Recognizes outstanding public health workers, educators, and students. Provides financial support for members to attend conferences and meetings. Current and Past Award Recipients Robert L. Strother Award 2020: Warren County Health Department (Dr. Margaret Brake) and H.O.P.E Regional Medical Clinic (Demaura Russell) 2 020: Yadkin County Health Department (Jessica Wall) and Hands of Hope Medical Clinic (Marty Driver) 2023: Surry County Health and Nutrition Center and Mark Willis, Director of the Surry C ounty Office of Substance Abuse and Recovery 2024: Christie Sykes, RN, Alamance County Refugee Program 2025: Dr. Bahby Banks and Pillar Consulting Carl Durham Award 2020: Eva Brown (Warren County) 2023: Surry County Board of Health (Eddie Jordan, Chairman) 2024: Catawba County Environmental Health Team 2025: Rachel Royce, PhD, MPH (Orange County) Vaughn Upshaw Award 2020: Tanvi Shaw 2021: Aoife O'Connor 2022: Karina Gonzalez 2023: Karina Gonzalez 2024: N/A 2025: N/A Robert Blackburn Award 2020: Jessica Lynn Mrugala 2021: Megan DeMarco 2022: Samuel Elliott Krause 2023: Robert Zerniak 2024: N/A 2025: N/A Outstanding Board of Health Award 2023 : Stanly County’s Consolidated Health and Human Services Board 2024: Guilford County Board of Commissioners 2025: Madison County Board of Health ANCBH President's Award 2024: Dr. Benjamin W. Tillett (Person County) 2025: Ms Edna Hensey (Wake County)

Food Insecurity in NC: Food Pantries and Food Banks Food insecurity is a Public Health concern. The USDA defines food insecurity as a lack of consistent access to enough food for every person in a household to live an active, healthy life. According to the organization "Feeding the Carolinas ", 660,000+ children and 1 in 7 Carolinians are food insecure, either temporarily or on a long-term basis. The need is especially acute given the recent significant cuts and elimination of Federal funding that supports food pantries and food banks in NC and across the country. ANCBH will begin to highlight the organizations that are helping to meet this need. We will do this by 1) profiling programs with demonstrated excellence and 2) by providing an index of links to local programs. If you need assistance or know of someone needing assistance, or if you are a DONOR or SUPPORTER , please use these links to reach out to the local program in your community. https://foodfinder.us/ https://feedingthecarolinas.org/ https://food-banks.org/north_carolina-programs.html Profiles in Excellence CHATHAM COUNTY CORA - Chatham Outreach Alliance View their video CORA: Building a Community Without Hunger CORA's mission is to provide nutritious food to community members facing food insecurity. We provide access to healthy food through our choice food pantry, Mobile Markets, and specialized programs like SNACK! and CORApacks, which address the unique needs of children. CORA envisions a healthy, strong, and connected community without hunger, where all people have access to abundant, safe, and nutritious food. Our work helps build a healthy Chatham County where families thrive, children do well in school, and seniors do not face the stress of choosing between food and other necessities. CORA is on track to provide food for over 2 million meals this year, ensuring that no one in our community goes hungry. We are committed to serving everyone with dignity, respect, and compassion. Together, we can create a hunger-free community. Profile sin Excellence

Questions and answers about public health-related topics Ask the Experts This page is devoted to sharing information about challenging or unique Public Health topics. Local Boards of Health members, Health Department Directors, and Health Department Staff are invited to submit a question or answers to questions that may benefit others. Please email Merle Green to submit your questions or answers. Disclaimer: The information, views and opinions expressed on this page are those of the authors and are published here for general informational purposes. In the rapidly evolving world of public health, therapeutics, and law, the accuracy of some information may be time-limited. Readers should confirm all information and opinions before making decisions. Q&A Category Legal Ask an Expert: Who is the official Chair for the different governance models of Boards of Health (BOHs) in North Carolina? All “traditional” boards of health (county BOHs, district BOHs, and hospital authority BOHs) are required by state statute to elect a chair on an annual basis. The BOH must have a quorum of BOH members in order to elect a chair and only BOH members can vote (the county manager, for example, would not get to vote). Anyone on the BOH can be elected by their BOH colleagues to serve as chair. Additionally, some BOHs elect a vice-chair who can step in if the chair isn’t available for some reason- but having a vice-chair is entirely optional and is not required by state law. For consolidated human services agencies, the county government has chosen to bring social services and at least one other human services agency (often, but not always, public health), under one roof- thereby collapsing them into a single county agency. The governing board that is then created mirrors this setup and instead of having a separate BOH and DSS boards, you’d have a single consolidated human services (CHS) board that includes representatives from the DSS and public health worlds, as well as members of the public. Under state law, the CHS board, just like a “traditional” BOH, must elect a chair