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AGENCY BUDGET <br /> FY 05-06 FY FY 07-08 / <br /> Actual Actual Actual Projected <br /> \- <br /> Total Agency Budget $15.854.542 $16.059.455 $17.209.322 $22.782.922 <br /> Orange County's Contribution $10.750 $10.750 $10.750 $10.750 <br /> * List specific initiatives Orange County's contribution supported within your agency during FY 2007- <br /> 08: Orange County's contribution to our operational support helps Piedmont Health Services, Inc. assure <br /> that its doors are open and programs responsive to underserved populations needing access to a <br /> comprehensive medical home- the low-income, the uninsured, and those with other barriers to health care <br /> (e.g. language/cultural barriers). This year, the Carrboro Community Health Cenher, in collaboration with <br /> the Orange Health Oeportmnent, has taken the lead in addressing the primary care needs of a new Burmese <br /> refugee population in Orange County. <br /> NEW AGENCY INITIATIVES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008-09 <br /> * PHS is participating for the second year in a state initiative administered by the NCDHHS Office of Rural <br /> Health and Community Care to co-locate mental health professionals in "safety-net" health care settings. <br /> With these non-recurring funds. PHS has contracted with El Futuro, Inc. to provide a half-time therapist for <br /> Carrboro Community Health Center patients. <br /> O PHS has launched the Carolina Health Net program in collaboration with UNC Health Care. The program is <br /> seeking to assure a primary care home for the uninsured of a four-county region including Alamance, <br /> Caswell, Chatham, and Orange Counties. The two organizations are also working to better coordinate care <br /> across the health care spectrum, from primary to tertiary care. <br /> O Overhaul of PHS management information systems continues in our move to electronic health records. <br /> This p jectmoynegative|yinopontourpnoduotivib/foroomeofFYO7-O8. ondFYO8-U9. <br /> 76 <br />