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Board of Commissioners — Health and Human Services Committee

Wake County · Board of Commissioners
Monday, March 2, 2026 at 1:00 pm · Wake County Justice Center

Committee meeting Health and human servicesDrugs and addiction

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What's on this agenda

This Health and Human Services Committee meeting is informational, with no votes scheduled. Staff will brief commissioners on the county's child welfare system (prevention, protective services, and permanency planning), present the Community Health Improvement Plan, and give an update on opioid response programs funded by opioid settlement dollars.

The committee also approves minutes from its October 2025 meeting before adjourning.

Summarized from the published agenda. Read the agenda itself before acting on it.

Speaking at this meeting

Public comment runs 5:30 to 6 p.m. at the first regular meeting of the month and 2:30 to 3 p.m. at the second. Speakers get three minutes. Written comments can be submitted online between 9 a.m. and noon on the day of a regular meeting.

Wake County's own rules for public comment — check them before you rely on anything here.

Agenda items (7)

Discussion item · 3Procedural · 2Other · 1Minutes approval · 1
  1. Call Meeting to Order: Committee Chair Cheryl Stallings
    Other
    Committee Chair Cheryl Stallings calls the meeting to order.
  2. 1. Agenda
    Procedural
    Committee adopts its meeting agenda.
  3. 2. Approval of the Minutes of the Health & Human Services Committee on October 20, 2025
    Minutes approval Health and human services
    Committee approves minutes from its October 20, 2025 meeting.
  4. 3. Child Welfare: Prevention, Protection, Permanency
    Discussion item Health and human services
    Staff brief the committee on the county's child welfare system, covering prevention efforts, protective services, and permanency planning for children in care.
  5. 4. Community Health Improvement Plan
    Discussion item Health and human services
    Staff present the county's Community Health Improvement Plan, which sets public health priorities for the coming years.
  6. 5. Opioid Program Update
    Discussion item Drugs and addictionHealth and human services
    Staff update the committee on county programs addressing the opioid crisis, including efforts funded by opioid settlement dollars.
  7. Adjourn
    Procedural
    Meeting adjourns.

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