Approved Minutes of March 2, 2024 Board Retreat

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MINUTES-Draft ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH RETREAT March 2, 2024 Retreat Purpose & Objectives and Overview of the Day Ms. Phillips-Weiner reviewed the purpose for the retreat. She affirmed that the goals for the day include allowing board members an opportunity to get to know one another outside regularly scheduled monthly meetings, to find alignment between the board, Health Director, and Senior Leadership Team on priorities for the next four years that connect to the Department's mission, to review Board Governance and any desired changes, and to explore emerging issues, address concerns, review and clarify roles and responsibilities, set goals and priorities, and develop a cohesive board. Next, Ms. Phillips-Weiner provided an overview of the retreat, which aligned with the agenda that had just been approved. She shared that there will be an presentation introducing the Association of NC Boards of Health, time to establish shared guidelines for the day, an icebreaker activity and introductions, a tour of the Mobile Dental Unit, training on the adjudication process, lunch, a presentation of some Community Health Assessment (CHA) data and the finalized CHA priorities, evaluation and selection of priorities by the board for the BOH strategic plan, and that the retreat will conclude with a review of administrative items. Dr. Stuebe shared that early voting for the NC Primary on March 5t" is being held at the Seymour Center next door in case anyone wanted to use time during a break or lunch to vote. Mr. Bagby arrived during this time. Introduction to the Association of North Carolina Boards of Health Merle Green, Executive Director for the Association of North Carolina Boards of Health (ANCBH), introduced the ANCBH, explained how the organization helps support local boards of health, and shared some opportunities to get involved. Some highlights of her presentation are below: • Ms. Green provided a brief history of the ANCBH and shared that the organization is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit that has been volunteer-run since 1986. She explained that the organization is currently in a rebuilding phase. The goal of the ANCBH is to provide a resource that unites and assists the various local health departments across NC's 100 counties. • In response to Dr. Crandell's question about specific controversial topics the ANCBH has weighed in on, Ms. Green provided examples such as masking in schools during the pandemic, prescribing birth control to teenagers, and health department pharmacies stocking Plan B/Morning After Pills. She said that it is important for the ANCBH to remain diplomatic but that they are still able to advocate for evidence-based health policies. Ms. Green added that the ANCBH is always on the side of local health departments and boards of health and that, in her experience, all health departments are trying to do the same work but may have different resources and priorities. • Ms. Green shared several examples of work the ANCBH has completed in the past, including providing guidance to a local health department which was dealing with S:\Managers Working Files\B0H\Agendas&Abstracts\2024 Agenda and Abstracts/130H Retreat Page 2