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Health Director’s Report March 2018 • March 2, 2018 – attended the Justice Advisory Council; I will continue to attend as a Public Health representative. • March 7, 2018 – attended first State Health Coordinating Council meeting in Raleigh. I was assigned to the Long-Term and Behavioral Health Committee. Committee will meet in April to review methods for projecting need, health service related policies, petitions, and agency reports. • March 9, 2018 – Joined County Manager for Outside Agency Grant Review meetings. Grantees came in to discuss highlights of their application and respond to a brief Q&A session. This was time well spent as I was able to meet several community partners and learn about the work they do in the community and often in coordination with the Health Department. • March 14, 2018 – County Health Rankings released. This year Orange County ranked #2 for Health Outcomes and #1 for Health Factors for overall State Ranking. A complete copy of the NC Health Ranking Summary Report may be found at this link: http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/sites/default/files/state/downloads/CHR2018_ NC.pdf • March 15th – 16th, 2018 – attended the Department Director’s Retreat; Directors and a few department managers completed the Racial Equity Institute (REI) Phase I training; excellent training. Program Updates • March 2, 2018 – Successful Site Visit with staff from NC Department of Public Health PHP&R Division; Preparedness Staff are on track with emergency response plan updates and training and exercise requirements. • March 5th & 14th – HPES Director, Donna King & Dental Assistant, Ana Salas conducted Naloxone training with staff from the Criminal Resource Center. Drug Court Counselors were provided Overdose Rescue Kits; they are now prepared to respond to an opioid overdose. • March 15, 2018- HPES Director, Donna King, Clinic Manager, Robin Gasparini, and Dental Assistant, Ana Salas joined Emergency Management and Sheriff’s Office to provide an Opioid Epidemic overview in-service for Library Staff. • March 16, 2018 – Clinic Staff Retreat; Facilitated by Dispute Settlement Center staff; team completed team building exercises, conflict resolution training and additional skills building work. They also had time to discuss future goals and plans for clinic operations. • March 20, 2018- Contract for new Electronic Health Record System approved by County Commissioners; Clinic Staff will transition to the EPIC Health Record System. • March 23, 2018 – The Healthy Carolinians’ Mental Health and Substance Abuse (MH&SA) Committee hosted a Tobacco Lunch & Learn featuring Dr. Phil Gardiner, the