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Health Director’s Report <br />May 2018 <br /> <br />• May 2018 – Continue to have bi-weekly 1-on-1 meetings with Division Directors to discuss <br />and address program specific challenges. <br />• May 2, 2018 – Completed County Telework Training to understand the County Policy and to <br />ensure implementation consistently across the department. <br />• May 14, 2018 – Meeting about renovations to Southern Human Campus <br />• May 15, 2018 – Attended New Health Director Orientation in Raleigh, NC sponsored by NC <br />Association of Local Health Directors <br />• May 16, 2018 – Orange Partnership for Alcohol and Drug Free Youth Community Coalition <br />Meeting <br />• May 17, 2018 – Attended Monthly Health Director’s Meeting in Raleigh, NC <br /> <br />Program Updates <br /> <br />HPES <br />• May 8, 2018 – Family Success Alliance received notification of Kenan Charitable Trust <br />Grant Award of $300,000 over the next 3 years for expansion and enhancement of the <br />Navigator Program. <br />• Healthy Carolinians Coordinator (Ashley Rawlinson) traveled to Person County to facilitate <br />Poverty Simulation Exercise for community partners. Person County expressed their thanks <br />and thought the exercise was a valuable experience and Ashley’s facilitation was great! <br />• Donna King will participate in the SKIP Injury Prevention Process with UNC; there is a <br />focus on gun violence. <br /> <br />PHS <br />• Inaugural Local Re-Entry Council Meeting held April 27, 2018 was well attended by partners <br />from across the State. Iulia Vann and Tommie Green have implemented the FIT Program <br />with a great start. The program received major compliments during the Re-Entry Council <br />Meeting. <br />• New STD Express Clinic is going well; this state program allows asymptomatic patients to <br />be fast tracked for services without waiting to see a provider if it’s not necessary. <br /> <br />Environmental Health <br />• Search continues for an EH Director. <br />• Central Permitting System scheduled to ‘Go Live’ in early October 2018. <br /> <br />FAS <br />• Informatics Manager, Allison Young last day is June 29, 2018. <br />• Received Medicaid Cost Settlement Payment for FY 2016 for ~$800,000. <br /> <br /> <br />