every year- and the chair could be anyone on the CHS board who is properly elected by a majority of their fellow CHS board members at a meeting of the CHS board where there is a quorum present. Finally, there’s the question of who is considered the “chair” if the board of county commissioners (BOCC) dissolves the “traditional” BOH or the CHS board and takes on their functions. It sounds like in some counties where the BOCC serves as the board of health (or the CHS board, in the case of a county with a consolidated human services agency), the perception is that the BOCC’s role as the BOH is separate from the existence/other work of the BOCC. For example, it sounds like in some counties, the BOCC adjourns and then reconvenes (essentially holding an entirely separate meeting) to take up any public health related matters. When the BOCC serves as the BOH (or the CHS board), the “chair” is the same person who was elected to serve as chair of the BOCC under G.S. 153A-39. There is no legal basis for electing a different chair who takes over the gavel only when the BOCC takes up public health related matters. Finally, when the BOCC serves as the BOH, they are required to appoint an advisory committee on public health. There is no law directing the advisory committee to elect a chair, though they could certainly do so. Because the advisory committee is solely advisory in nature, the duties and powers of the chair of the advisory committee would be limited to things like scheduling the advisory committee meetings, and running those meetings. All “traditional” boards of health (county BOHs, district BOHs, and hospital authority BOHs) are required by state statute to elect a chair on an annual basis. The BOH must have a quorum of BOH members in order to elect a chair and only BOH members can vote (the county manager, for example, would not get to vote). Anyone on the BOH can be elected by their BOH colleagues to serve as chair. Additionally, some BOHs elect a vice-chair who can step in if the chair isn’t available for some reason- but having a vice-chair is entirely optional and is not required by state law. For consolidated human services agencies, the county government has chosen to bring social services and at least one other human services agency (often, but not always, public health), under one roof- thereby collapsing them into a single county agency. The governing board that is then created mirrors this setup and instead of having a separate BOH and DSS boards, you’d have a single consolidated human services (CHS) board that includes representatives from the DSS and public health worlds, as well as members of the public. Under state law, the CHS board, just like a “traditional” BOH, must elect a chair every year- and the chair could be anyone on the CHS board who is properly elected by a majority of their fellow CHS board members at a meeting of the CHS board where there is a quorum present. Finally, there’s the question of who is considered the “chair” if the board of county commissioners (BOCC) dissolves the “traditional” BOH or the CHS board and takes on their functions. It sounds like in some counties where the BOCC serves as the board of health (or the CHS board, in the case of a county with a consolidated human services agency), the perception is that the BOCC’s role as the BOH is separate from the existence/other work of the BOCC. For example, it sounds like in some counties, the BOCC adjourns and then reconvenes (essentially holding an entirely separate meeting) to take up any public health related matters. When the BOCC serves as the BOH (or the CHS board), the “chair” is the same person who was elected to serve as chair of the BOCC under G.S. 153A-39. There is no legal basis for electing a different chair who takes over the gavel only when the BOCC takes up public health related matters. Finally, when the BOCC serves as the BOH, they are required to appoint an advisory committee on public health. There is no law directing the advisory committee to elect a chair, though they could certainly do so. Because the advisory committee is solely advisory in nature, the duties and powers of the chair of the advisory committee would be limited to things like scheduling the advisory committee meetings, and running those meetings. If additional information is desired, please contact Kirsten Leloudis, JD at the School of Government at UNC Chapel Hill. Email - kirsten@sog.unc.edu. Note: Answered for the ANCBH BOH Chair Network Working Group on February 3, 2024 Ask an Expert: Does the County Commissioner on the BOH have full voting rights on matters being considered by the board. The board will be sending a recommendation regarding a specific issue to the BOCC for their vote. The question is whether the BOCC member must abstain from voting on the BOH due to the fact that the BOCC will address the same issue at their next meeting? This question is about the role of the county commissioner who also sits ex officio on the board of health. A county commissioner can vote to take action on a recommendation that the board of health (which includes that same county commissioner) made to the commissioners. The fact that the county commissioner serves on both the board of health and board of commissioners does not create a conflict that would require the commissioner to recuse themselves from voting on the recommendation in this situation. For consolidated human services agencies, the county government has chosen to bring social services and at least one other human