HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 09-29-1999 - 5bORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Action Agenda
Item No. s-6
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: September 21, 1999
SUBJECT: Senior Vaccination Season
DEPARTMENT: Health
ATTACHMENT(S):
Proclamation
Calendaz of Activities
PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/1~
INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rosemary L. Summers, Health Director
TELEPHONE NUMBERS: - -eat. 2411
Hillsborough 732-8181
Chapel Hill 968-45111
Durham 688-7331 -
Mebane 227-2031
PURPOSE: To proclaim the month of October as "SENIOR VACCINATION SEASON" and
endorse activities planned during the month.
BACKGROUND: The Governor has proclaimed October as Senior Vaccinaton Season in North
Cazolina. The NC Department of Health and Human Services encourages local counties to plan
activities to educate the community about public health. The Calendar of Events provides a list of
some of the planned activities in Orange County. Health education, screening, outreach, and public
awazeness events aze scheduled. This yeaz the health department has developed a partnership with
Kerr Drug at University Ma11 in Chapel Hill. Kerr Drug is hosting the kick-off event on October 9
and October 10. They will be providing pharmacists and pharmacy students both at the Mall and at
other events throughout the month far a "brown bag review" of medications that seniors are
currently taking. The health department's goal this yeaz is to vaccinate 4,000 seniors in Orange
County.
FINANCIAL Il~iPACT: The program is part of the approved 1999-2000 health department
budget.
RECOMMENDATON(S): The Manager recommends that the Boazd adopt the proclamation and
endorse the planned activities.
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,S1NI~R Y~4CCIlY~?'IDNS'~'ON. P~~CLA~A1a701W` ,
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Whe~as, `Governor Hunt has proclaimed Octolaer as-SeniorYaccination '~ ,
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T~rrds of adults in Qrange County are unprotected from
diseases sash as influenza and pneunococc'at ~neumpna; and ~~ : - : °" -
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each year, an average of ~ ~0, 000 Artsericuiis; die from inf tuenza - ~ { ~ _'
mor~.tl~an 90% o, f thrice persons are 63 br older. Many deaths
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Promrig. a county wide vaccination e,~`ort for ~#he residents df
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~ra~sge E'menty will iuce the number .of health complzcat~ns
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Whereas; _ ~~ontt~olling and eliminating communicable diseaa~es are necessary ~ ~ (~
'to,ensute that our communities are healthy pl~tces,in which to lkuel~
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Whereas,
Senirrr Va,~cination Season will ,involve tie pr~jvi~i{tm of influenza ~ ~,
and pneumococcal pneumonia vaccines `to persons 65 and older
with lbfeclic ,are Part...,. $ through ccmmunity based even~r -and
' ~~ encourages_ all immuni~dtion providers ~v. wr~rk year<round in
~"~ t, f~a~ge" .County with .thyer. c®mmunities, tv vaccinate adults ,by ;;
' expanding cltnrc hours, increasing screenings, °and distributing ``
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