Health & Human Services Board

COMMITTEE’S PURPOSE:  A consolidated health and human services board created under NCGS §153A-77(b) shall have the responsibility and authority to carry out the programs established in this Chapter in conformity with the rules and regulations of the Social Work Services Commission and under the supervision of the Department of Health & Human Services in the same manner as a county Social Work Services board.

COMMITTEE MEETINGS:  This committee meets monthly at 11:30 AM on the 4^th Friday at 200 College Street, First Floor Conference Room.

MEMBERSHIP:  County Commissioners appoint 19 members to this board.  The board’s webpage contains a listing of the current board members.

WHY WE WATCH:  This board only recently appeared on First Tuesday’s radar as we skimmed the minutes of its May 27, 2022 meeting.  That official document states:

• “In the coming months the work of the committee will focus on the MEDICAID program as well as if EXPANSION occurs how do we roll that out.”  
• “the HHS Board, in their advocacy role, could publicly identify firearm deaths as a public health problem and ADVOCATE FOR GUN CONTROL.”

Also, at the August 4, 2020, County Commissioners’ meeting, the Health & Human Services Board was thanked by DK Wesley (Assistant County Manager) for reviewing and evaluating racial disparity data in the area of public health.

MEETING MINUTES:  Located on the board’s webpage.

CITIZEN PARTICIPATION: 

• This meeting is held in the County Administration Building’s (200 College Street) First Floor Conference Room.   
• The public may also join the call virtually through the committee’s ZOOM link.
  • Start at the committee’s web page and locate the meeting you wish to attend.
  • Click on the link to the ZOOM meeting, which is provided in that section, along with the meeting passcode. 
• The public can also join the meeting by calling the toll-free number in that web page section.