Approved Minutes of October 29, 2025

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MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH October 29, 2025 ideology. Dr. Stuebe reminded everyone of the importance of voting and that the municipal elections are next week. • Ms. Stewart shared that though the Orange County Health Department provides a space for Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) benefits, the program is administered by Piedmont Health Services, a local Federally Qualified Health Center. In the past week, their Chief Executive Officer, Daniella Jaimes-Colina, informed Ms. Stewart and Congressmember Price that Piedmont is committed to continuing to fund WIC staff beyond November 15t" regardless of the status of the government shutdown. • Ms. Stewart and Crystal Kelley, Family Success Alliance Supervisor, recently visited DC to present on the Thriving Hearts project and discuss the impact and importance of Community Health Workers. Ms. Stewart noted that DC has a completely different feel during the shutdown and expressed her appreciation for the Federal workers who are continuing to show up for work despite not being paid. • On October 241", the Health Department had a site visit for the Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Program which went very well, and Ms. Stewart applauded Deb Wright, the nurse managing the program, for her thoroughness and Kim Quatrone for her attention to detail in managing the financial side of the site visit. • COVID-19 is back, but overall case numbers and emergency room visits are currently low. Ms. Stewart shared that the Health Department does have some free COVID vaccines available for youth and adults that were purchased using state funds. She added that the Health Department is in the process of purchasing additional COVID vaccines with private funds, and that there will likely be a fee update for the Board to approve at the November meeting as the costs of the COVID vaccines have changed since the budget was initially approved in February. • Ms. Stewart shared that construction of the Dental Clinic should be wrapping up in the next few weeks and applauded the use of the Mobile Dental Unit to allow staff to continue to see patients throughout the time of construction. XI. Closed Session to Discuss Health Director's Annual Review A motion to enter closed session at 8:46 p.m. to discuss the health director's annual review was made by Commissioner Amy Fowler, seconded by Mr. Tony Whitaker, and carried without dissent. During the closed session, the Board of Health discussed Quintana Stewart's job description and annual performance review. A motion to end the closed session at 9:46 p.m. was made by Commissioner Amy Fowler, seconded by Dr. Lee Pickett, and carried without dissent. XII. Adjournment A motion was made by Commissioner Amy Fowler to adjourn the meeting at 9:46 p.m., was seconded by Dr. Lee Pickett, and carried without dissent. The next Board of Health Meeting will be held November 19, 2025, at the Orange County Health Department, 300 West Tryon Street, Hillsborough, NC at 7:00 p.m. S:\Managers Working Files\BOH\Agendas &Abstracts\2025 Agenda and Abstracts\ October Page 10