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24 <br /> public health of Orange County. <br /> The Health Department's mission is to enhance the quality of life, promote the <br /> health, and preserve the environment for all people in Orange County. <br /> Core responsibilities include: <br /> • Prevent and intervene in epidemics and the spread of disease <br /> • Protect against environmental hazards <br /> • Promote and encourage safe and healthy behaviors <br /> • Assure the quality and accessibility of health services <br /> • Assure compliance with laws and regulations that protect health and <br /> safety <br /> What are your Board/Commission's most important accomplishments? <br /> The Board of Health continues to work on identified priority areas from the 2015 - <br /> 2019 Community Health Assessment: Social Determinants of Health, Physical <br /> Activity & Nutrition, and Mental Health & Substance Abuse. <br /> Social Determinants of Health <br /> ➢ Family Success Alliance <br /> o Created a new strategic plan <br /> o New Zone Navigators were hired <br /> o New Family Engagement Specialist was hired <br /> o Summer Enrichment Program — Ready for K Camp <br /> o Received Kenan Grant <br /> o Addressed housing issues around mobile parks <br /> ➢ Orange County Healthy Carolinians <br /> o June 2018 — Supported the countywide 211-a-thon <br /> o Sept 201/8 — Supported Try Transit Week <br /> o October 2018 — Supported the Transit Academy <br /> o Poverty Simulation — collaborated with Person County Health <br /> Department & Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Pre-K and Head <br /> Start Program <br /> ➢ June 2018 — Viewing of the Resilience documentary during an all staff <br /> meeting. Debrief and discussion about ACEs (Adverse Childhood Events) <br /> facilitated by Ennis Baker, Early Childhood Mental Health Specialist <br /> ➢ October 2018 — OCHD clinical staff met with Ennis Baker, Early Childhood <br /> Mental Health Specialist and Sara Garrison, ABCD Coordinator Kidscope, <br /> to discuss ACEs and trauma-informed care <br /> ➢ November 2018 — OCHD's Immigrant and Refugee Health Program <br /> hosted an event titled Trauma & Resilience Ethical Approaches when <br /> Supporting Refugees & Latinx Immigrants, for the community. <br /> Physical Activity and Nutrition <br /> ➢ May 2018 — Board Of Health awarded Orange County Schools with <br /> funding to purchase the CATCH Curriculum (Coordinate Approach to <br />