04/02/1986 BOH Minutes
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The New Hanover County Board of Health met on Wednesday, April 2,
1986, at the New Hanover County Health Department.
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Members Present:
Jean Credle, Chairman
Donald Blake
Carl Durham
Julius Howard
Nolan O'Neal
Harley Phillips, D.V.M.
Irvin Roseman, D.D.S.
Arnold Sobol, O.D.
Members Absent:
Robert Henry
Charles Hicks, M.D.
Jim Strickland
Others Present:
Robert S. Parker, Secretary to the Board
Mabel Price, Recording Secretary
At 8:00 A.M. the Staff of the Health Department gave a Breakfast
Reception honoring the Board of Health for being selected as
W1nner of the "Outstanding Public Health Achievement Award" for
Publ ic Health Week and in appreciation for the Board's support of
the Health Department and its staff.
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At 8:30 A. M. the Board convened in the Board Room and Mrs. Credle
called the meeting to order. She called for corrections to the
March 5, 1986 minutes. Mr. Durham moved the minutes be approved.
Dr. Sobol seconded the motion and it carried unanimously.
Super Staff Award: Mrs. Credle introduced Julia Starn, Public
Health Nursing Supervisor in Home Health and congratulated her on
be ing chosen as Super Staff Award winner. Mrs. Credle read the
letter which nominated Julia for the award. The letter pointed
out many of her outstanding accomplishments during the past six
months.
Budget Committee Re~ort: Mr. Durham reported that the Budget
Commi tte met and rev1ewed the budget and the proposed cuts by the
County Manager. He reported that a compromise was reached between
the Commi ttee and the County Manager. Mr. Durham recommended the
budget be adopted and submitted to the County Commissioners. Mr.
Howard seconded the motion and it carried unanimously.
Deliver~ Funds - Financial Eligibility:
Policy or Special Uses of Delivery Funds
was presented to the Board for approval.
Mr. Durham moved the policy be accepted.
motion and it carried unanimously. (A
attached as a part of these minutes).
A Financial Eligibility
- 150% Federal Poverty,
After some discuss ion,
Mr. Howard seconded the
copy of the policy is
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Dental Health Goal Statement: The following goal
presented by the Dental Division of the Health
adoption by the Board:
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"The New Hanover County Dental Program will promote, protect and
assure dental health among the citizens of New Hanover County.
This will be accomplished by means of primary care, education and
preventive dental services."
Dr. Roseman moved the goal statement be adopted.
seconded by Dr. Sobol and carried unanimously.
Motion was
Environmental Health Goal Statement: The following goal statement
was presented by the Environmental Health Division of the Health
Department for adoption by the Board:
"The Environmental Health Section of the New Hanover Health
Department will carry out all Environmental Health Laws and Rules
set forth by the North Carolina Legislature, the Commission for
Health Services and the New Hanover County Board of Health. The
Section will assist all citizens of New Hanover County with
requests for services in a professional manner as set forth by the
North Carolina Sanitarian Code of Ethics.
It is the goal of the Environmental Health Section to protect the
environment of New Hanover County by enforcing the above mentioned
laws and rules and by acting to protect the environment whenever
possible."
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Mr. Howard moved the Board adopt this goal statement. Dr.
Phillips seconded the motion and it carried unanimously.
Public Health Week: Sharon Mault asked Board of Health members to
volunteer for appearances on TV and Radio Talk Shows during Public
Health Week. She asked that Board Members please contact her if
they were willing to be on a show. She also told the Board that
she had mailed suggested bulletin inserts on Public Health Week to
all churches in the county. publ ic Health Week is April 14 - 18,
1986.
New Staff Member: Mr. Parker introduced new staff member Jane
Musser, Public Health Nurse with Home Health.
Dave McDaniel, Public Health Dentist,
Public Health Dentist from Lumberton,
a few days observing the dental
Department.
introduced Dr.
N. C. Dr. Moore
operation in
Carl Moore,
is spending
the Health
Comments:
Mr. Parker announced that the Eastern District NCPHA Annual """
Meeting will be held in Wilmington on May 14, 15 and 16, 1986. He
asked that if any Board Member would like to register to attend or -
to go to the banquet to please let him know.
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Mr. Parker reminded the Board of the Continuing Education Session
for Boards of Health on April 8, 1986. This session is on Teen
Pregnancy.
