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12/05/1979 The New Hanover County Board of Health IT'et on Wednesday, DecE!11ber 5, 1979 at the New Hanover County Health Depart:lT'ent. 00788 Menbers Present: J. William Eakins, M. D., Chainnan J. R. Reaves, Vice Chainnan Murray Seidel, M. D. Larry Neal, D. D. S. R. E. Carter Rana Lee Hall Deother Melvin Menbers Absent: Claud O'Shields Richard Reeder Others Present: JalT'eS M. Brown, Secretary to the Board JalT'eS C. Fox, County Attorney Habel Price, Recording Secretary Hilda White, Secretary Dr. J. William Eakins, Chainnan, called the rreeting to order at 8:00 A. M. and called for =rrections to the Novent>er 8, 1979 minutes. ~lrs. Hall rroved the minutes be approved. Mr. Melvin se=nded the notion and it unanirrously carried. The Envirornnental Health Division is =llating various categories of solid waste disposal infonnation along with possible speakers for a solid waste sEminar. When this is catpleted, the solid waste crnmittee will be convened to discuss the infonnation and propose a tentative program that "ill be discussed with the County Manager in order to be properly tiIT'ed and co-ordinated with the Board of Crnmissioner's solid waste studies. Dr. Eakins reported that the Residential Waste Water Disposal Crnmittee has not had it's second IT'eeting but hoped the State and County Engineers will be able to IT'eet in DecE!11ber and furnish infonnation this Crnmittee needs. As soon as Board of Health appointrrents are made, Dr. Eakins indicated that he would aH'Oint a naninating crnmittee for Board Officers. The Crnmittee will be notified by mail and asked to bring ncrninations to the January IT'eeting. The General Assembly has appropriated additional funds throughout the State for Hare Health Agencies to enable agencies to augrrent their Hare Health Services. New Hanover County's share is $48,236. Mr. Bravn reported that this rroney is in the State's Continuing Budget and will be available on a continuing basis. The local funds will help upgrade and extend services in Physical Therapy, with clerical help, and additional supplies, and updated equipTent. Supplies pur- chased fran the General Budget for the Hare Health Program can now be purchased wi th Program funds, thus saving sare local IrOney. ~1r. Carter IrOVed the proposed budget be accepted and that the Board review the cost effectiveness of the Hare Health Program within the next eight IrOnths (by July 1980). Mr. Reaves seconded the IrOtion and it unaniIrOusly carried. --' ~1r. Melvin asked Mr. Brown to notify the Public Health Nurses that the Voluntary Action Center is supplying wood for heating purposes for the needy in New Hanover County again this year. / Mr. Bravn reported that the New Hanover County Health CepartlT'ent is dealing directly with the State Health DepartlT'ent for Family Planning instead of Region "0" Family Resources. He also indicated that all funding will care to New Hanover County directly fran the State office and that our Fiscal Year 1979-80 budget has been approved and finalized by the State. 00790 Mr. Stanford Hall of the Arrerican Heart Association in Chapel Hill asked Mr. Brown if the New Hanover County Health Depa.rt:n'Ent v..:>uld participate in a program to study strokes in New Hanover County. The program will begin when the patient is diagnosed as a stroke patient, follow him through the inpatient care and ooserve and report follow-up evaluation after his dis- charge. The Health DepartlT'ent' s role v..:>uld be reporting on the follow-up evaluation after discharge. IDeal physicians and hospitals are also being asked to participate in the program. The value of such a program was questioned by sore Board rrerrbers. Dr. Eakins IrOVed this decision be tabled for one IrOnth for further study. Mr. Reaves seconded the IrOtion and it unaniIrOusly carried. Dr. Seidel and Dr. Eakins will look intd the program and report back to the Board. Mr. Melvin had another appointlT'ent and excused himself frcrn the rreeting at this point. The County Manager asked all departlT'ent heads to subnit new positions and reclassification requests by the first week in DecE!11ber. The new positions were presented to the Board of Health with a special note that subnission of these positions is for review and consideration and does not guarantee or obligate the Board or DepartlT'ent to these positions. Positions requested: (1) Soil Scientist, (2) Laboratory Clerks, (3) Four Personal Health Clerks, (4) Health Educator. Reclassifications requested: (1) Laboratory Assistant to Laboratory Technician, (2) Public Health Nurse I to Public Health Nurse II, (3) Nutritionist I to Nutritionist II. Dr. Seidel IrOVed that the Board of Health request Mr. Bravn to set up and offer a dietary =unselling service to the Ccmrn.mi ty . Mrs. Hall seconded the IrOtion and it unaniIrOusly carried. Mr. Bravn will evaluate and analyze needs and services of this counselling and report to the Board. The regularly scheduled January rreeting falls on the day after New Year's, thus the Board unaniIrOusly decided to rreet the second Wednesday, January 9, 1980. Mr. Reaves told ITEll"bers that he v..:>uld be rotating off the Board at the end of DecE!11ber and expressed his sincere thanks to the Board noting that it has been his pleasure to serve. Mr. Brown reported that we will have five nursing students fran UNC, Chapel Hill with us three days per week fran January through March 1980. All students are RN's returning to school for their bachelor degrees and will be doing field v..:>rk in Crnrnuni ty Health Nursing. ~lr. Brown told the Board that VlIC personnel have developed and placed in written fonn administrative guidelines for the operation and nanagarent of the program in New Hanover County. Charts drawn up by WIe personnel illustrated ., rrethods of recruiting and processing WIC patients, and how they are coordinated with other programs in the DepartlT'ent. Menbers of the Board requested sore statistical data on which to base the effectiveness of this program. Mr. Bravn -~ 00792 indicated that there are prov~s~ons in the new guidelines for data collection and evaluation as a continuing part of the program. _.N_ There being no further business, Dr. Seidel rroved the meeting be adjourned. Mr. Reaves seconded the rrotion and it unaninously carried and the meeting was adjourned at 9:31 A.M. Respectfully subnitted, ~>m~ retary to the Board --?~ Date Approved ~ tf'. / /'f?o r .... --