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Commissioner Brown - DHHS (Health Division) - To Accept and Appropriate Additional State Grant Funds Received from the NC Division of Public Health for the Community Health Education Program (100% Grant Funds - $3,810)
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STAFF CONTACT
Carrie Meier - Community Health Education Administrator - DHHS-Public Health Division - 704-853-5405
BUDGET IMPACT
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Appropriate 100% State Grant Revenue.
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BUDGET ORDINANCE IMPACT
Increase State Grant revenue by $3,810 and appropriate $3,810 into the Healthy Communities Program account.
BACKGROUND
The Gaston County Department of Health and Human Services - Public Health Division received additional State Grant funds from the NC Division of Public Health for the Healthy Communities Program. The Healthy Communities Program seeks to educate the community on Health equity and implement community-based interventions that address poor nutrition, physical inactivity, tobacco use, violence and unintentional injury, and chronic disease screening and management. These funds will be used to pay for staff and community partners to receive training and to implement policy and system changes to result in positive behavior changes. These are Non-County funds.
POLICY IMPACT
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ATTACHMENTS
Budget Change Request