Mr. Parker called attention to a listing of
Establishments which was included in the Board Packet.
New
Food
WIC Funding: Mr. Parker told the Board that he had just received
word that the allocation for the WIC Program has increased for the
FY 86-87. This has happened because of the increase in the case
load. He pointed out that this increased case load has increased
need for staff in the WIC Department and asked the Board to
approve a Nutritionist I, full-time and a Clerk Typist III, ~
time. He pointed out that no county funds are involved in this
budget. After discussion Mr. O'Neal moved the positions be
approved and passed on to the Commi ss ioners for approval. Dr.
Sobol seconded the motion and it carried unanimously.
There being
adjourned.
adjourned.
no further bus i ness,
Mr. Howard seconded
Mr. Durham moved
the motion and
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We, the Personnel Committee of The New Hanover County Board of Health, after
reviewing the accomplishments over the past year of Mr. Bob Parker, submitted
to us by Board of Health members, recommend a 7.5% merit raise for him, to be
effective July 1, 1986.
Evaluations returned to us from Board of Health members revealed a performance
rating of mainly l's and some 2's. The l's represent outstanding performance
and 2's represent absolmte satisfactory performance. The impressionable
individual evaluations made by Board Members will justify our recommendation.
To follow are additional explicit performance areas where we feel Bob, as our
local Health Director has excelled.
First of all, we would like to recognize the award presented to us by the
Eastern District North Carolina Public Health Association at their Annual
Meeting in the Spring of 1985. We feel certain that our department would not
have been honored with the "Outstanding Public Health Department Award," had
it not been for Bobs leadership.
Secondly, we feel that the accomplishments of the staff here at the New Hanover
County Health Department have been acknowledged to a great extent because of
the leadership, encouragement and style of management Bob exhibits as our
Health Director. During the past year several employees have been recognized
by state and local associations and groups for outstanding work in public health.
Recently we were notified that the New Hanover County Board of Health had been
selected to receive the "Outstanding Public Health AChievement Award" being
presented by the Public Health Week Committee. This is the first time that this
award has ever been presented in North Carolina, and we are receiving it. We
would like to acknowledge Mr. Bob Parker, the person who nominated us for this
award. Through his nomination, his support and hard work he has helped us
abundantly to be recognized by the Public Health Week Committee for the
accomplishments we have achieved.
For many years Bob has supported Public Health working in leadership positions
and on committees in State organizations. Through these years he has proved
himself to his peers and has been recognized for his leadership abilities by
being elected and serving as president of both the North Carolina Association
for Home Care for 1985-86 and as President of the Eastern District North Carolina
Public Health Association for 1985-86. Testimony of his public health leadership
abilities in the State is evident by his election to these two posts. In
~- addition to accomplishments and recognition in State organizations, he was also
nominated to serve on the National Association for Home Care Board this past
year. Though not elected, his nomination was certainly an honor bestowed on him
and upon us.
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Last year he served on the Board of North Carolina Local Health Director's
Association and was re-elected to serve again in 1986. As a member of that
Association he chaired the Education Committee which was responsible for hhe
major lobbying effort in the Legislature to secure more funds for Teenage
Pregnancy Prevention and Teenage Maternal Care. It was Bob and several other
Health Directors in the State who were directly responsible for securing an
additional $7,000,000 Statewide for this purpose.
Last year Bob also served as Chairman of the Governmental Affairs Committee of
the North Carolina Association for Home Care. It was this committee that also
lobbied in the Legislature for additional funds for indigent patients in Home
Health. This effort was successful in securing an additional $375.000 in funds
to help provide care fot the indigent population.
Finally, during the past two and one-half years he has been our Health Director
we have been impressed with his leadership of the Public Health Department. A
department that is providing quality public health services to our community,
and continues to grow as the demands for public health services increase. We
pride ourselves on having an excellent relationship with the County Commissioners
ans County Administration. We feel that the department has a superior reputation
throughout the State for its committment to serving the public health.
For all the above reasons we feel that Bob has excelled in his position as Health
Director in New Hanover County and deserves recognition for his accomplishments.
Respectfully submitted,
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Dr, Irvin Roseman, Chairman
Personnel Committee
New Hanover County Board of Health