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Health Director’s Report June 2019 • June 3-4, 2019 – Successful completion of NC Public Health Leaders Institute Course • June 4, 2019 – Participated in a Directors focus group hosted by County Human Resources as the County begins the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Training for all staff. Three health department staff have been asked to join the County DEI Leadership Team. • June 5, 2019 – Family Success Alliance (FSA) Governance Committee Meeting; in depth discussion about zone based expansion that will allow families that currently reside in the zone to be part of the FSA program even if their child(ren) do not attend a FSA zone school. • FSA – in accordance with County Ordinance, all the navigator positions were posted and interviewed for; priority remains hiring residents with the lived experience from the community. Offers are expected to be made by Friday, June 21, 2019. During the interim I will work more closely with FSA staff to fill some gaps during the recruitment period for a new FSA Program Director. There are no plans to rush the hiring of a new director, as we want to ensure we hire the right person and we want to prioritize the staff transition as county employees. • June 14, 2019 – Medical Director, Dr. Erica Pettigrew, and Communicable Disease Coordinator, Michael DeFranco, facilitated a Measles Symposium for staff and community partners. Dr. Pettigrew gave an overview of the measles disease, trend of cases in U.S., steps for testing/reporting suspected cases, and vaccine requirement for adults and school aged children. There were about 25 participants with representation from both school districts, UNC (hospital & university), and local primary care practices. Great discussion with plans to follow up with additional meetings to do additional sharing of information as it relates to responding to measles in Orange County. • June 14, 2019 – All Staff meeting preceded by an ice cream social hosted by the Spirit Committee. This meeting included a presentation by County AMS and Transportation Departments to share information about a fairly new program, Car Share, which allows county employees to reserve and use county vehicles for work-related travel. Staff also received training and updates on department policies and the Consolidated Agreement from NC DHHS. The Racial Equity Commission (REC) also facilitated an exercise to help staff get to know each other better using a racial equity lens that considered each individual’s unique background and life experience. • June 18, 2019 – As co-chair of the NCALHD Education & Awards Committee, I co-facilitated New Health Directors Orientation in Raleigh at DPH. • June 18, 2019 - The Orange County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) voted to approve the Fiscal Year 2019-20 Budget Ordinance, County Grant Projects, and County Fee Schedule. (Approved 6-1 with Commissioner McKee dissenting)