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Vote on a request to approve $450,000 from The Duke Endowment’s Healthy People Health Carolinas initiative in support of the Chatham Health Alliance
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Action Requested: Vote on a request to approve $450,000 from The Duke Endowment’s Healthy People Health Carolinas initiative in support of the Chatham Health Alliance
Introduction & Background: The Chatham Health Alliance has received three additional years of funding through The Duke Endowment’s Healthy People Healthy Carolinas initiative, at $150,000 per year. This is the second grant cycle this funding has been received. The fiscal agent for the grant is Chatham Hospital, and the County invoices Chatham Hospital monthly to cover costs related to the initiative, including the Alliance Coordinator and project manager positions, as well as operating expenses and evidence-based intervention expenditures. This is the main source of funding for the Chatham Health Alliance, for which the public health department serves as the backbone organization.
Discussion & Analysis: No matching funds are required from County. This is the main source of funding for the Chatham Health Alliance and currently funds 1.725 FTE of staff time to support the Alliance’s work.
How does this relate to the Comprehensive Plan: The Chatham Health Alliance was actively involved in the Comprehensive Plan process, and some of these funds were previously used to develop the Plan’s health element. The Comprehensive Plan includes the strategy to “Support the work and progression of the Chatham Health Alliance.”
Budgetary Impact: No local funding requested.
Recommendation: Vote on a request to approve $450,000 from The Duke Endowment’s Healthy People Health Carolinas initiative in support of the Chatham Health Alliance