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46 <br /> 3. What are your board/commission's most important accomplishments during the <br /> report period? <br /> • March 2025 — The BOH approved a resolution drafted by the Behavioral Health <br /> Committee recognizing the harms of screens and social media to youth mental <br /> health and encouraging community members to educate themselves and their <br /> families. <br /> • October 2025 — The BOH approved a resolution drafted by the Access to Care <br /> Committee recognizing that the NC General Assembly has charged the health <br /> department with providing healthcare services to the most vulnerable and <br /> disavowing the presence of law enforcement in the Orange County Health <br /> Department, as it prevents vulnerable community members from accessing <br /> needed services. <br /> • October 2025 — The BOH approved a resolution drafted by the Connections to <br /> Community Support Committee recognizing housing as a public health issue and <br /> encouraging local governments to incorporate certain public health approaches to <br /> increasing the affordable housing supply in their upcoming land use plan revisions. <br /> • During the Spring and Summer, the Access to Care Committee sponsored a <br /> photovoice project to learn more from vulnerable community members, including <br /> individuals who have experienced incarceration, who are living unsheltered, and <br /> with limited English proficiency, about their experiences accessing healthcare <br /> services. <br /> • Throughout the year, committees held educational sessions with various subject <br /> matter experts to help inform planning and prioritization. <br /> 4. Please list any specific tasks, events, or functions performed or sponsored annually. <br /> ➢ Community Health Assessment — Conducted every 4 years; 2023 <br /> Assessment submitted to NC DHHS in March 2024 <br /> ➢ Financial Reports and Billing Dashboards — Quarterly Review <br /> ➢ Budget — Annual Review <br /> ➢ Outside Agency Funding Request — Annual Review <br /> ➢ Alliance Annual Report — Annual Review <br /> ➢ Policy Review—Annual Review <br /> ➢ Communicable Disease Report — Annual Review <br /> ➢ Child Fatality Report — Annual Review <br /> ➢ Tobacco Prevention Program — Annual Update <br /> ➢ Health Director Annual Performance Review <br /> ➢ BOH Reappointments — Chair and Vice Chair— Annual Review <br /> ➢ Healthy Carolinians of Orange County —Annual Update <br /> ➢ BOH Meeting Schedule — Annual Review <br /> ➢ Delinquent Accounts — Annual Review <br /> ➢ Immigrant and Refugee Health — Annual Update <br /> Page 2 of 6 <br />