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MINUTES <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH <br /> November 20, 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 November 20, 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, Bruce Baldwin, Brian Crandell, Commissioner Amy Fowler, Davia <br /> Nickelson, Shielda Rodgers, Rachel Royce, and Tony Whitaker. <br /> BOARD OF HEALTH MEMBERS ABSENT: Lee Pickett. <br /> STAFF PRESENT: Quintana Stewart, Health Director; Dana Crews, Community Health <br /> Services Director; Dr. Stephanie George, Dental Services Director; Victoria Hudson, <br /> Environmental Health Director; Carla Julian, Public Health Nursing Director; Ashley Rawlinson, <br /> Compliance Manager; Frederick Perschau, Financial and Administrative Services Director; <br /> Libbie Hough, Communications Manager; Thomas Privott, Environmental Health Supervisor; <br /> Alex Rimmer, Environmental Health Supervisor; Minerva Lara, Dental Hygienist; Gregory <br /> Schiltz, Registered Dietician Program Manager; leesha Colbert, Family Success Alliance <br /> Navigator; and Jean Phillips-Weiner, BOH Strategic Plan Manager. <br /> GUESTS/VISITORS PRESENT: Jason Lee. <br /> I. Welcome New Employees <br /> Quintana Stewart, Health Director, introduced the three new employees in attendance: Minerva <br /> Lara — Dental Hygienist, Gregory Schiltz— Registered Dietician Program Manager, and leesha <br /> Colbert— Family Success Alliance Navigator. <br /> II. Public Comment for Items NOT on Printed Agenda: None. <br /> III. Board Comments: <br /> Tony Whitaker <br /> Mr. Whitaker shared that he and Dr. Nickelson had recently attended an Association of NC <br /> Boards of Health (ANCBH) Governance Webinar focused on emergency preparedness and <br /> disaster management. The webinar was presented by Raul Gomez, Director of Emergency <br /> Operations in Guilford County, and discussed the public health implications of disaster <br /> preparedness. Mr. Whitaker added that emergency preparedness is necessary for community <br /> health. <br /> Dr. Nickelson commented that one of the key takeaways of the webinar is that it's important to <br /> build strong relationships with community partners and agencies before an emergency occurs. <br /> Commissioner Amy Fowler <br /> Commissioner Fowler said that she had recently attended a Justice United meeting focused <br /> on affordable housing, particularly preserving existing affordable housing and creating <br /> S:\Managers Working Files\BOH\Agendas &Abstracts\2024 Agenda and Abstracts/ <br /> November Page 1 <br />