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MINUTES-Draft <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH <br /> May 24, 2023 <br /> Unjust Society by Dr. Arline T. Geronimus as a great read. This book discusses stress and race <br /> and how health is affected by both of these topics. Ms. Royce also mentioned an article <br /> regarding crash deaths. She expressed that she's an avid reader and would like to share <br /> articles. Ms. Stewart replied that Google Drive can be used to share resources such as books <br /> and articles by simply dropping them into the folder. Ms. Stewart reminded them that the <br /> Google Drive's purpose is not for doing business, conversations or leaving comments; it is <br /> solely for sharing resources. <br /> As a member of the Community Health Assessment (CHA) subcommittee, Ms. Royce <br /> asked how the Board was going to find out what was going on with the CHA as she hadn't <br /> shared any information. Ms. Stewart responded by stating the comments period at the <br /> beginning of the Board meeting is the optimal time for doing so. <br /> IV. Approval of the May 24, 2023 Agenda <br /> Motion to approve the agenda of the May 24, 2023 BOH meeting was made by Dr. Aparna <br /> Jonnal, seconded by Dr. Lee Pickett and carried without dissent. <br /> V. Action Items (Consent) <br /> A. Minutes of April 26, 2023 <br /> Dr. Lee Pickett commented that the minutes of the last meeting had the old mission statement <br /> at the top. Ms. Stewart informed her that since the statement was officially adopted during the <br /> April meeting, the new mission statement will be on the minutes of the May Board meeting. <br /> Motion to approve the minutes of the April 26, 2023 BOH meeting was made by Dr. Alison <br /> Stuebe, seconded by Dr. Aparna Jonnal and carried without dissent. <br /> B. Dental Seat Nomination Vote <br /> Mr. Bagby began by noting that there was a total of 3 candidates interviewed. He continued by <br /> stating that Dr. Stephanie George, OCHD Dental Director, was consulted and asked for <br /> feedback on the candidates. Dr. George provided positive feedback for all candidates. Mr. <br /> Bagby declared that the BOH Nominations Committee felt that all 3 candidates could fulfil the <br /> required needs of the BOH Dental Seat position. He offered Dr. Katrina Mattison-Chalwe to the <br /> Board as the recommendation. He gave some background information on her including that <br /> she works at Piedmont Health as the Dental Director and lives in Cedar Grove. Mr. Bagby <br /> explained that her area of residence was a positive as it's good to have representation from all <br /> parts of the county. He proceeded to speak on how many Board members reside in Chapel Hill <br /> and in Hillsborough. <br /> Ms. Stewart added that she enjoyed the interview, agreed that Dr. Mattison-Chalwe brought a <br /> lot of energy and appeared great with community engagement; however, she felt that that there <br /> was a conflict of interest. Ms. Stewart voiced that, when thinking administratively, having an <br /> executive leader from an agency that offers the same programs/services as the health <br /> department is a conflict. We compete for staffing, patients and some pots of funding. Her <br /> S:\Managers Working Files\BOH\Agenda&Abstracts\2023 Agenda&Abstracts/ <br /> May Page 2 <br />