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Health Director’s Report November 2018 • November 5-6, 2018 – First North Carolina FIT Program Convening at UNC Family Medicine; OCHD hosted the Transitions Clinic Network, national partners from California. We were able to discuss best practice and possible initiatives for the Orange County FIT program. • November 5-6, 2018 – Health Department responded to OWASA water main break in Chapel Hill/Carrboro Area; Environmental Health and Communications Manager joined me in working in the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and the Joint Information Center (JIC) for this incident. OCHD worked closely with OWASA to inform affected establishments (restaurants, schools, hotels, etc) about the boil water advisory. Water pressure increased by the end of day 1, so we did not have to issue a “Do Not Use, Do Not Drink Order.” • November 12, 2018 – OCHD participated in a debrief with OWASA about the water main break incident; Carrboro Chamber, Chapel Hill elected officials, UNC School & Hospital representatives and several business owners were in attendance to discuss the response. The group shared concerns with future maintenance of the aging water system and plans to mitigate future water main breaks. The last disruption had a significant impact on all, but especially the UNC system. Feedback about communications was very positive. The community felt all involved implemented lessons learned from the February 2017 water incident. While we identified opportunities for continued improvement, it was good to know that we are headed in the right direction. • November 13 -16, 2018 – Completed Week 2 of the Municipal and County Administration Course at School of Government. Upcoming Events • December 5, 2018 – Annual Holiday Breakfast and All Staff Meeting • REI Groundwater Presentation – December 4th at Whitted Human Services; 5:30-8:30pm. • January 24-25, 2019 – Public Health Leaders Conference (formerly known as Annual Health Director’s Conference) in Raleigh, NC