services agency (often, but not always, public health), under one roof- thereby collapsing them into a single county agency. The governing board that is then created mirrors this setup and instead of having a separate BOH and DSS boards, you’d have a single consolidated human services (CHS) board that includes representatives from the DSS and public health worlds, as well as members of the public. Under state law, the CHS board, just like a “traditional” BOH, must elect a chair every year- and the chair could be anyone on the CHS board who is properly elected by a majority of their fellow CHS board members at a meeting of the CHS board where there is a quorum present. If additional information is desired, please contact Kirsten Leloudis, JD at the School of Government at UNC Chapel Hill. Email - kirsten@sog.unc.edu. Note: Answered September 2024 Can Board of Health members use virtual meeting platforms such as Zoom or Teams for attending board meetings or when discussing budget amendments? Has there been any specific guidance from the state on this issue? Generally, remote meetings held through virtual platforms like Zoom or Teams or over the phone are allowed under NC law. However, you may want to check your board of health policies and other local policies to ensure they don’t prohibit these types of meetings. A meeting that you hold in this manner also needs to be noticed (just like any other board of health meeting) in accordance with NC open meeting laws. If the board holds a meeting using teleconference or other electronic means, the open meetings law requires the board to provide “a location and means whereby members of the public may listen to the meeting.” The board must specify that location information in the notice of the board meeting. At a minimum, this means the board must provide an online meeting link or teleconference information to the public in advance of the meeting. The open meetings law does not require the board to provide any way for members of the public to speak to or communicate with the board during a remote meeting. In other words, members of the public must be able to hear the board meeting, but the board does not have to provide a method for the public to contribute to the board meeting. However, a board may want to provide a way for members of the public to speak during remote meetings if the board has decided (in its own rules of procedure) to routinely allow public comment periods during its meetings. If in your county the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) serves as the board of health, then there’s one additional wrinkle that’s important to be aware of and that comes from a recent Court of Appeals decision in State of North Carolina v. Anson County. In the past, it was unclear whether or not members of a BOCC who join an official meeting remotely can be counted towards the board’s quorum for the purpose of the board being able to take official action. However, this past summer, the Court of Appeals addressed this question head on and determined that members who join remotely can’t be counted towards the quorum - which means that if your entire meeting is held virtually (rather than in-person), then there’s no quorum, which could inhibit the board from taking official action. This case clearly applies to situations where the BOCC serves as the board of health. Appointed boards of health do not appear to be directly impacted by the court’s decision, it is possible that the court could apply similar analysis to future cases involving a board of health. Kristina Wilson, Assistant Professor of Public Law and Government, UNC School of Government has written about this decision and its implications here: https://canons.sog.unc.edu/2024/08/the-court-of-appeals-addresses-emergency-meetings-and-remote-quorum/. One suggestion she makes is that a BOCC could try to ensure that at least enough members to constitute a quorum show up to the meeting in person so that the board can feel more secure about being able to take official action. (Other members could join remotely, but just wouldn’t be counted towards the quorum). In special situations, your board may also have a workaround for this entire issue: the Court of Appeals specified that board members who aren’t physically present at the meeting but join remotely can be counted towards the quorum if the meeting is being held during a state of emergency declared by the legislature or the governor. If the BOCC (acting as the board of health) does hold entirely remote meetings during the state of emergency, you also need to ensure that you meet the requirements set out at G.S. 166A-19.24 (e.g., if someone is joining by phone rather than video call, they need to announce their name anytime they speak or vote). If additional information is desired, please contact Kirsten E. Leloudis, JD at the School of Government at UNC Chapel Hill. Email - kirsten@sog.unc.edu Note: Answered for the ANCBH BOH Governance Network. Revisions posted December 11, 2024 I have an incoming commissioner appointment. Does the commissioner seat require an oath of office? A county commissioner who is preparing to fill the county commissioner seat on a board of health should take an oath of office before the commissioner begins to exercise any of the powers or duties associated with their board of health role. Although a county commissioner has likely taken an oath of office already for their county commissioner position, that office and the board of health seat are arguably different public