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MINUTES - Draft <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH <br /> June 24,2020 <br /> o Social media, COVID calls and emails increased in volume due to the mask <br /> mandate being introduced in June. <br /> o COVID testing numbers include those patients that had a telehealth appointment <br /> and were instructed by the provider to come into the office for testing based off of <br /> their symptoms and those tests performed by the Strike Team. <br /> o We still have a strong social media presence thanks to Kristin Prelipp and the Joint <br /> Information Center (JIC). They're still doing a great job. <br /> o Our Immigration and Refugee Health program served 350 families in collaboration <br /> with DSS with food boxes over the last five weeks. <br /> Ms. Frega provided guidance to the BOH in reference to responding to emails received from the <br /> public to ensure that consistent messaging occurs, that the proper information is shared and <br /> that Ms. Stewart, Mr. Lasris and Ms. Frega are looped in before replying. It was also reiterated <br /> that the BOH wants to respond to the public in a timely manner and to include the entire BOH so <br /> that everyone is aware of the conversation. <br /> Ms. Stuebe asked if there is a platform we could use such as Microsoft Teams to communicate <br /> as a board versus over email. Ms. Scurry brought up the issue of quorums and meetings. Ms. <br /> Stewart will check on this issue and get back to the Board. <br /> Ms. Pickett would like for the OCHD newsletter to get a wider audience, possibly subscribing to <br /> the OCHD's newsletter as there is a lot of great information in those newsletters. <br /> D. Media Items <br /> Kristin Prelipp, Communications Manager, mentioned that all of the articles were COVID-19 <br /> related. The articles were about high school graduations, COVID in nursing homes, a <br /> Hillsborough restaurant praising the guidance they received from the Environmental Health <br /> division, incomplete COVID race and ethnicity data, NC surpassing over 1000 COVID-related <br /> deaths and the face covering requirement. There's a page dedicated to face coverings with <br /> FAQs that include answers on a 61" grade reading level which is available in 7 different <br /> languages. <br /> Media items were in the packet which focused on Orange County's events and our <br /> involvement in various efforts. <br /> VI. Board Comments. <br /> Ms. Frega stated that Ms. Stewart has been sending out the NALBOH webinars. Board <br /> members were instructed to contact La Toya if they have any difficulties accessing the <br /> webinars. <br /> Ms. Frega commented that tonight is BOH member, Nurse Representative, Liska Lackey's last <br /> meeting. Ms. Frega stated that Ms. Lackey has served the maximum amount of terms as a <br /> BOH representative. She also mentioned that Ms. Lackey served as a representative with the <br /> Healthy Carolinians of Orange County and the Family Success Alliance. Ms. Stewart virtually <br /> presented an appreciation plaque to Ms. Lackey while expressing her gratitude for Ms. Lackey's <br /> service. She also stated how much she appreciated Liska's faith and confidence in hiring her as <br /> the new health director. <br /> S:\Managers Working Files\BOH\Agenda &Abstracts\2020 Agenda &Abstracts/ <br /> June Page 6 <br />