Approved Minutes of January 25, 2023

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MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH January 25, 2023 Chair Bagby expressed congratulations and a personal thanks to the entire department. He stated the entire department works really hard. He also shared that the interview with the site visitors was very pleasant. He didn't have to bite his tongue or think about what to say. Dr. Bruce Baldwin agreed with Chair Bagby. The interview flowed very smoothly. The questions were easy to answer and he felt more than prepared to answer them. Great job to the entire team. VI. Reports and Discussion with Possible Action A. T21 Resolution Chair Bagby asked Dr. Bruce Baldwin to speak about the changes made to the original draft resolution. Dr. Baldwin acknowledged the Substance Abuse Subcommittee (Dr. Rachel Royce, Dr. Brian Crandell, and Quintana Stewart) and thanked them for taking time to meet before the holidays to work on revisions to the original draft resolution. Dr. Baldwin shared that, as he reviewed the original sources cited in the resolution, he found numerous points of inaccuracy. His quest to correct this took much longer than originally anticipated. Some of the highlighted revisions included: • Title change to read "Protecting Our Youth" instead of"Protecting Our Kids" • Bolded statements of great impact • Omitted subjective language about retailer permitting system After additional discussion, Dr. Royce shared thoughts about tweaking the end of the resolution to include bullet points to highlight the overall ask of the resolution. The group also requested changes to the last "Whereas" statement to make for an easier read about the Federal Synar Law. Director Stewart committed to send a clean version with noted revisions out to the group tomorrow afternoon for a final review. Upon approval, she will get Chair Bagby to sign and send to NC DHHS Tobacco Prevention & Control Branch. Dr. Shielda Rodgers shared that she recently reviewed an article about tobacco being a large economic factor in NC. Dr. Bruce Baldwin shared an older periodical that he came across in his home and highlighted the ad and surgeon general message about cigarettes on the back. There was a motion by Dr. Bruce Baldwin to approve the draft T21 Resolution with noted revisions seconded by Dr. Lee Pickett and carried without dissent. B. BOCC Annual Work Plan Director Stewart led a discussion about the draft Board of Health BOCC Annual Work Plan due to the BOCC on Friday, January 27, 2023. The Work Plan outlines accomplishments and future activities for the BOH. It also highlights activities that align with the goals and objectives of the BOCC. Some of the discussion points included: • Commissioner Hamilton pointed out the need to update Carrboro Board of Alderman as the name changed years ago. She also asked for clarification about the statement S:\Managers Working Files\BOH\Agenda&Abstracts\2023 Agenda &Abstracts/ January Page 3