offices- and therefore, the cautious approach would be for the commissioner to take a separate oath of office for each role. If additional information is desired, please contact Kirsten E. Leloudis, JD at the School of Government at UNC Chapel Hill. Email - kirsten@sog.unc.edu Note: Answered for the ANCBH BOH Governance Network. Revisions posted January 5, 2025 A duly appointed Board of Health member would like to decline receiving a stipend for attending Board of Health Meetings. Is there anything preventing the Health Director (or county) from allowing them to decline the stipend? For an appointed county board of health, the the statute that applies regarding per diem and reimbursements is G.S. 130A-35. Paragraph (h) says “A member may receive a per diem in an amount established by the county board of commissioners (emphasis added).” Because the law says board members “may” receive a per diem- not that they “shall” receive it- I think it’s probably just fine if a particular board member declines to accept any per diem that is being offered to them. As a best practice and for good recordkeeping purposes, I’d recommend having the board member communicate in writing that they don’t want to receive the per diem (or any other reimbursements they may be entitled to, if that’s also the case). As always, you might also wish to run this by your county attorney, who might have additional insights to offer. f additional information is desired, please contact Kirsten E. Leloudis, JD at the School of Government at UNC Chapel Hill. Email - kirsten@sog.unc.edu Note: Answered for the ANCBH BOH Governance Network. Posted February 9, 2025, Revised February 10 2025

Membership To join ANCBH, please complete and submit your name, email address, phone number, address to our Executive Director, Merle Green, at mgreen4@triad.rr.com and copy to merle.green@alamance-nc.com . Please also indicate what county you serve in. You will be asked for a current resume/CV, a reference letter from your Board of Health Chair or Health Director and a short statement indicating your desire to join the board. Call for Directors Nominations: ANCBH Nominations Committee welcomes nominations for Board of Directors anytime. Download the nominations form here. The Association has four membership categories defined in its bylaws and they are: Institutional Open to North Carolina County or District Boards of Health, County or District Boards of Human Services, and Public Health Authorities upon payment of dues. Institutional members have voting privileges at the Association’s Annual Meeting. An institutional member shall designate one member of its current governing board to vote on behalf of that institution on any matter to which a member is entitled to vote, and shall notify the association of the name and address of its designee. Individual Current board members of a governing body that holds institutional membership are automatically individual members without payment of dues. Associate Open to all former Board members and other persons who support the goals of ANCBH upon payment of dues. Director Emeritus Open to duly qualified former members of the ANCBH Board of Directors who are elected to this honorary status by a vote of the Board of Directors. The Director Emeritus is an honor that is bestowed only on those leaders in public health who have served on the ANCBH Board of Directors. Director Emeriti are entitled to: Be represented on the current Board of Directors Attend all Board of Director meetings and functions Click here to download the current list of Emeriti Members. BOARD OF DIRECTORS NOMINATION FORM WHY HDs NEED TO SUPPORT AND JOIN ANCBH

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Officers, Directors, Liaisons, and Directors Emeriti doing the work of ANCBH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Merle C. Green, MPH, MBA (Executive Director) Retired Guilford County Health Director 2/2020 mgreen4@triad.rr.com ; mgreen@alamancecountync.gov Employed since 2020 ANCBH Mailing Address: Association of North Carolina Boards of Health c/o Merle Green, MPH, MBA Executive Director 730 Trollinger Road Graham, NC 27253 OFFICERS President Karl Timothy Johnson, PhD Public Health, BA Associate Member, Assistant Professor UNC Gillings School of Public Health Member since 10/2023 Past President Benjamin W. Tillett, BS Pharm, PharmD, RPh (Person) Past President of NALBOH, Member NALBOH BOD Member of the NCLHD Accreditation Board Member and past chair of Person County BOH NCALHD Accreditation Board, member Past Director of Pharmacy for Person Memorial Hospital Member since 2011 Secretary Vacant (June 2023) Treasurer Edna R. Hensey, MPH (Wake) Associate Member, Treasurer and Liaison, NC Citizens for Public Health Member since 1990s BOARD OF DIRECTORS Patricia ‘Pam’ Andrews, MA Agency Counseling, BA Psychology Current Chair, AppHealthCare BOH, (Alleghany, Ashe and Watauga Counties) Clinical Mental Health Counselor Principal, Capstone Wellness Center NCALHD Accreditation Board, member Member since 10/2023 Kevin Austin, BS Engineering Operations (Yadkin) Current, Chair of Yadkin County Commissioners, member NCALHD Accreditation Board, member (representing NCACC) VP and Manufacturing Manager, Austin Electrical Closures Member since 10/2023 Eva A. Brown, BS Accounting, MPA (Warren) Current BOH member, Warren County Past Secretary of ANCBH and Director Emeritus of ANCBH Retired in 2016 as CFO (Assistant Health Director), Warren County Health Department Member since 6/2017 Janet