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MINUTES-Draft ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH September 18, 2019 S:\Managers Working Files\BOH\Agenda & Abstracts\2019 Agenda & Abstracts/ September Page 3 B. Media Items Kristin Prelipp, Communications Manager, briefly mentioned articles regarding Krishnaveni Balakrishnan participating on a panel regarding home health and safety and an article that briefly mentioned the OCHD but focused on the law, drug- addicted moms and the process of termination of parental rights. Media items were in the packet which focused on Orange County’s events and our involvement in various efforts. VII. Board Comments BOH member, Jessica Frega, recommended the Groundwater Training stating that it was a much more condensed version of the Racial Equity Institute training. When BOH member, Timothy Smith, asked about reservations, Beverly Scurry offered to send the information to the Board. The Board asked about the Opioid Taskforce. Ms. Stewart informed them that it was created at the request of Commissioner Renee Price. Ms. Stewart will co-lead this initiative whose objective is to reduce the stigma around opioid abuse, to produce a strategy to address additional treatment options and to better educate the community. In response to Mr. Smith’s question of whether the Board could attend, Ms. Stewart provided the time and date of the meeting which is September 30th at 8:30am. VIII. Adjournment A motion was made by Jessica Frega to adjourn the meeting at 8:55 p.m., was seconded by Alison Stuebe and carried without dissent. The next Board of Health Meeting will be held October 23, 2019 at the Orange County Health Department, 300 West Tryon Street, Hillsborough, NC at 7:00 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Quintana Stewart, MPA Orange County Health Director Secretary to the Board