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Memorandum of Agreement between The Public Health Authority of Cabarrus County d.b.a. Cabarrus Health Alliance and Union County Health Department
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INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stephanie Starr, Human Services Agency - Community Support and Outreach, Director, 704-296-4302; Dennis Joyner, Human Services Agency - Public Health, Director, 704-296-4801
ACTION REQUESTED:
1) Authorize the County Manager to negotiate and execute an agreement substantially consistent with this agenda item, 2) recognize, receive, and appropriate $126,618 in funding from the Cabarrus Health Alliance to the Community Support and Outreach Division's FY2024 Budget, and 3) approve Budget Amendment #15.
PRIOR BOARD ACTIONS:
None.
BACKGROUND:
Union County Human Services Agency, along with Catawba County, Gaston County, Mecklenburg County, and Rowan County, were approached in January 2023 by Cabarrus Health Alliance (CHA) regarding our interest in participating in a regional grant initiative in which they were applying. CHA will provide leadership and maintain fiduciary responsibilities associated with the Racial & Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) program's grant funding, which has been in place since 1999 through the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. The purpose of the 5-year REACH program is to improve health, prevent chronic disease (i.e., hypertension, heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and obesity), and reduce health disparities in local communities. The grant strategies include:
* Food and nutrition security through the promotion of food service and nutrition guidelines and the expansion of existing fruit and vegetable vouchers incentive.
* Safe and accessible physical activity.
* Tobacco prevention and control policies.
* Increase access to Adult Immunizations to support the prevention of infectious diseases such as flu and pneumonia.
Since these are shared goals of our Human Services Agency and consistent with our current work e...
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