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10/23/19 <br /> 4 <br />Orange Unified <br />Transportation <br />Board <br />(TAS/OUTBoard) <br />Physical Activity <br />& Nutrition <br /> Currently no updates related to the Board of Health. <br />Healthy <br />Carolinians of <br />Orange County <br />All Social Determinants of Health <br />• Worked with OC Transportation Demand Manager to <br />promote the Transit Academy and Go Passes for teens. This <br />committee also worked with Mobility Manager at the <br />Department on Aging to promote transit workshops and <br />activities. <br />• UNC Family Medicine staff presented Medicaid <br />transformation information and updates to this committee in <br />a Care for Carolina Presentation. <br />• This committee promoted the Cardinal Innovations and <br />Dept. on Aging Mental Health First Aid training and QPR <br />Training for Suicide Prevention <br />• The committee also worked with members to promote the <br />Caregiver 101 series as well as UNC Family Medicine Living <br />Healthy series <br />Mental Health and Substance Abuse <br />• This committee worked hard throughout the summer on <br />planning the Suicide Prevention Walk which was September <br />20th at the Carrboro Town Commons. Speakers for the event <br />were Jodi Flick, LCSW and Joanna Bowen. The event was a <br />success. <br />Physical Activity and Nutrition <br />• This committee continues to be involved with their partners <br />including the OC Food Council and Orange County School’s <br />CATCH program. <br />• In July the group received a presentation from Erika Cerwin, <br />founder and CEO of BeSpree. This is an app/program <br />designed to connect chronic condition patients with physical <br />activity. BeSpree is not about one-on-one activities but <br />believes that groups can come together and can inspire a <br />community to be healthy together. As an individual begins to <br />use the app and show interest in various programs, the app <br />will be able to suggest similar programs that can appeal to the <br />user; similar to how Netflix suggests movies based on your <br />watching history. The app is free to users and there is a fee <br />for organizations. The fee will not only cover promotion and <br />advertising for their agency and programs but will also allow <br />them to receive data in return. Organizations will pay <br />$10/month (basic) or $30/month (premium). The app will <br />help individuals 1) explore what’s going on and what’s <br />available in the community, 2) schedule activities, and 3) <br />engage in activities.