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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOH minutes 032201MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH March 22, 2001 Board of Health Minutes Transcription completed by V. Anne Miles 1 March 22, 2001 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 THURSDAY, March 22, 2001 at the Government Services Center in Hillsborough, North Carolina. BOARD OF HEALTH MEMBERS PRESENT: Jonathan Klein, Janet Southerland, Mel Hurston, Barry Jacobs, Alan Rimer, Martha Stucker, Sharon Van Horn, Lee Werley, Kate Wilder, and Alice White. BOARD OF HEALTH MEMBERS ABSENT: Barry Adler STAFF PRESENT: Rosemary Summers, Health Director; Wayne Sherman, Personal Health Services Division Director; John Sauls, Animal Control Services Division Director; Donna King, Education and Nutritional Services Division Director; Leticia Burns, Administrative Services Division Director; Ellen Young, Healthy Carolinians Coordinator; V. Anne Miles, Administrative Assistant. GUESTS PRESENT: Mary Beck, Chair of the Healthy Carolinians of Orange County Council. I. CALL TO ORDER AND INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS The meeting was called to order by Dr. Jonathan Klein at 7:30 p.m. and guests were introduced. II. ACTION ITEMS A. Approval of March 22, 2001 Agenda Martha Stucker requested that an update to L & W Mobile Home Park be added to the agenda as Item D.6. Motion to approve the March 22, 2001 agenda as amended was made by Alan Rimer, seconded by Sharon Van Horn, and carried without dissent. B. Minutes Approval of February 22, 2001 Correction to the minutes on page 2, deletion of the word “increases” at the end of the third sentence of the fourth paragraph of Item IV A. Insert the phrase “There are also” at the beginning of the second sentence of Item IV A, page 3 under the topic Environmental Health. Motion to approve the minutes of February 22, 2001 as amended, was made by Janet Southerland, seconded by Lee Werley and carried without dissent. III. PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS NOT ON PRINTED AGENDA None IV. REPORTS AND DISCUSSION WITH POSSIBLE ACTION A. Orange County Healthy Carolinians 1. Orange County Health Report Card MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH March 22, 2001 Board of Health Minutes Transcription completed by V. Anne Miles 2 March 22, 2001 Mary Beck, Chair of the Healthy Carolinians of Orange County Council presented the objective and goals of the Report Card to the Board. The Orange County Health Report Card measures progress towards the objectives established by the Healthy Carolinians effort the county began in 1995. Ellen Young, Healthy Carolinian Coordinator, explained in more detail and answered questions from the Board regarding the grading system and data sources used. The report card calls attention to the progress or lack of progress on objectives identified in the original process, and will also serve as a tool to identify where efforts need to continue or be increased to achieve positive outcomes. In addition, the report card is presented in an easily readable and understandable manner as an effective means of communicating health status to the general public and other health care providers. Alice White offered to work on clarifying the data and presentation. The motion to approve the concept of the Orange County Health Report card and was made by Alan Rimer, seconded by Martha Stucker, and carried without dissent. B. Personal Health, Health Education, Administrative, Dental Health Services (PHEAD Committee) 1. Draft Resolution for Soft Drink Access in Public Schools A letter of support was recently sent to State Representative Julia Howard who subsequently submitted a HB 650, “Moratorium on Soft Drink Contracts/Schools”, that limits school’s ability to sign exclusive contracts with soft drink companies. The PHEAD Committee directed staff to develop a position paper or resolution regarding the issue of junk food in schools recommending that the schools reassess and reevaluate current cafeteria and vending machine options placing health concerns ahead of financial considerations. The Board recommended amending the wording of the resolution to include “all” public and “private” schools and to clarify wording in the document so that it more clearly states the need to go beyond soft drinks in advocating for healthy food options. A copy of the resolution will be sent to the author of the bill. Motion to approve the Resolution for Soft Drink Access in Public Schools as amended was made by Mel Hurston, seconded by Martha Stucker, and carried without dissent. C. Central Administrative Services 1. Changes to FY 2001-2002 Budget Request Since the February meeting when the Board approved the budget request for the department, several fee changes due to differences in Medicaid reimbursement rates, and significant increases in costs for certain pharmaceuticals, has made several changes necessary. Proposed fee increases have been made to cover these changes and the budget request is amended to reflect these changes. MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH March 