br />Summary Information: <br /> <br />The Orange County Health Department and Healthy Carolinians of Orange County are <br />pleased to release the 2017 State of the County Health Report (SOTCH). <br /> <br />This 2017 State of the County Health Report (SOTCH) provides an update on health <br />concerns and the actions being taken to address them. It uses the most recent data to <br />highlight the leading Orange County (OC) causes of death and disease and progress <br />towards addressing the leading health concerns identified in the 2015 Community <br />Health Assessment (CHA). The prioritized health issues are: 1) Social Determinants of <br />Health with priority around access, transportation and poverty, 2) Physical Activity and <br />Nutrition with priority around chronic disease prevention, and 3) Mental Health and <br />Substance Abuse. <br /> <br />This report will educate and inform community members, community leaders, and <br />organizations about Orange County’s progress on these chosen priority health issues. <br />This report will be available electronically on the Healthy Carolinians of Orange County <br />and Health Department’s website, and paper copies will be available at the Health <br />Department. The Orange County Health Department will distribute this report to the <br />Orange County Board of Health, Orange County Board of County Commissioners, the <br />Healthy Carolinians of Orange County membership, Orange County Government <br />employees, and others upon request. <br /> <br /> <br />