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Health — Healthy Carolinians Coordinator . and Health Education Project Manager tcequest: i o establish two new permanent full time Health Educator positions to serve as Healthy Carolinians Coordinator and Health Education Project Manager in the Health Department. rurpose: 1 o staff and fully implement the Healthy Carolinians Initiative and, through this, to improve the health of Orange County citizens. .pop runcnons: Healthy Carolinians Coordinator ❑ Plans, leads, and manages the Healthy Carolinians initiative that is designed to improve the overall health of Orange County citizens. ❑ Manages and coordinates the activities of existing committees which are composed of health care advocates and providers. (Committees and providers are primary deliverers of services.) 0 ❑ Formulates and carries out evaluation plans for each activity undertaken, including activities of non -profit agencies that receive county funding to deliver health services. ❑ Seeks out grant opportunities and develops grant applications. ❑ Analyzes and compiles data on health indices and goals for "State of Orange County" Health Report. ❑ Develops and communicates reports on Healthy Carolinians goals and status. Health Education Project Manager ❑ Delivers directly priority health education programs such as those on child abuse prevention, preventing teen pregnancy, injury prevention, fitness, and smoking cessation. ❑ Implements programs with partner agencies on pregnancy prevention, substance abuse prevention, tobacco use prevention, increased use of existing health education programs and the like. (See outcomes.) ❑ Analyzes effectiveness of health education programs. . Needs Addressed: ❑ Provide staff for the Healthy Carolinian Initiative to improve the overall health of Orange County citizens. As a result of a community -wide assessment and a community -wide priority setting process, the Healthy Carolinians Initiative established high priority areas