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MINUTES - Draft <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH <br /> February 26, 2020 <br /> that focuses on high risk drinking in Chapel Hill. The CCC is thankful for the <br /> commitment of funding from these partnering organizations. <br /> • There are 21 recommended strategies that fall into three focus areas: <br /> Policy/Environment, Education/Awareness and Enforcement. <br /> • The CCC adopted the Results Based Accountability (RBA) way of thinking. Over the <br /> last year, they used RBA for their 2019-2020 Action Planning Framework. Five <br /> questions were asked: <br /> ➢ How are we doing? <br /> o Average of 250 nuisance noise calls per year (2013-2019) <br /> o Almost half(49.1%) of UNC students have experienced memory loss (blackout) <br /> as a result of drinking last year with most of them being 20 year old students <br /> o Average of 144 alcohol-related EMS transports per year (2011-2019) <br /> ➢ What's the story behind the curve? <br /> o Parental and alumni attitudes <br /> o Collegiate normative environment <br /> o Additional alcohol in the environment (e.g. Alcohol in collegiate athletic stadiums) <br /> ➢ Who are the partners who have a role to play? <br /> o Students/parents <br /> o Law enforcement/first responders <br /> o University, town and county staff <br /> ➢ What works to turn the curve? <br /> o The CCC is taking a look at The Maryland's Collaborative's "Reducing Alcohol <br /> Use and Related Problems Among College Students:A Guide to Best Practices" <br /> and bringing it to NC. <br /> ➢ What is our action plan to turn the curve? <br /> o Enhanced enforcement of minimum legal drinking age and of adults supplying <br /> alcohol to underage persons <br /> o Compliance checks <br /> o Making alcohol less available by restricting alcohol marketing <br /> o Educating parents, alumni and students <br /> • Next steps <br /> ➢ March 20t" Coalition meeting in which 18-month, 3-year and 5-year strategies will be <br /> revealed. <br /> ➢ Continue looking at the research and starting with the low hanging fruit to make the <br /> change. <br /> The BOH members had questions that were addressed by Ms. Landess. <br /> C. Environmental Health Rules <br /> NCGS 130A grants Boards of Health the general authority to adopt rules necessary to protect <br /> public health. The Orange County Board of Health (BOH) adopted local rules in 1980 for the <br /> protection of the groundwater and the Orange County community that drinks groundwater. In <br /> July 2019, new permitting, construction, and inspection requirements have become effective <br /> with the State. Since the local Rules must be at least as stringent as the State per NCGS 87, <br /> Article 7, the State changes must be adopted except in places where Orange County is already <br /> more stringent. Additionally, it has been five years since a full revision. There are important <br /> proposed revisions to the rules that represent increasing technology in well construction and the <br /> need for clarification. These proposed revisions have been developed with stakeholders <br /> including well contractors representing the NC Well Contractors Commission and the NC <br /> Groundwater Association; Environmental Health staff; and NCDHHS Regional Environmental <br /> Health. Victoria Hudson, Environmental Health Director, presented and reviewed the proposed <br /> S:\Managers Working Files\BOH\Agenda &Abstracts\2020 Agenda &Abstracts/ <br /> February Page 3 <br />