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� <br /> County Commissioners to oppose the cut in this funding and to ask the State to increase <br /> funding for local public health. <br /> RESOLUTION SUPPORTING PUBLIC HEALTH FUNDING THROUGH <br /> STATE LOCAL AID-TO-COUNTY <br /> WHEREAS, State funding for local public health services is small, only 0.3% of the total state <br /> budget, and these funds are extremely critical in the delivery of local public health services; <br /> and <br /> WHEREAS, State funding for local public health is provided through: (1) Aid to County, (2) <br /> Categorical funding and (3) Contracts/grants for special projects; and <br /> WHEREAS, Aid-to-County funding is the only non-cateqorical funding allocated by the state to <br /> local health departments to assure the provision of essential public health services; and <br /> WHEREAS, These funds are intended to improve health at the local level by providing <br /> resources to address locally identified gaps in services and community needs and creating the <br /> infrastructure necessary to effectively and efficiently respond to local needs; and <br /> WHEREAS, local public health departments must be prepared with the infrastructure to <br /> respond to known issues such as emergency preparedness, communicable diseases, <br /> pandemic flu, childhood obesity, diabetes, infant mortality disparities, methamphetamine lab <br /> clean-up, food safety and promoting the availability and accessibility of quality healthcare <br /> services, as well as response to emerging needs; and <br /> WHEREAS, local public health departments must be adequately funded to mobilize <br /> communities to improve the health of those disproportionately impacted by disease and early <br /> death, and reduce health risks for the entire population; and <br /> WHEREAS, Governor Beverly Perdue's proposed budget calls for over a 60% reduction in Aid <br /> to County funds (a reduction of $6.8 million of the current $11.4 million funding and elimination <br /> of all $400,000 Aid to County funding from Division of Environment and Natural Resources); <br /> NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of County <br /> Commissioners opposes the cuts to Public Health Aid-to-County funding. <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of County Commissioners <br /> supports increasing Aid to County funding for local public health departments to assure a <br /> strong statewide system that is prepared to address local public health needs. <br /> This the 5th day of April 2011. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Yuhasz, seconded by Commissioner McKee to <br /> approve a resolution supporting public health funding through state Local Aid to County funds. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs said that in the abstract it says, "we may wish to consider <br /> advocating to funding sources and allowing local health departments to charge cost-based <br /> fees for public health, protection, and safety, and lodging establishments." He said that this is <br />