O. Clayton, MPH, REHS (Person) NCALHD Liaison to ANCBH Health Director, Person County Health Department Environmental Health Specialist Member since 10/2024 James A. “Jim” Davis, Law Enforcement Certification, Criminal Justice/Policing (Hoke) Chair, Hoke County BOH Private Investigator, Sandhills Security and Investigations Past Sheriff, US Justice Department Official, and 9th Congressional Dist. Chair of Hoke County Member since 5/2023 Jean Benson Douglas, BS Pharm, PharmD, RPh, FASHP (Guilford) Associate Member, past pharmacist member and Chair of Guilford County BOH and GCHHSAC (i.e., Advisory Committee) Retired Cone Health Clinical Pharmacy Services Coordinator and Assoc. Prof. High Point University School of Pharmacy Member since 3/2016 Deborah Fortune, PhD, FAAHE (Durham) Associate Member, Past President, Society of Public Health Education (SOPHE) Professor of Public Health Education Member since 8/2021 Herbert G. Garrison, MD, MPH (Pitt) Chair, Pitt County Board of Health Emeritus Professor of Emergency Medicine Development Officer, East Carolina University Foundation Member since 11/2023 Patrick E. Harris, BS, Fire Science (Johnston) Retired CEO/ CFO several medical practices, restaurant owner, Retired Director of Emergency Services County Commissioner, Johnston County, Vice Chairman of the Board Commissioner Member, Johnston County Board of Health Commissioner Member, Johnston County Department of Social Services Board of Directors Member since 11/2023 Barbara Ann F Hughes, PhD, MPH, RD, LDN (Wake) NC Local Health Directors liaison and Director Emeritus, ANCBH Past President of ANCBH and NALBOH Past Dietician member of Wake County BOH Member since 1994 Calvert B. Jeffers, Jr., DVM (Forsyth) Past President, Nominations and Awards Committee Chair, Director Emeritus, ANCBH Current Veterinarian member of Forsyth County BOH NCALHD Accreditation Board, member Member since 2013 James Edward Jordan (Eddie), EMT, EMS Instructor, AAS (Surry) Associate Member, ANCBH Administrator, EMS Services, Surry County Carl Durham Awardee, ANCBH, 9/20/2023 Member since 10/2023 John M. Kessler, BS Pharm, PharmD, RPh (Chatham) Associate Member Past Pharmacist member and Chair, Chatham County BOH Principal and Chief Clinical Officer of SecondStory Health, LLC Member since 8/2021 Jerry McKee, BS, PharmD, MS, BCPP (Burke) Associate Member, Burke County BOH Psychopharm Solutions, LLC, CEO and Chief Consultant Member since 7/2025 Marielena Moreno-Garcia, BSN, RN, CCM, NE-BC (Alamance) Associate Member, ANCBH Current nurse member and former Chair of Alamance County BOH NALBOH Board of Directors and Chair of the State Leaders Group Member, NCALHD Accreditation Board UNC Health Population Health Program Manager Member since 5/2023 Page and Roster updated January 22, 2026 ANCBH DIRECTORS EMERITI

Restaurant Inspection Scores Restaurant inspection scores are available on the websites of your local health department or the North Carolina Division of Environmental Health. For a list of local health departments, please use this link: www.ncalhd.org/directors For the North Carolina Division of Environmental Health, please use this link and look for “Restaurant Inspection Reports”: www.wral.com/5onyourside/restaurants/page/1001540/ Environmental Health webpage for overall information: ehs.ncpublichealth.com

Local Boards of Health and Public Health Authority Boards A local board of health is the policy-making, rule-making, and adjudicatory body for public health in the county or counties in its jurisdiction. State statutes give boards of health specific powers and duties. Every type of local board may make local public health rules that apply throughout the board’s jurisdiction. Each board has limited authority to set fees for public health services. Each board also influences the day-to-day administration of the local public health agency. Public health authority boards have expanded powers and duties compared to county and district boards of health. Consolidated human services boards have all of the powers of county and district boards of health, except a consolidated human services board may not appoint the agency director (who is appointed instead by the county manager, with the advice and consent of the board). A consolidated human services board also plays a more active role in the development of the agency’s budget, and has additional powers and duties related to its oversight of other human services programs. North Carolina General Statutes defines both the responsibilities and the composition of local boards of health. The local board of health is charged with being “the policy-making, rule-making and adjudicatory body for a county health department.” And, with few exceptions, the typical board is composed of eleven members: one physician one dentist one optometrist one veterinarian one registered nurse one pharmacist one county commissioner one engineer four general public representatives The exceptions to the 11-member board include boards for a district health department, public health authority, and a consolidated human service agency or public hospital. S.L. 2012-126 (H 438) extends to all counties and creates new options to allow a board of county commissioners to assume the powers and duties of certain boards, create a consolidated human services agency, or take both actions. The options are: Assume direct control of certain boards by adopting a resolution abolishing the board(s) and transferring their powers and duties to the board of county commissioners; Create a consolidated human services agency (CHSA) governed by a consolidated human services board appointed by the county commissioners; or Create a CHSA governed directly by the county commissioners and appoint a health advisory committee. For a comparison of powers and duties by type of board, refer to the attached pdf from this UNC School of Government website: https://www.sog.unc.edu/resources/faqs/what-does-local-board-health-do DOWNLOAD COMPARISON OF BOH POWERS

