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Current BOH Strategic Plan Action Steps 2018 – 2020 Priority: Social Determinants of Health Focus Area #1: Serve as a catalyst and advocate for health outcomes in the Family Success Alliance. 1) By January 2019, the Board of Health will further explore policy and funding options to support the updated Family Success Alliance Strategic Plan. 2) By August 2019, Health Department staff will explore the use of clinical tools, such as ACEs screening, to use in OCHD clinics to identify important social determinants of health and appropriate interventions. Focus Area #2: Advocate for and pursue policies and practices aimed at improving access to care. 1) Annually, the Board of Health will offer support to the Healthy Carolinians Access to Care Committee to raise awareness and utilization of transportation and NC 211 in Orange County. Priority: Physical Activity and Nutrition Focus Area #1: Advocate for and pursue policies, practices, and partnerships aimed at increasing access to healthy foods and safe places for physical activity. 1) By December 2018, the BOH will collaborate with the Orange County Food Council and UNC Students to explore food policies that are feasible to implement in the Orange County community. 2) By June 2019, the PAN Subcommittee will explore the creation of a health app, to highlight safe places for physical activity and nutrition options in Orange County. Focus Area #2: Advocate for and pursue evidence-based policies, practices, and partnerships that increase physical activity and improve nutrition in schools. 1) Each fiscal year for the school systems in Orange County, the Board of Health will offer a formalized small grant opportunity to all schools to implement in-class or other physical activity programs. Priority: Substance Abuse & Mental Health Focus Area #1: Serve as a catalyst and advocate for policies and practices that promote integrated care in the Orange County Health Department and other medical providers in the county. 1) By March 2019, Health Department staff will investigate the feasibility, follow-up referral options, and reimbursement barriers for primary care providers to provide and bill for Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT), telephone and face-to-face consultation with behavioral health providers, and care provided by a behavioral health and primary care provider on the same day in the same clinic.