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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOH minutes 042805 MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH April 28, 2005 Board of Health Minutes Transcription completed by Anne Miles Cassell 1 April 28, 2006 ORANGE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT MISSION STATEMENT: To enhance the quality of life, promote the health, and preserve the environment for all people in the Orange County community. THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH MET ON April 28, 2005 at the Century Center, Carrboro, North Carolina. BOARD OF HEALTH MEMBERS PRESENT: Alan Rimer, Chair; Jessica Lee, Vice-Chair; Chris Harlan; Tim Carey; Matt Vizithum; BOARD OF HEALTH MEMBERS ABSENT: Alice White, out of town; Sharon Freeland, meeting conflict; Sharon Van Horn; Kate Wilder; Moses Carey, Jr., due to a BOCC meeting STAFF PRESENT: Rosemary Summers, Health Director; Angela Cooke, Dental Health Services Division Director; Ron Holdway, Environmental Health Services Division Director; Donna King, Health Promotion and Education Division Director; Wayne Sherman, Personal Health Services Division Director; Anne Miles Cassell, Administrative Assistant GUESTS PRESENT: Dr. Bill Pate, Environmental Epidemiology Chief; Dr. Ann Chelminski, Dr. Ken Rudo; Todd Jones, Chief Information Officer, Orange County. I. Welcome and Introductions Alan Rimer called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M. and introduced the guests present. It was noted that there was an absence of a quorum and that actions taken at this meeting would need to be confirmed at the next regular meeting of the Board. II. Approval of April 28, 2005 Agenda The motion to approve the Agenda of April 28, 2005 was made by Jessica Lee, seconded by Matt Vizithum, and carried without dissent. III. Educational Session: Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Indoor Air Quality, Dr. Bill Pate, Environmental Epidemiology Chief Harmful Algal Blooms, Dr. Ann Chelminski Groundwater Issues, Dr. Ken Rudo IV. Public Comment for Items NOT on Printed Agenda None V. Action Items on CONSENT Agenda A. Minutes approval of March 24, 2005 meeting. MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH April 28, 2005 Board of Health Minutes Transcription completed by Anne Miles Cassell 2 April 28, 2006 B. Pharmacist Services Renewal Agreement The issuance of pharmaceuticals through our clinics necessitates the services of a registered pharmacist. Robert Dupuis, PharmD., a Clinical Associate Professor in the Division of Pharmacy Practice at the UNC School of Pharmacy, has served as our Pharmacist for the past three years. He has met all of the contract deliverables and is interested in continuing to serve in this capacity. The renewed contract reflects a 2.5% increase for a total of $10,803. C. Chapel Hill Training Outreach Renewal Agreement for Social Worker Since 1999 the Health Department has contracted with Chapel Hill Training and Outreach to provide a Social Worker II to that agency to provide services to Early Head Start children in Chapel Hill. The contract provides for payment for salary, benefits, travel, space, and training costs for a Social Worker II employed by the Health Department to provide family education and child service coordination services to children enrolled in Early Head Start (0-3 year olds). The Social Worker earns some Medicaid revenue that is utilized to defray operational costs of the position and program. This has been one way to coordinate services across agency lines to families that qualify for services. Children from 0 – 3 years of age with development delays receive services from appropriate agencies so that the children can reduce or mitigate the impacts of the delays. Another outcome of the program is to reduce the number of caseworkers assigned to families that qualify for multiple programs (health department and early head start). The contract time period does not correspond to the county fiscal year, because the funds to Chapel Hill Training and Outreach are federal funds. The grant year will be changing to a calendar year as of January 2006; hence the time period of the renewal contract is through December 2005. D. Acceptance of Additional Funds Although the State allocates funds on a fiscal year basis, toward the end of the year reallocation opportunities sometimes arise through unanticipated unexpended funds. The Health Department was recently notified that additional funds have been allocated to be spent by May 30, 2005. The funds are: $1000 for family planning (will be used to purchase additional contraceptives and for advertising); $13,970 for public health preparedness (will be used to purchase 15 “talkabout” radios and inventory software add-on for the Munis system. In addition, a private donor contributed $465 to the Orange County Partnership for Children and earmarked it for the Give Kids a Smile Program. These funds will be used to purchase supplies and educational materials for that program. Motion to approve the minutes of March 24, 2005 and items on the Consent Agenda was made by MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH April 28, 2005 Board of Health Minutes Transcription completed by Anne Miles Cassell 3 April 28, 2006 Chris Harlan, seconded by Jessica Lee, and carried without dissent. VI. Reports and Discussion with Possible Action A. Information Technology Future Developments Todd Jones, Chief Information Officer, Orange County As the department looks toward completing its strategic plan for the next five years, information on trends and needs in the technology area should be considered. Todd Jones, the Chief Information Officer for Orange County provided information to the Board on overall county plans in the technology areas so that the Board could be more informed when reviewing elements in the strategic plan. B. Strategic Planning The Health Department has been working on elements of a strategic plan to cover the period 2005 – 2010 and is at a point where the Board should provide input on the direction and elements in the plan. The Board discussed possible dates, times, and locations for a structured meeting to review an outline of the entire plan and specific elements that will be ready. Board members agreed upon June 18 as the date and a meeting room at UNC Hospitals as the location to enable Dr. Carey to attend since he will be on-call on that date. The June Board meeting will not be held unless there is urgent business. A final decision will be made by the Executive Committee. C, Nominating Committee Three Board members have terms that expire on June 30, 2005. They are Kate Wilder, Veterinarian; Chris Harlan, nurse; Sharon Van Horn, at-large. All three individuals are eligible for another full term of service in addition to the time they have already served. Chris Harlan served a partial term of less than two years, so this would be her first full three-year term. Dr. Wilder and Dr. Van Horn would be serving their final three-year terms. Their new appointment dates would be July 1, 2005 – June 30, 2008. Chris Harlan and Dr. Van Horn have indicated their willingness to serve another term. Kate Wilder, veterinarian, has declined reappointment to a second term due to a heavy schedule in her practice. The pharmacist position is currently vacant and the nominating committee has been considering current applicants for that slot. They have spoken with the applicants and recommend James Stefanadis be considered by the Commissioners for the position. Mr. Stefanadis is an actively practicing pharmacist with a large customer base. MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH April 28, 2005 Board of Health Minutes Transcription completed by Anne Miles Cassell 4 April 28, 2006 Motion to forward recommendations for reappointment of Chris Harlan and Sharon Van Horn, and the appointment of James Stefanadis to the Board of Commissioners was made by Tim Carey, seconded by Matt Vizithum, and carried without dissent. D. Update on Legislative Matters The Board discussed legislation of interest at the March meeting of the Board. They received a brief update on the status of these bills for further discussion. E. BOH Final Committee Structure 2005 During the past two months the Board has discussed an alternate committee structure and agreed upon the following: Two “programmatic” standing committees to meet every other month: Personal Health, Health Promotion and Dental Health Committee Environmental Health, Public Health Preparedness and Quality Assurance The Nominations and Bylaws Committee and the Executive Committee will continue as stated in the Operating Procedures. In addition, for 2005 there will be two “special” task forces (the task forces are generally short- term and limited to accomplishing a specific task): Community Awards Strategic Planning F. Tracking Form Review Board members reviewed upcoming work and agenda items for the Board. Motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Chris Harlan, seconded by Tim Carey, and carried without dissent. The next Board of Health meeting will be held on July 28, 2005 at the Government Services Center in Hillsborough, North Carolina at 7:00 PM. Respectfully submitted, Rosemary L. Summers, MPH, DrPH Health Director Secretary to the Board