BOH Agenda 032520 - Laserfiche WebLink

Browse Search

Ahh�- *y 40k _ ` ORANGE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT Improving health. Inspiring change. October 16, 2018 Subject: Expert review of water fluoridation To Whom It May Concern, As a member of the Orange County Board of Health, I am contacting you to see if you can serve as an expert in your field to address water fluoridation . Recognizing that there is public dissent on the issue of fluoridation, Orange Water and Sewer Authority ( OWASA) requested that the Orange County Board of Health ( BOH) address this issue . The BOH ' s review plan is based on our responsibility to protect and promote the public health of Orange County while recognizing that OWASA has authority over water fluoridation . We will ask the environmental, dental and medical experts to address water fluoridation and to provide their observations and findings in a summary report, that: 1 . Addresses key concerns provided through public comment to OWASA and BOH 2 . References latest science on the effects of fluoridation on all aspects of human health, a . Including potential harm to those in the population who may be at most risk (in utero, children and elderly b . For example, evidence of human health benefits from public water fluoridation, especially as this pertains to oral health c . For example, evidence of potential human harms, with special focus on possible adverse neurologic and endocrinological effects 3 . Utilizes a public health framework in the review process Would you consider serving as an expert by submitting a formal response to the items listed above ? If you need further information before deciding, please let me know. We appreciate your consideration of this request and look forward to hearing from you . Sincerely, Liska Lackey, MSN, FNP - BC Chair, Board of Health, Water Fluoridation Committee llackey@email . unc. edu 919 - 968 - 2796 919 245 2400 )PP 300 West Tryon Street > Hillsborough, NC 27278 > orangecountync .gov