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Health Director's Report July-August 2020 • July 8 & 10, 2020—participated on State Health Coordinating Council Public Hearings • July 8-10, 2020—conducted first round of Dental Director Interviews; Thank You Sam Lasris for participating on the panel as our Dentist Representative from the Board of Health. • July 13, 2020—NCALHD Executive Committee Call • July 16, 2020—NC Association of Local Health Directors Meeting(Virtual) • July 10, 2020—United Way interview to discuss impact of COVID-19 on community and disproportionate impact in communities of color. • July 21, 2020—planning meeting with UNC Game Day staff • July 22, 2020— Southern Orange Testing Event at Carrboro High School. We tested 203 individuals; provided mask and community health information/resources. StarMed Urgent and Family Care, P.A. provided the testing. • July 23, 2020—UNC Public Safety/Health Partner Call; reopening planning and response • August 5 — 8, 2020—2nd round of Dental Director interviews for 2 finalist • August 11, 2020—Child Fatality Prevention Team Meeting (Virtual) • August 12, 2020—Meeting with Clinic Supervisors to discuss clinic schedule and staffing needs • August 14, 2020—NCALHD New Health Director Orientation(Virtual) • August 16, 2020—COVID-19 Update for Northern Orange NAACP Meeting • August 20, 2020—COVID-19 Update for Chamber's Big Bold Ideas Steering Committee • NC DHHS is sending additional COVID-19 testing capacity to 7 counties across the State. Orange is included in this group. StarMed Urgent and Family Care, P.A. will coordinate the new testing sites with local health departments, prioritize a community testing approach by connecting individuals with medical homes, provide services with culturally and linguistically appropriate standards and work within existing trusted community partnerships. • NC DHHS is expanding mental health supports for teachers, school personnel and families. They are expanding the expanding the Hope4Healers Helpline (919-226-2002). Hope4Healers is available 24 hours per day, seven days a week. When teachers, school personnel or family members call the helpline, they will speak to someone who is trained to listen and offer support. They then will be contacted within about a day by a licensed mental health professional for a free, confidential, short-term follow-up by phone or video chat. • Key activities related to UNC Re-opening—working closely with campus health to complete contact tracing and case investigation; setting up testing opportunities for off campus students; working with Greek life to get a handle on testing and reporting and appropriate pandemic behavior.