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<br />North Carolina Publla HeoOh <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />HEALTH DEPARTMENT <br />Rosemary L. Summers, <br />MPH, DrPH <br />Health Director <br />Richard E. Whiffed Human <br />Services Center <br />300 WestTryon Street <br />Post Office Box 8181 <br />Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br />Phone: (919)245-2411 <br />Fax: (919) 644-3007 <br />www. m o2nge. nc us/health <br />BOARD OF HEALTH <br />Alice White, MPH, PhD <br />Chair <br />Alan Rimer, PE <br />Vice Chair <br />loses Carey, 3r <br />Timothy Carey, MPH, MD <br />Christina Harlan, RN <br />tssica Y. Lee, DDS, MPH, DrPk <br />Sharon E. Van Horn, MPH, MD <br />Matthew Vizithum, OD <br />Lee D, Werley, PharmD <br />Edith Kathryn Wilder, DVM <br />Melvin Hurston, MHSA <br />To: Orange County Board of Conunissioners <br />From: Orange County Board of Health <br />Re: Board of Health Vacancy <br />Date: March 9, ?004 <br />The Orange County Board of I-Iealth has considered the current applicants for <br />vacant Board of Health positions and in action at their March 4, ?004 meeting is <br />recommending the following individual for your consideration. <br />The Reverend Sharon Freeland is currently the Executive Director of the <br />Orange Congregations in Mission (OCIM) and lives in northern Orange County. <br />She would assist the Board and Health Department in strengthening linkages to <br />the faith-based community, to northern Orange, and to the African-American <br />community. One challenging area that the county will need to address now and <br />in the future is the ever° present disparity in health status indicators between the <br />white population and the African-American population, Dr. Freeland will <br />provide a valuable voice to the community as the Board of Health examines its <br />progran~s and plans for the firture. <br />The Board currently has only two representatives from northern Orange and no <br />African-American representatives.. <br />TharIl< you for your consideration of this applicant. <br />Ce: Donna Balser <br />Rosemary Summers <br />