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MINUTES-Draft <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH <br />September 28, 2016 <br />S:\Managers Working Files\BOH\Agenda & Abstracts\2016 Agenda & Abstracts/ September Page 7 <br />postponed until fall which is when the Surgeon General’s report was expected to be <br />released, she notified the Board that next month’s agenda will include a discussion on <br />the E-cigarette issue as there are people anticipating the Board’s decision and <br />wondering where we stand. <br /> <br />Dr. Bridger also mentioned the multiple awards that the OCHD won at the North <br />Carolina Public Health Association’s annual meeting and acknowledged the winners <br />that were present. She also recognized the OCHD’s Healthy Homes Program that won <br />the GlaxoSmithKline Child Health Recognition Award which came with a $5,000 prize. <br /> <br />The BOH members had questions that were addressed by Dr. Bridger. <br /> <br />F. Media Items <br /> <br />Media items were in the packet which focused on Orange County’s events and our <br />involvement in various efforts. <br /> <br />VIII. Board Comments <br /> <br />None. <br /> <br />IX. Adjournment <br /> <br />A motion was made by Reena Mehta to adjourn the meeting at 8:50 p.m., was seconded <br />by Nick Galvez and carried without dissent. <br /> <br />The next Board of Health Meeting will be held October 26, 2016 at the Orange County <br />Health Department, 300 West Tryon Street, Hillsborough, NC at 7:00 p.m. <br /> <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br /> <br />Colleen Bridger, MPH, PhD <br />Orange County Health Director <br />Secretary to the Board <br />