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MINUTES-Draft <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH <br /> February 28, 2024 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT MISSION STATEMENT: To promote and protect <br /> health, enhance quality of life, and preserve the environment for everyone in Orange County. <br /> THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH MET ON February 28, 2024, at the Orange <br /> County Health Department, 300 West Tryon Street, Hillsborough, NC. <br /> BOARD OF HEALTH MEMBERS PRESENT: Aparna Jonnal — Chair, Alison Stuebe —Vice <br /> Chair, Keith Bagby, Brian Crandell, Commissioner Amy Fowler, Davia Nickelson, Lee Pickett, <br /> Shielda Rodgers, Rachel Royce, and Tony Whitaker. <br /> BOARD OF HEALTH MEMBERS ABSENT: Bruce Baldwin. <br /> STAFF PRESENT: Quintana Stewart, Health Director; Dana Crews, Community Health <br /> Services Director; Victoria Hudson, Environmental Health Director; Carla Julian, Public Health <br /> Nursing Director; Dr. Stephanie George, Dental Services Director; Ashley Rawlinson, <br /> Compliance Manager; Frederick Perschau, Finance and Administrative Services Director; <br /> Thomas Privott, Environmental Health Supervisor; Marcy Williams, Health Promotion and <br /> Education Services Manager; La Toya Strange, Administrative Support I; David Gahary, <br /> Informatics Manager; Caroline Shumaker, Dental Office Manager; Raphaele Saiah, Public <br /> Health Nurse II; Ashlyn Clark, Environmental Health Specialist; and Jean Phillips-Weiner, BOH <br /> Strategic Plan Manager. <br /> GUESTS/VISITORS PRESENT: Heather Paele, Juliana Eike, Hayman Linn Lae Zaw, and <br /> Collin Walters. <br /> I. Welcome New Employees <br /> Quintana Stewart, Health Director, welcomed everyone and explained the shelter-in-place <br /> procedures in case of inclement weather, i.e., a tornado warning. Ms. Stewart then introduced <br /> the new employees in attendance: Raphaele Saiah — Public Health Nurse II and Ashlyn Clark— <br /> Environmental Health Specialist. <br /> II. Public Comment for Items NOT on Printed Agenda: None. <br /> III. Board Comments <br /> Dr. Lee Pickett <br /> Dr. Pickett thanked Dr. Jonnal for her recent presentation to the Board of County <br /> Commissioners (BOCC) and said that she felt Dr. Jonnal did a great job and made the Board of <br /> Health look very impressive. <br /> Dr. Jonnal responded by thanking Ms. Stewart for preparing her for the presentation and <br /> thanking the Board of Health and the health department staff for their great work over the past <br /> year. She added that the BOCC asked some follow-up questions about the emerging concern of <br /> screen time in youth, which she is very worried about, and that she was happy to see further <br /> interest in the community around addressing this issue — she hopes that Orange County can be <br /> a pioneer on this topic. <br /> S:\Managers Working Files\BOH\Agendas &Abstracts\2024 Agenda and Abstracts/ <br /> February Page 1 <br />