Approved Minutes of January 25, 2023

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MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH January 25, 2023 saying "The Board receives summaries on the activities ......at meetings twice a year, or as needed." Director Stewart agreed this was no longer an accurate statement and offered language that aligns with the reality of information shared via the monthly Health Director Report. • Commissioner Hamilton also shared this would be a good place to discuss any workforce issues the health department is experiencing. • Chair Bagby noted the need to add Orange Partnership to the list of boards with whom BOH collaborates. • Dr. Rachel Royce requested adding additional concerns or emerging issues to the document. She asked the group if they thought it was appropriate to include mental health crisis for youth, housing crisis, substance abuse issues and disparities, etc. • Commissioner Hamilton expressed it may be best to keep issues focused on those the Health Department and BOH take lead on addressing. • Director Stewart recommended a statement on emerging issues used in the 2021 Work Plan that broadly addressed impact of finances, mental health and students' education because of the COVID pandemic. • Dr. Alison Stuebe expressed concern about maternal health postpartum coverage expansion to 1 year after delivery and the fear that many are not aware of this change. Director Stewart agreed to make noted revisions and send out to the Board Thursday afternoon for final review prior to submission. Dr. Shielda Rodgers requested that the email come with a deadline for feedback to ensure timely submission to BOCC. A motion was made by Dr. Lee Pickett to approve the Work Plan with noted edits and additions, seconded by Dr. Shielda Rodgers and carried without dissent. C. Board Retreat Director Stewart facilitated a discussion with Board members to decide on a date, location and proposed agenda for the upcoming BOH Retreat. Based on the Doodle poll sent out to Board members before the holidays, most responded that February 25th or March 11th were the best times to meet. Stewart reminded the group of the delayed Commissioner appointment to BOH due to the February appointment of the new BOCC member. With that in mind, she asked if the Board would prefer the March 11 th date or a later date to hopefully accommodate the BOH Commissioner Representative. There was consensus that it would be fine to plan for a March 11 th retreat. Stewart shared the following items as possible agenda topics: • Team Building Activity • Update Confidentiality/Conflict of Interest Forms • Meeting Schedule (time &frequency) - this has been mentioned previously as something of interest considering State Statute only requires quarterly meetings. • Environment Health Update • Strategic Planning/Subcommittee Work— Chair Bagby commented that he would like to have specific goals that the Board is working on and he would like for them to align with health department work • Calendar for Educational Sessions — Chair Bagby would like to hear Board members speak on their area of expertise. S:\Managers Working Files\BOH\Agenda&Abstracts\2023 Agenda &Abstracts/ January Page 4