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Home My WebLink AboutBOH minutes 052704MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH May 27, 2004 Board of Health Minutes Transcription completed by Anne Miles Cassell 1 May 27, 2004 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 22, 2004 at the Government Services Center, Hillsborough, North Carolina. BOARD OF HEALTH MEMBERS PRESENT: Alice White, Chair; Tim Carey; Chris Harlan; Sharon Van Horn; Lee Werley; Matt Vizithum; Kate Wilder; BOARD OF HEALTH MEMBERS ABSENT: Moses Carey, Jr. due to a conflict with BOCC meeting; Alan Rimer and Jessica Lee due to a work conflict. STAFF PRESENT: Rosemary Summers, Health Director; Letitia Burns, Central Administrative Services Division Director; Wayne Sherman, Personal Health Services Division Director; Angela Cooke, Dental Health Services Division Director; Ron Holdway, Environmental Health Services Division Director; John Sauls, Animal Control Services Division Director; Anne Miles, Administrative Assistant GUESTS PRESENT: Adrienne Simonson, UNC graduate student I. Welcome and Introductions Alice White called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M. and introduced guest Adrienne Simonson. II. Approval of May 27, 2004 Agenda Motion to approve the Agenda of May 27, 2004 was made by Lee Werley, seconded by Kate Wilder, and carried without dissent. III. Public Comment for Items NOT on Printed Agenda None IV. Action Items on CONSENT Agenda A. Minutes approval of April 22, 2004 meeting. B. Pharmacy Services Contract Renewal C. Medical Director /Physician Services Contract Renewal D. Contract with CHCSS for Medical Director Coverage of Nurse Practitioners E. Renewal of Contracts with UNC School of Dentistry for General Practice Resident and Pediatric Resident F. Accept Mini-Grant for 100% Tobacco Free Schools Initiative G. Adopt Resolution of Adoption of Rules for Wastewater Treatment & Disposal Systems in Orange County H. Research Proposal on Oral Health Literacy and Perceived Oral Health Status MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH May 27, 2004 Board of Health Minutes Transcription completed by Anne Miles Cassell 2 May 27, 2004 Motion to approve the minutes of April 22, 2004 and items on the Consent Agenda was made by Kate Wilder, seconded by Matt Vizithum, and carried with Tim Carey abstaining from item IV.C and no dissent. V. Reports and Discussion with Possible Action A. Reappointment of Board Members Two Board members have terms that expire on June 30, 2004. They are Tim Carey, physician representative, and Jessica Lee, dentist representative. Both individuals are eligible for two full terms of service since they currently are serving a partial term. Their new appointment dates would be July 1, 2004 – June 30, 2007. In addition, Lee Werley has indicated his resignation effective June 30 and the Nominating Committee will be starting recruitment efforts for that vacancy soon. Recommendations for reappointment must be forwarded to the Board of Commissioners who are authorized by NCGS 130A to make appointments to the Board of Health. Motion to recommend reappointment for Dr. Carey and Dr. Lee and forward to the Board of County Commissioners for appointment was made by Kate Wilder, seconded by Lee Werley, and carried without dissent. B. Summer Meeting Schedule In some past years, the Board has chosen not to meet during one of the summer months. The Executive Committee discussed the summer schedule and suggested that the July Board meeting be cancelled for this year. There does not appear to be any pending actions that could not be held until the August meeting. Motion to cancel the regularly scheduled Board of Health meeting on July 22, was made by Kate Wilder, seconded by Matt Vizithum, and carried without dissent. C. Healthy Carolinians Re-certification Application Orange County Healthy Carolinians was originally formed in 1996 and certified by the Governor’s Task Force for Healthy Carolinians in 1998 and re-certified in 2000. Since then, much progress has been made in stabilizing staff support. As a result of stable staff support, significant progress has been made in engaging community agencies and residents in the work of Healthy Carolinians. Recently, a very successful breakfast was held with over 60 community members in attendance to review the top community issues selected in the 2003 community assessment and begin developing new action plans around the top identified priorities. All community action plans require the commitment of multiple community partners; the health department is only one of the partners involved and in fact may not be the lead agency for a given priority. MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH May 27, 2004 Board of Health Minutes Transcription completed by Anne Miles Cassell 3 May 27, 2004 The Health Department has acted as the lead agency for Healthy Carolinians and as such is forwarding the re-certification application to the Board for review. Approval by the Board is not required for certification. Certification does provide a “competitive” edge in grant applications requiring evidence of community collaboration. D. Budget Update/Public Hearings Public hearings on the budget are scheduled for May 27 at Southern Human Services Center, this evening, and for June 3 at the Courthouse in Hillsborough. Alice White volunteered to attend the June 3 public hearing to speak to the Commissioners about public health issues. E. Update Animal Services Task Force Kate Wilder and John Sauls provided the Board with updated information on task force progress and decisions regarding transitioning sheltering services. At this time the County is making steady progress toward taking over operation of sheltering services on July 1, 2004. Animal Control Services will likely not transition until January 2005. F. Research Project Approval Process Revisions The staff and Board formulated a research project approval process and checklist in November 2001. Recently, several research projects have come to the staff and Board for approval. The PHEADS Committee recently reviewed the approval process and several changes are being proposed. Wayne Sherman explained these changes to the board. The policy was developed because the health department is approached on a regular basis by various universities who wish to access our patient populations for research studies. While one of the essential services adopted by the Board is to participate in research for new insights and innovative solutions to health problems, there is a need to evaluate appropriateness of participation in various projects and balance that participation with services to patients. Motion to approve the Research Project Approval Process and Checklist as revised was made by Tim Carey, seconded by Matt Vizithum, and carried without dissent. VI. Board Comments/Announcements A. None VII. Adjournment Motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Kate Wilder, seconded by Lee Werley, and carried without dissent. MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH May 27, 2004 Board of Health Minutes Transcription completed by Anne Miles Cassell 4 May 27, 2004 The next Board of Health meeting will be held on June 24, 2004 at the Century Center in Carrboro, North Carolina at 7:00 PM. Respectfully submitted, Rosemary L. Summers, MPH, DrPH Health Director Secretary to the Board