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MINUTES - Draft <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH <br /> January 29, 2020 <br /> • Ms. Stewart continues to serve as Chair of the 2020 Hard to Reach Subcommittee for <br /> the upcoming Census. Kristin Prelipp, OCHD Communications Manager, created an <br /> educational video about the Census and why it is so important for everyone to <br /> participate. The video will be available in English, Spanish, Burmese, Karen, <br /> Kinyarwanda (or Swahili), Mandarin and Arabic. We are planning to participate in various <br /> community events to provide education and answer questions about the Census. <br /> • The Board was invited to attend the Opioid Task Force meetings. The next one will take <br /> place in February 17, 2020. <br /> • An update on the Tom Tom Foundation's 2020 Tom Tom Summit. Jessica Frega, BOH <br /> Chair, and Ms. Stewart scheduled a call with Program Coordinator, Ben Wilkes, to hear <br /> more about the Chapel Hill City Team they were trying to pull together. The Summit <br /> started in 2012 as a result of the Charlottesville, VA community wanting to break down <br /> barriers between the arts, government and business to create a brighter future. The goal <br /> was to have big conversations about small city life living. The event has grown to a <br /> larger national event held each April in Charlottesville, VA. A focus area for this year's <br /> Summit includes Health Equity. After asking about others that have signed up for the <br /> Chapel Hill Team, we didn't receive any confirmations on participation. Since the work of <br /> the Foundation appears to overlap with some of the other efforts currently underway in <br /> the department, we respectfully declined this year's invitation. <br /> • Alison Stuebe, Board member, wanted to know the number of methadone clinics in <br /> Orange County. Ms. Stewart will research and inform her of the correct number of <br /> clinics. <br /> • Krishnaveni Balakrishnan, OCHD Healthy Homes Coordinator will be speaking at UNC's <br /> 41 st Minority Health conference on February 28tn. <br /> B. Media Items <br /> There were no media items. <br /> VII. Board Comments. <br /> Jessica Frega mentioned that the 2"d Amendment Sanctuary may be coming to Orange County <br /> in the future. <br /> Vill. Adjournment <br /> Aparna Jonnal moved to adjourn the meeting at 8:37pm and Alison Stuebe seconded. <br /> The next Board of Health Meeting will be held February 26, 2020 at the Whitted Human <br /> Services Center, 300 West Tryon Street, Hillsborough, NC at 7:00 p.m. <br /> Respectfully submitted, <br /> Quintana Stewart, MPA <br /> Orange County Health Director <br /> Secretary to the Board <br /> S:\Managers Working Files\BOH\Agenda &Abstracts\2020 Agenda &Abstracts/ <br /> January Page 5 <br />