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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOH minutes 112818MINUTESY ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH November 28, 2018 S:\Managers Working Files\BOH\Agenda & Abstracts\2018 Agenda & Abstracts/ November Page 1 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 November 28, 2018 at the Orange County Health Department, 300 West Tryon Street, Hillsborough, NC. BOARD OF HEALTH MEMBERS PRESENT: Susan Elmore – Chair, Timothy Smith –Vice- Chair, Keith Bagby, Bruce Baldwin, Commissioner Mia Burroughs, Barbara Chavious, Paul Chelminski, Jennifer Deyo, Jessica Frega, Liska Lackey and Sam Lasris. BOARD OF HEALTH MEMBERS ABSENT: None. STAFF PRESENT: Quintana Stewart, Health Director; Rebecca Crawford, Financial and Administrative Services Director; Dana Crews, Social Worker II; Victoria Hudson, Interim Environmental Health Director; Donna King, Health Promotion & Education Services Director; Lisa Lowe, Public Health Nurse Supervisor II; Pam McCall, Public Health Nursing Director; Rhonda Morales, Temp FSA Navigator; Kristin Prelipp, Communications Manager; Beverly Scurry, BOH Strategic Plan Manager; Venus Standard, Temporary Advance Practice Practitioner; and La Toya Strange, Administrative Support I. GUESTS PRESENT: None. I. Welcome New Employees Susan Elmore, Chair, called the meeting to order at 7:06pm. Quintana Stewart, Health Director, introduced the new employees in attendance: Dana Crews, Rhonda Morales and Venus Standard. II. Public Comment for Items NOT on Printed Agenda: None. III. Approval of the November 28, 2018 Agenda Motion was made by Liska Lackey to approve the agenda, seconded by Mia Burroughs and carried without dissent. IV. Action Items (Consent) A. Minutes of October 24, 2018 Meeting Motion was made by Sam Lasris to approve the minutes of October 2018 with an edit, seconded by Jennifer Deyo and carried without dissent. B. 2019 Board of Health Schedule Motion was made by Jessica Frega to approve the 2019 Board of Health schedule with the moderation of alternating meeting locations between the Whitted building and SHSC, MINUTESY ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH November 28, 2018 S:\Managers Working Files\BOH\Agenda & Abstracts\2018 Agenda & Abstracts/ November Page 2 seconded by Barbara Chavious and carried without dissent. V. Educational Sessions A. Human Rights & Relations Update Annette Moore, Human Rights & Relations Director, gave an update on the mission and goals of the Human Relations & Rights Department. Ms. Moore began with a brief history of human relations in NC. Below are the highlights: • 1954 – Military was fully integrated. Schools were integrated after Brown vs Board of Education case. • 1960 – The Greensboro sit-in occurred. • 1961 – NC branch of NAACP met with Gov. Terry Sanford and started convincing him that economic conditions could not be improved by education and persuasion alone. • 1963 – Gov. Terry Sanford created the Good Neighbor Council. It consisted of blacks, whites and Native Americans who were highly thought of in their communities and had the trust of their communities. They became the channel of communication between the government and their communities. There were 66 biracial groups created within the state of NC. • 1963 – In Chapel Hill, the demand for integration in public facilities increased. Many believed that the south would never integrate. There was the thought that if the progressive Chapel Hill wouldn’t, then the south wouldn’t. There were many protests. Some protesters were urinated upon; while, some were doused with ammonia. • 1964 – The Civil Rights Act was passed which prohibited discrimination in public places, provided for the integration of schools and other public facilities, and made employment discrimination illegal. • 1965 – The Governor expanded the Good Neighbor Councils and their duties which included tackling all aspects of racial problems. • 1971 – NC General Assembly changed the name of the NC Good Neighbor Council to the NC Human Relations Council. • 1990 – NC Human Relations Council was renamed the NC Human Relations Commission. • 1994 – Orange County passed the Civil Rights Ordinance whose purpose was to promote equal treatment of all individuals, to promote discrimination and to carry out the policies of federal rules, regulations and laws prohibiting discrimination in housing, employment and public accommodations. • 2001 – Supreme Court took away the right to enforce fair employment. We are one of the few that don’t have the State Fair Employment law; however, State employees are covered by the law but county employees aren’t. Next Ms. Moore spoke on some of the topics in which her department assists with including immigration, LGBTIA rights and human/sex trafficking. She also mentioned some of the legislature that affected various groups of people including the Equal Pay Act of 1963, Civil Rights Act in 1964, Voting Rights Act of 1965, Fair Housing Act of 1968, Age Discrimination Act of 1975 and the American with Disabilities Act of 1990. MINUTESY ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH November 28, 2018 S:\Managers Working Files\BOH\Agenda & Abstracts\2018 Agenda & Abstracts/ November Page 3 Ms. Moore explained that the Fair Housing section of her department is equivalent to Housing and Urban Development (HUD). HUD refers cases to them and pays them as well. There were 84 Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHAP) agencies. For FY 2017, there were 6,878 complaints filed and 7,985 completed investigations. In Orange County, there were 11 cases closed last year. There are many disability cases filed in Orange County as well as nationally. Percentages of the cases