Approved Minutes of January 25, 2023

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MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH January 25, 2023 A. Accreditation Update Quintana Stewart, Health Director, shared an update with the group on the recent January 12t" Re-Accreditation site visit. The visit was partially remote, meaning the site visit coordinator and lead site visitor were on site while remaining site visitors participated via Zoom. During the Entrance Conference, OCHD was given time to describe the local health department. To accomplish this, OCHD shared a Pecha Kucha video with the site visitors to display the personality of the health department and staff. The video link is: https://Voutu.be/i5JvT44xgGo . As a result of the site visitors' review of documentation and on site observations, OCHD has been recommended for Re-Accreditation with Honors. Of the 147 activities reviewed, Orange County only had one activity `Not Met.' The `Not Met' Activity was 26.2 - The local health department shall develop and implement a plan consistent with the health department's non-discrimination policy to recruit and retain a management team and staff that reflects the population of the service area. The Site Visit Team found no evidence of data or reference to data that would define the demographic breakdown of the population served and how the agency staffing would reflect this within the policies submitted for review. The purpose of this activity is to ensure that the health department is working toward building and keeping a diverse staff reflective of the community, where possible. The Site Visit Team also noted a few Best Practices during the visit. There were three activities identified: • Activity 11.2: The local health department shall involve community members in assessing, setting priorities and establishing desired outcomes for addressing community health issues and needs. o The Site Visit Team identified the Gateway Collaborative as a best practice. The public health and social services departments jointly rent an apartment at the Gateway Village housing community to serve as a community resource center. In addition to these departments, the school system, law enforcement and housing are members of the collaborative. The collaborative works with the residents to identify priority issues and garner resources for these priority areas. • Activity 14.2: The local health department shall provide information and recommendations to support the local board of health and the board(s) of county commissioners in setting public health priorities and planning public health programs. o The Site Visit Team identified the Board of Health's supportive relationship with the health director and the department, as evidenced through detailed Board of Health meeting minutes, as a best practice. • Activity 21.3: The local health department shall develop and implement strategies to increase use of public health programs and services. o The Site Visit Team identified the Family Success Alliance as a best practice. The program employs navigators to work with families of children from "cradle to college/career". Families are identified within targeted areas of the county. The Health Director and Agency Accreditation Coordinator have been invited to attend the NC Local Health Department Accreditation Board meeting on May 19, 2023 in Raleigh, NC. S:\Managers Working Files\BOH\Agenda&Abstracts\2023 Agenda &Abstracts/ January Page 2