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Commissioner Chad Brown - DHHS (Health Division) - To Accept and Appropriate State Grant Funds Received from the NC Division of Public Health for the Community Health Education Program (100% Grant Funds - $18,000)
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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 $18,000 and appropriate $18,000 into Health Equity project account.
BACKGROUND
The Gaston County Department of Health and Human Services - Community Health Education Division received State Grant funds from the NC Division of Public Health for the Community Health Education Program. The goal of these funds are to provide effective, understandable, and respectful quality care and services that are responsive to diverse cultural health beliefs and practices, preferred languages, health literacy, and other communication needs. The Healthy Equity Grant funds will be utilized to assess DHHS’ use of Culturally and Linguistically Appropriation Services (CLAS) Standards, form a health equity workshop to reduce cultural and linguistic barriers to care, and provide related trainings for the workgroup members and additional staff. These are Non-County funds.
POLICY IMPACT
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ATTACHMENTS
Budget Change Request