filed are: Disability – 59.4% Race – 26.0% Familial Status – 10.6% Retaliation – 10.2% National Origin – 10.1% Sex – 9.8% Religion – 2.8% Color – 2.3% Statistics on hate crimes were also given. There were 7,175 reported in the U.S. in 2017 which was a 17% increase from 2016. It was the 3rd worst year since the FBI starting collecting data in 1992. Of the 50 states, Hawaii is the only one that does not report hate crimes. Ms. Moore continued by noting that there are some instances of underreporting as some of the new immigrant populations are afraid. Ms. Moore’s department is working with translators to help with this issue. Sex discrimination is also underreported. Ms. Moore reminded us that we have to change methods and practices; how we do our work. She reiterated that we cannot continue doing the same thing and expecting change to occur. She stated that we need to stop acting in silence and that there needed to be 1 Orange 1 community. She also stated that there needs to be strategic planning for how we’re going to heal our community; we need to talk to each other and be vulnerable together. Lastly, Ms. Moore shared that we also need to ensure that there are community resources and tools for everybody. The BOH had questions that were addressed by Ms. Moore. VI. Reports and Discussion with Possible Action A. Fluoride Ad Hoc Committee Update BOH member, Liska Lackey, provided an update on the recruitment of subject matter experts. She stated that they’re still working on acquiring experts for the panel. Although a dentist has been secured, Beverly Scurry, BOH Strategic Planning Manager, stated that she has been reaching out to several professional organizations including the Society of Toxicologist to recruit the additional experts in the field of toxicology and a medical expert with a background in neurology and endocrinology. Susan Elmore, BOH Chair, requested the CV of those interested including the acquired dentist so that it can be assured that they’re experts. Beverly Scurry, BOH Strategic Plan Manager, added that she will be reaching out to professional organizations. Ms. Lackey also presented a draft of the Water Fluoridation Survey and asked for feedback/edits. The survey would be available to be completed online. Discussion included: MINUTESY ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH November 28, 2018 S:\Managers Working Files\BOH\Agenda & Abstracts\2018 Agenda & Abstracts/ November Page 4 • Brevity of the survey • Free form section – determining the limit of text characters, possibility to upload documents • Defining fluoridation • Notifying the public that the water is currently fluoridated • Ensuring that the only individuals completing the survey are the OC residents that are being affected (only Carrboro and Chapel Hill) • Removing “Survey” and replacing it with “Questionnaire” • OWASA will disseminate the notice allowing a 2 week opportunity to comment after panel approves the questionnaire. B. Health Director Report In addition to her report, some of the highlights Ms. Stewart gave are below: • Ms. Stewart briefly discussed the water main break that occurred the first week of November in front of the treatment center in Chapel Hill and smaller water break in Carrboro. o Water pressure dropped; a boil water advisory was issued; schools closed; patients couldn’t be seen. o Victoria Hudson and Kristin Prelipp were praised for their efforts during this event. o Chatham, Durham and Hillsborough piped in water. o OCHD participated in a debriefing with OWASA that was attended by UNC school and hospital representatives, Carrboro Chamber, Chapel Hill elected officials and several business owners. It was mentioned that the health department improved their communication since the water main break that occurred in February 2017. o Lessons learned from 2017 were integrated. o EMS is still looking to improve the OC Alerts. • REI Groundwater Presentation will take place on December 4th at Whitted. An offer to cover the BOH members’ participation was extended. • An invitation to attend the OCHD Holiday Breakfast on December 5th was extended to the BOH members. C. Media Items Kristin Prelipp, Communications Manager, briefly mentioned articles regarding the boil water advisory and the appointment of our medical director, Dr. Erica Pettigrew, to the NC Commission for Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services which was included in the Media Items packet. Media items were in the packet which focused on Orange County’s events and our involvement in various efforts. Before going into closed session, Ms. Elmore presented a plaque of appreciation to Commissioner Burroughs, who was thanked by all for her service. At 8:10pm, Paul Chelminski motioned to move into closed session and Jessica Frega seconded. MINUTESY ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH November 28, 2018 S:\Managers Working Files\BOH\Agenda & Abstracts\2018 Agenda & Abstracts/ November Page 5 VII. Closed Session to Discuss Health Director’s Annual Review During the closed session, the Board of Health discussed the Quintana Stewart’s annual review. VIII. Board Comments. None. XI. Adjournment Closed session ended at 8:55pm with a motion by Barbara Chavious, seconded by Jessica Frega. Regular meeting was immediately opened with a motion by Jessica Frega and seconded by Sam Lasris. There was then an immediate motion to adjourn the meeting with a motion by Mia Burroughs and seconded by Barbara Chavious. The next Board of Health Meeting will be held January 30, 2019 at the Orange County Health Department, 300 West Tryon Street, Hillsborough, NC at 7:00 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Quintana Stewart, MPA Orange County Health Director Secretary to the Board