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MINUTES <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH <br /> April 24, 2024 <br /> low-sodium options). He added that he had not really considered clients before, instead <br /> primarily thinking about employees/staff. He said that, since the health department would no <br /> longer have vending machines, he would like the board to help provide some healthier snacks <br /> for staff since the health department does so much for the Board of Health and the community. <br /> Dr. Jonnal seconded this idea and asked if there was a pantry somewhere that the board could <br /> keep stocked, and Dr. Rodgers echoed that UNC offers something like this for students; Ms. <br /> Stewart thanked Mr. Bagby and replied that she would be happy to identify a space to serve as <br /> the snack pantry for staff. <br /> B. Bi-Annual Advisory Board Summary Report <br /> Ms. Phillips-Weiner presented her report to the board. The report comprises twenty-one (21) <br /> committees, coalitions, or organizations ("boards") active in Orange County, the local region, or <br /> the state of North Carolina over the past six months. Each board in the report is regularly <br /> attended by at least one OCHD staff member. To maximize the utility of the report, work <br /> completed by these boards was organized based on BOH priorities. Ms. Phillips-Weiner <br /> encouraged board members to make suggestions for ways to make the report more user- <br /> friendly or for any boards/organizations with which they would like to see staff collaborate in the <br /> future. <br /> Dr. Jonnal asked if other Orange County boards are required to do a similar report, as she feels <br /> this could help reduce redundancy and increase collaboration; Ms. Stewart replied that she <br /> does not know of any other boards which produce a similar report. <br /> Several board members had ideas for ways to use this report more effectively, including Dr. <br /> Stuebe suggesting making a searchable version available on the health department website and <br /> Dr. Royce suggesting that the most recent copy of this report be shared with new board <br /> members during orientation. <br /> Ms. Stewart expressed that the primary idea behind this report is to help BOH priority <br /> committees remain aware of what work is being done in the county, create opportunities for <br /> partnership or collaboration, and avoid duplication of efforts. <br /> Mr. Bagby suggested that there should be more health department representation at El Futuro, <br /> as he felt that the Latino/a/e population were not reflected in the report. Ms. Stewart assured <br /> him that the health department does collaborate with El Futuro, such as through Family Success <br /> Alliance (FSA), but that currently no members of health department staff sit on any El Futuro <br /> boards. She added that the report is not exhaustive of every health department partnership. <br /> C. Media Items <br /> Ms. Phillips-Weiner briefly summarized the articles in the meeting packet. Article topics included <br /> a case of bird flu identified in a dairy herd in North Carolina, a new initiative at Rex Women's <br /> Center to improve health outcomes for postpartum individuals by giving them bracelets saying "I <br /> Gave Birth", Durham county applying for the Federal Government's universal meals program to <br /> provide free breakfast and lunch to all public-school students in the county, a new NCDHHS <br /> "Fight the Bite" campaign to raise awareness of tick and mosquito safety, that Medicaid <br /> expansion enrollment has surpassed 400,000 statewide, the EPA's passage of more stringent <br /> standards for PFAs ("Forever Chemicals") in drinking water, that advocates are pushing to allow <br /> expanded abortion access in NC, and that OCHD is preparing for measles cases to show up in <br /> NC given the recent rise in cases nationwide. <br /> S:\Managers Working Files\BOH\Agendas &Abstracts\2024 Agenda and Abstracts/ <br /> April Page 8 <br />