22, 2001 Board of Health Minutes Transcription completed by V. Anne Miles 3 March 22, 2001 The Budget Request has also been amended to reflect staffing needs due to state legislation that would require health department staffing for special needs shelters. Also included is the cost to cover temporary relocation of the clinic during renovation of the clinic located in the Whitted Building. Motion to approve the fee increases as proposed was made by Martha Stucker, seconded by Mel Hurston, and carried without dissent. Motion to approve the budget amendments as proposed was made by Alan Rimer, seconded by Martha Stucker, and carried without dissent. D. Items Other 1. Planning for Joint BOCC/BOH Work Session The joint BOCC/BOH Work Session is a result of a request from the Chair of the Board of Health to more fully present the Strategic Plan for the Health Department. This is scheduled for April 16, 2001 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The agenda for the joint work session was approved and presentation to the commissioners by Board members was discussed. At the previous Board of Health meeting it was agreed that Board members would take major responsibility for presenting high priority items in the long-range plan. 2. Potential Legislative Issues Rosemary Summers presented legislative bills up before the North Carolina House and Senate that impact public health for the Board’s discussion. These legislative bills can be accessed and tracked through the General Assembly web site at www.ncga.state.nc.us. This is the first step in identifying legislative items the Board wishes to support as a group and develop a plan for this support. The Board agreed to actively support the following legislation by writing letters by email to our local delegation and soliciting support from colleagues to do the same on the importance of various items: HB 320 Safe Storage of Firearms HB 627 Intensive Home Visiting Funds HB 566 Medicaid/Breast and Cervical Cancer Coverage HB 563 Funds for NC Health Choice Enrollment HB 391 Funds for Healthy Carolinians Not yet introduced: Funds for Uncompensated Care for non-Medicaid patients SB 541 Family Foster Homes/Springwater Test SB 662 Open Burning 3. Public Health Month Proclamation Traditionally, April has been designated Public Health Month by the state and the American Public Health Association has designated a week in April as a national recognition of public health. The proclamation and highlighting activities MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH March 22, 2001 Board of Health Minutes Transcription completed by V. Anne Miles 4 March 22, 2001 planned during this month is intended to bring a positive recognition to the mission and role of public health. Motion to forward the proclamation to the Board of Commissioners for their approval at their April 3 meeting was made by Janet Southerland, seconded by Mel Hurston, and carried without dissent. 4. Draft Proposal on School Nurse Deployment A work group composed of representative members from both Boards of Education, the Board of Health, the Board of Commissioners, and various county staff members met to discuss the issues surrounding adequate numbers of school health nurses for both school systems. In general, that work group agreed that a proposal should be developed that would eventually ensure that every school would have a full-time nurse available and that new schools should include a nurse as part of their “core staff.” The Health Director was asked to meet jointly with the School Superintendents and the County Management staff to further develop these parameters. That joint meeting occurred on February 28 and as a result, the draft plan that is attached was developed. The Board approved the plan as drafted. The plan is scheduled to be presented to a joint School Board, County Commissioners work session on March 28, 2001. 5. April 20, 2001 Board Work Session The Board has traditionally held two half-day work sessions each year, one in the spring and one in the fall. The spring work session is scheduled for April 20 from 12:30 until 4:00 p.m. at the Southern Human Services Center in Chapel Hill. The Board expressed a desire to cover the following topics at this year’s work session: • Legislative advocacy planning • Budget support planning • Evaluation and review of board processes • Board education on topics of interest • Impact analysis and location • Demographic/growth trends • Relate organizational chart to growth areas 6. Failing Septic Systems – L & W Rosemary Summers answered questions from Board members regarding the failing septic systems at L & W Mobile Home Park. V. BOARD COMMENTS None VI. ANNOUNCEMENTS None MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH March 22, 2001 Board of Health Minutes Transcription completed by V. Anne Miles 5 March 22, 2001 VII. ADJOURNMENT The Board of Health meeting adjourned at 10:15 P.M. The next regular Board of Health meeting will be held on May 24, 2001 at the Southern Human Services Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Respectfully submitted, Rosemary L. Summers, MPH, DrPH Health Director Secretary to the Board