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Health Director’s Report October 2019 1. Orange County Opioid Task Force – We had a productive meeting on September 30, 2019. The group finalized a one page summary to explain the purpose of the group and the initial priorities to be addressed. The task force has elected to address 1) Education, 2) Reduce oversupply of prescription opioids and 3) Expand treatment and recovery oriented systems of care. Commissioner Price petitioned the BOCC to support the formation and activities of the Task Force. This was approved via Consent Agenda during the October 15, 2019 BOCC meeting. • Board of Health Veterinarian Member – Dr. Lee Pickett was officially appointed to the BOH during the September 17, 2019 BOCC meeting. Dr. Pickett completed her new Board Member orientation on Monday, September 14, 2019. • Medicaid Transformation Update: On Monday, September 3, 2019, the Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) announced that we will move to a statewide transition to managed care on February 1, 2020, meaning managed care will launch in one phase rather than two as originally planned. On October 8, 2019, DHHS expanded the Medicaid transition regions of Carolina Complete Health (CCH) to now include our region, Region 4. Beneficiaries in our region will now have the option to choose from all 5 of the available Prepaid Health Plans (PHPs). In addition to Carolina Complete Health, the other statewide PHP contracts were awarded to: o AmeriHealth Caritas North Carolina, Inc., o Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, o United Healthcare of North Carolina, Inc. and o WellCare of North Carolina, Inc. • Cardinal Innovations – I met with King Jones, Director of Community Health & Wellness to discuss Cardinal’s new Regional Health Councils. Orange County will be part of the Central Region Health Council which includes Alamance, Caswell, Chatham, Person and Orange. The purpose of the Regional Health Council is to develop, approve and oversee regional health assessments and health improvement plans. The overall goal is to ensure Cardinal is reinvesting in the community and providing services that each region identifies as their specific need. Members to the Council will be appointed by the Board of Directors via an application process. Each County will maintain their local Advisory Council while still participating on the Regional Health Council. • The Health Equity Council (HEC) hosted the REI Groundwater Training at Whitted on October 10, 2019. There were approximately 195 participants in attendance. They also hosted an afternoon session for community partners to discuss in more detail how to examine/address the groundwater in Orange County as a community and within our respective sectors. It was a successful event. • NCCARE 360 is coming to Orange County! We are scheduled to begin community onboarding in December. NCCare360 is the statewide coordinated network that includes a robust data repository of shared resources and connects healthcare and human services providers together to collectively provide the opportunity for health to North Carolinians. It has been launched in 12 other counties and under implementation in 9 counties. The goal is for the program to be statewide by December 2020. • I will start as a new Board Member for the Orange County Partnership for Young Children this month. The Board Retreat and Strategic Planning Sessions are scheduled for October 22 – 23, 2019. Legislative Updates • The NC Commission for Public Health has adopted and approved a new sanitation rule effective October 1, 2019. This amended rule requires that all licensed child care centers test all drinking water