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Every four years the Orange County Board of Health commissions a Community Health <br />Assessment (CHA) to identify pressing and emerging community health issues. The latest <br />Community Health Assessment was completed in December of 2015. As in years past, <br />the Board adopted the community’s top three health priorities from the CHA to focus the <br />Board’s next policy-focused Strategic Plan. <br />The community’s top three priorities: <br />1) Social Determinants of Health <br />2) Physical Activity & Nutrition and <br />3) Substance Abuse & Mental Health <br />More detailed information on the most recent Community Health Assessment (CHA) is <br />available on the Health Department website HERE. To oversee the work of the Strategic <br />Plan, the Board of Health has three oversight committees—one for each priority—that <br />meets to ensure action steps and deliverables are met. <br />2016—2018 Strategic Plan Highlights <br />Full report accessible on Board of Health website <br />SOCIAL DETERMINANTS <br />• The Orange County Dental Clinic implemented a text messaging service in July 2017. <br />Since implementation, 2360 appointments have been confirmed through the messaging <br />system, 3132 email addresses have been enabled and confirmed valid, 5060 unduplicated <br />cell phones have been enabled and confirmed valid, and the patient no show rate has <br />decreased from 15% to 12% since July 2017. <br />• The Board of Health received a report, found HERE, on Over-the-Counter Birth Control. <br />PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND NUTRITION <br />• The BOH supported three teachers of the Partnership Academy in the Orange County <br />School System to attend the Action-Based Learning Training. Partnership Academy has <br />implemented movement activities into all core classes. These activities serve to build <br />cooperative and relationship skills, teamwork and a sense of belonging in a fun, move- <br />ment-oriented atmosphere. <br />SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH <br />• OCHD’s integrated behavioral health program improves patient health outcomes by <br />integrating mental health and substance abuse services into OCHD clinical services. <br />Services include annual screening of all teen and adult patients for depression, alcohol <br />and other substance use; brief therapeutic clinical interventions; and referrals. Since <br />2016, the program has served 731 patients. <br />• The BOH received a report by Cardinal Innovations Healthcare Solutions that outlines <br />how Orange County Government contributes approximately $1.3 million annually to the <br />INTRODUCTION <br />Page 1