HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES-2009-044 Opposing Section 10.26 of Senate Bill 202 – “Public Health Improvement Plan”~.~~o~
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Resolution
Whereas, Section 10.26 of Senate Bill 202 contains a provision entitled "Public
Health Improvement Plan", and
Whereas, the Public Health Improvement Plan was proposed with no input from
local government officials or local and State public health professionals, and
Whereas, the plan sets out an unreasonable timeline for such reform of the current
public health system, and
Whereas, the plan calls for no additional public health funding, rather a
redistnbution of the existing, insufficient funds with no defined distnbution
formulas, and
Whereas, the plan calls for the creation of a Public Health Improvement Plan
Task Force which is a duplication of the existing Public Health Task Force, and
Whereas, many North Carolina counties are in the process of rebuilding the
Mental Health infrastructure requiring greater contributions of local funds, and
Whereas, Orange County can ill afford alteration of the public health
infrastructure requiring greater local funding to provide core public health services,
and
Now Therefore Be It Resolved, that the Orange County Board of Health is
opposed to Section 10.26 of Senate Bi11202 or any other budget provision entitled
"Public Health Improvement Plan" and stands opposed to any efforts to reform
public health absent appropriate planning and input from local government
officials and local public health professionals.
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ATTEST:
Rosemary ~ ~ : ; ~~ ~~ ~ ~ ~~ , Health Director
Chris Harlan, Chair -- - -_
Orange County Board of Health