NCACC
215 N. Dawson St.
Raleigh, NC 27603

Albert Coates Local Government Center
Phone: (919) 715-2893
Fax: (919) 733-1065

Quorum Center
Phone: (919) 719-1100
Fax: (919) 719-1101

E-mail: ncacc@ncacc.org

Human Services Steering Committee Members
Updated Feb. 19, 2008

Chair

Second Vice President Joe Bryan, Wake County Chairman of the Board

Vice Chair

Sue Weimar, Perquimans County Commissioner

NCACC Staff

Rebecca Troutman, Intergovernmental Relations Director

Members

Intergovernmental Partners

  • Tom Bennett, N.C. Association of County Directors of Social Services Executive Director
  • Dempsey Benton, N.C. Department of Health & Human Services Secretary
  • Yvonne Copeland, N.C. Council of Community Programs Executive Director
  • Sharnese Ransome, N.C. Department of Health & Human Services Director of Governmental & Community Relations
  • Hugh Tilson, N.C. Hospital Association Senior Vice President
  • Lynette Tolson, N.C. Association of Local Health Directors Executive Director

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Recent reports

State will soon show its wrinkles (February 2008)
Age is catching up with North Carolina. While population projections may have county officials scratching their heads and wondering how to alleviate the coming crush on already taxed school facilities, the quiet storm on the horizon involves an age group that has no need for public education facilities. By 2030, a full three-fourths of the state’s 100 counties are expected to be inhabited by more people age 60 and older than 17 and younger.

LME consolidation getting ‘a hard look’
The Department of Health and Human Services will be “proactively moving” toward consolidation of Local Management Entities’ business services, such as administrative and information technology functions, in an effort to make the provision of mental health services more stable and sustainable for the state, according to the department’s new secretary. Dempsey Benton, who was appointed DHHS secretary by Gov. Mike Easley in September, and Rep. Verla Insko addressed the delivery of mental health services during a Nov. 9 meeting of the NCACC Human Services Steering Committee.

County jails not fit for mentally ill (March 2007)
Chronic overcrowding isn’t the only problem facing North Carolina’s county jails. Sheriffs are experiencing part of a growing national trend – an increasing number of prisoners in county jails who suffer from mental illness.

A healthy discussion on bird flu (August 2006)
If a flu pandemic struck the United States in 2007, would your county be prepared to deal with its share of the 1.4 million Tar Heel residents who seek hospital treatment? How about a 25 percent reduction in workforce for a six- to eight-week period? As the number of confirmed cases worldwide of a deadly subtype of avian influenza (bird flu) rises each year, federal and state governments have taken steps to ensure any outbreak of the flu causes minimal disruption. During the NCACC Human Resources Steering Committee’s July 21 “mini-health summit,” state health officials addressed preparations for a potential flu pandemic.

Steering committee to focus on public health delivery (June 26)
The NCACC Human Resources Steering Committee will meet Friday, July 21, from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at the Albert Coates Local Government Center. The meeting will focus on innovations in public health delivery. Commissioners who are not on the steering committee are invited to attend. Dr. John Graham of the UNC Institute of Public Health will moderate a three-hour discussion on public health services, accreditation, incubators, and the planned state response to pandemic flu.