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Vote on a request to accept $150,000 Duke Endowment Grant Funds
Abstract
Action Requested: Vote on a request to approve $150,000 Duke Endowment Grant Funds.
Introduction & Background: The Duke Endowment Healthy People, Healthy Carolinas program grant is awarded to community coalitions working to improve community health, specifically around obesity and chronic disease. The grant is available to local health departments and community hospitals, who have worked jointly on a recent Community Health Assessment. The Duke Endowment provides funding for the Healthy People, Healthy Carolinas Program. Population Health Improvement Partners oversees grant activities and provides technical assistance to the coalitions.
Discussion & Analysis: The Chatham County Public Health Department and Chatham Hospital applied for and were awarded funding through the program. Chatham Hospital is the fiscal agent for the grant, and will be releasing funding annually (a total of $150,000 a year, for a total three years).
Chatham County Public Health Department, as the backbone agency for the Chatham Health Alliance will provide coalition coordination, and continued programmatic support.
Funding will be used to support the Chatham Health Alliance’s work related to obesity prevention, and to hire a full-time Strategy and Evaluation Coordinator to assist in the coordination of the Chatham Health Alliance and manage the deliverables of this grant.
The Strategy and Evaluation Coordinator will serve as a liaison between the Chatham Health Alliance, health department, Chatham Hospital, and other community partners through participation in coalitions, task forces, boards and committees as related to the work of the Chatham Health Alliance.
Budgetary Impact: In order to house the Strategy and Evaluation Coordinator position at the Chatham County Public Health Department, Chatham
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