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Dr. Robert Schiffel, Chair of the New Hanover County Board of Health, called the regular business meeting
of the Board of Health (BOH) to order on June 5, 2019 at 8:02 a.m. in the Carl Durham Auditorium of the
New Hanover County Public Health Department.
Members Present:
Kim Thrasher Horne, PharmD
Amy McLane, PE
Mark W. Morgan, MD
Michael Musselwhite, Public Member
Robert J. Schiffel, DDS, Chair
Stephanie D. Smith, PhD, RN
LeShonda Wallace, PhD, FNP-BC
Edward Weaver, Jr., OD
Others Present:
Chris Coudriet, County Manager
Lisa Wurtzbacher, Chief Financial Officer
Bunny McClure, Deputy Chief Financial Officer
Phillip Tarte, MHA, Public Health Director
David Howard, Deputy Public Health Director
Carla Turner, Personal Health Services Manager
Katelyn Matney, Public Health Strategist & Health Promotion Supervisor
Regina James-Boston, Administrative Manager
Heather Jernigan, Recording Secretary
Jonathan Barfield, Commissioner
Rob Zapple, Commissioner
Beth Dawson, former County Commissioner
David Rice, Former Health Director
Dr. Michael Goins, former BOH member
Dr. Sandra Miles, DDS, former BOH Member
Dr. Robert Shakar, form BOH Member
Robert Lewis, former BOH Member
Mr. Ben Spradley, former BOH Member
Approval of Agenda: Dr. Stephanie Smith moved that the agenda be accepted as presented. The motion
was properly seconded. Upon vote, the motion carried unanimously.
Approval of Minutes: Dr. Stephanie Smith moved that the minutes from the May 1, 2019 meeting be
approved as amended and submitted. Dr. Mark Morgan seconded. Upon vote, the minutes were approved
as submitted.
Approval of Consent Agenda: Ms. Amy McLane moved to approve the consent agenda. Dr. Stephanie
Smith seconded. The Board approved the ratification of Health Program Administration’s grant application
and the acceptance of Safe Kids North Carolina’s 2019 Safe Kids Day Grant - $400 for FY2020
Public Comments: Former Board of Health mem bers, current and former County Commissioners, along
with former health director, Dave Rice, made comments reflecting on experiences with the Board of Health
and its transition to a consolidated Health and Human Services (HHS) Board.
Recognitions:
New Hire:
Tracey Wooten, Public Health Nurse, Clinic Services, Personal Health Services
Years of Service
15 Years: Wendy Farr, Social Worker, CC4C/PCM
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25 Years: Nikki Todd, Supervisor, Community Health
30 Years: Beth Topping, Social Worker, CC4C/PCM
NHC SERVE Professional Development Academy: Nikki Todd, Community Health Supervisor
Stellar Award – Accountability & Professionalism: Lisa Brown, Preparedness Coordinator
Budget Review & Financial Update (Including Grant Status)
Ms. Bunny McClure, Deputy Chief Finance Officer, presented the FY20 Budget review. Ms. McClure then
gave an overview of the current FY18-19 financial reports and grant status.
Summary 2018-2019
Budgeted Actual YTD %
FY 18-19 FY 18-19
Expenditures $15,255,072 $10,297,913
67.50%
Revenue $8,915,491 $5,746,068
64.45%
Net County $$ $6,339,581 $4,551,845
71.80%
Grant Status – The Grant Status was provided to the Committee. Bunny stated that the two Safe Kids
grants, each for $400, will be added to the Grant Status report.
Following some discussions with regards to the proposed budget, the board thanked Ms. McClure for her
presentation.
Old Business:
HHS Board Nominating Committee: Dr. Stephanie Smith discussed rolling over board roles to the
nominating committee to serve on HHS Board and made a motion that board members who do not wish to
have their names forwarded to consolidated board email her directly. Dr. Mark Morgan seconded. Upon
vote, the motion passed unanimously.
New Business:
Community Health Assessment (CHA): Katelyn Matney reported on information that was collected for
the Community Health Assessment, which took place before Hurricane Florence. She stated that there
was a good probability that the results, which were based on social determinants before the hurricane,
would be skewed. Moving forward, more data will be collected this summer with the help of UNC-W ilmington
and East Carolina University students, in partnership with 30 community organizations.
NCCARE360 – Attachment I
Ms. Katelyn Matney provided and overview of NCCare360, the first statewide coordinated care network in
the country.
Mr. Phillip Tarte commented that NCCare360 would allow us, as a provider, to communicate someone
else’s needs electronically and securely in real time and then track the outcome. The platform is free,
meets accreditation standards, and can be used for everyone regardless of insurance status – a necessity
for the Healthy Opportunities strategy.
NCCare360 is expected to integrate with the EPIC medical record. Ms. Matney, informed that board that
the tracking of referrals will be done via email.
Comments: Board members commented regarding their tenure on the Board of Health. Dr. Mark Morgan
commented regarding Skin Cancer Awareness Month and expressed the importance of early detection.
Adjournment
Being no further business Chair, Robert Schiffel moved the meeting be adjourned at 8:52 a.m.
NC CARE360
Attachment I
Overview
NCCARE360 is the first statewide coordinated care network in
the country to connect healthcare and human services partners
together.
NCCARE360 implementation started in January 2019.
NCCARE360 will be available in every county in North Carolina
with full statewide implementation by end of 2020.
There is growing recognition that better coordination and
investment in the non-medical drivers of health, like access to
healthy food, safe and affordable housing and well-paying jobs,
can improve health and decrease health care costs
NC CARE360 Components
Through NCCARE360, community partners will have access to:
A robust statewide resource directory that will include a call
center with dedicated navigators, a data team verifying
resources and text and chat capabilities (summer 2019)
A community resource repository to integrate resource
directories across the state to share resource data
Ability to connect NC 2-1-1 updated resource directory to
NCCARE360 (complete)
A community engagement team working with community-
based organizations, social service agencies, health systems,
independent providers and more to create a statewide
coordinated care network
Privacy
360 is compliant in its infrastructure and
access controls with:
Health Insurance Portability Act (HIPAA)
Family Education Rights and Privacy Act
(FERPA)
Federal Information Processing
Standards (FIPS)
Organizations Currently Engaged
Health Care, 331,
37%
Housing, 139, 16%Employment, 92,
10%
Food Assistance,
158, 18%
Interpersonal
Violence, 91, 10%
Transportation, 78,
9%
Health Care
Housing
Employment
Food Assistance
Interpersonal Violence
Transportation
360 Platform
Allows in-network providers (healthcare, community-based org, care mngr,
etc)to:
Communicate in real time
Make electronic referrals
Securely share client information
Track outcomes together
Free
Meets Accreditation Standards
For everyone
Necessary for the Healthy Opportunities Strategy