ANCBH: Presentations and Lectures 2025 International Public Health Agencies. “Protecting the Health of People Across all Nations” A Discussion with Duke University Medical Science Students Presented by Merle Green, Executive Director ANCBH October 20, 2025 View presentation slides

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Improving public health in North Carolina About ANCBH Since its incorporation in 1986, the Association of North Carolina Boards of Health has been and continues to be a unique organization serving North Carolina’s local boards of health and their members. The Association’s goal is clear: to pursue excellence in public health in North Carolina by providing leadership and support for local Boards of Health in their efforts to protect and promote the public's health. And its purposes remain focused on the health of the public by: Promoting high standards of comprehensive public health services for the citizens of North Carolina. Providing consultation and education for, and facilitate the exchange of ideas among, Board of Health members. Supporting health policy and finance issues in support of public health in North Carolina. Promoting close working relationships between local Boards of Health and other allied agencies. Promoting programs and projects deemed necessary to protect and promote the health of the citizens in North Carolina. Supporting public awareness of public health issues and dangers. ANCBH continues to meet the needs of our members by working with: Local health directors by attending their monthly meetings, supporting their advocacy efforts, and giving a monthly report of our activities; The N.C. Institute of Public Health local board of health training program by providing a trainer; The N.C. Local Health Department Accreditation Board with four members serving on the board; Liaison groups such as N.C. Association of County Commissioners, N.C. Alliance for Health, and the N.C. Citizens for Public Health. ANCBH in Review Bylaws

Continuing Education The NC Institute for Public Health (NCIPH) at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health provides both orientation training and ongoing training for local public health governing boards in North Carolina. Options for Organizing and Governing a Local Health Department These training slides and the accompanying video were provided by the UNC School of Government's Kristi Nickodem, an attorney and Assistant Professor of Public Law and Government. These are excellent resources for Board of Health members as part of an overall Governance training program. If you need to verify your participation in this training for purposes of receiving CE credit or as part of providing documentation for your health department’s accreditation process, a CE self-reporting form is provided here . Download the training slides here and watch the video here . Roles and Responsibilities of Local Public Health Governing Boards This training is provided through funding support from the Local Technical Assistance & Training Branch within the NC Division of Public Health. This two-hour classroom-based session is led by an experienced, retired health director or by a former board of health member and meets NC Local Health Department Accreditation requirement 36.2 which stipulates all new board of health members receive training and reference materials on the authorities and responsibilities of the local board of health within the first year after appointment to a board. Learn more. On-going Training for Local Public Health Governing Boards NCIPH offers a number of training opportunities for local public health governing boards looking to meet ongoing board training requirements for accreditation (i.e., Activity 36.3) or local board policies for regular/annual training. Through a collaboration with the NC AHEC Program, NCIPH can provide expert speakers on topics such as accreditation, community health assessment, community health improvement and evidence-based public health. In addition, NCIPH provides online trainings which may be used as self-paced learning for individual board members or used for group training. Learn more . NC Board of Health Rulemaking Authority This online training is designed to explain rulemaking authority as it applies to a local board of health including the board’s general authority to make rules, limitations on this authority, and procedural requirements that NC law imposes on the rulemaking process. The training may be accessed as needed for “just-in-time” training when boards are actively engaged in rulemaking or used towards meeting requirements for ongoing training for board of health members. Learn more. Introduction to Public Health in NC This free online series of six short modules serves as a basic introduction to the practice of public health in North Carolina. Learn more. Boards of Health Resources NCIPH has compiled a page of resources for local public health governing boards including links to state and national agencies who provide training materials and resources. Learn more.