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MINUTES - Draft ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH March 23, 2022 o Housing Authority— Housing Choice (Section 8)Vouchers ➢ Helps people pay rent in apartments in the community. ➢ Vouchers are prioritized for people exiting homelessness. o Partnership to End Homelessness — Coordination & grants, direct service, rapid re- housing, street outreach, prevention ➢ Works with service providers and property owners to house people with very low income. ➢ Provides assistance to prevent homelessness, bring housing stabilization and to help those that are living unsheltered. o Community Stability— Emergency housing assistance, Eviction Diversion program, housing helpline ➢ Since 2020, OC, with partnership with towns, has assisted in providing $8.9 million for rent and utilities to 2182 households. ➢ Those with extremely low incomes received the most assistance. • Ms. Root also encouraged the BOH members to join one of the board's associated with the OCHCD and provided information on directing landlords that are interested in housing those with vouchers. The BOH had questions and comments that were addressed by Ms. Root. C. Accreditation Update Ashley Rawlinson, Public Health Program Manager, Healthy Carolinians of OC Coordinator and Agency Accreditation Coordinator, provided a presentation on how the N.C. Local Health Department Accreditation program specifically addresses Board of Health roles and responsibilities. She reviewed the purpose of accreditation, discussed specific Board of Health- related activities around five domains and clarified how the Board is involved in these activities. Below are some highlights. • OCHD is preparing for the site visit scheduled to occur winter 2023. • All LHDs in NC have completed the Accreditation process at least twice. • Basic components of the Accreditation process o Self-Assessment of the Agency ➢ Comprised of 147 activities and 41 benchmarks • Agency Core Functions and Essential Services ❖ Assessment, Policy and Assurance ■ Facilities and Administrative Services ■ Governance o Site Visit— peer voiunteers ➢ Peer volunteers ➢ Documentation reviewed, facility tours, interviews conducted ➢ Site Visit Report— results/recommendation o Board Adjudication • Accreditation provides a framework for a health department to: o Improve management. o Identify performance improvement opportunities. o Improve relationships with the community. o Develop leadership. • The Law o Senate Bill 804 S:\Managers Working Files\BOH\Agenda &Abstracts\2022 Agenda &Abstracts/ March Page 3