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Health and Wellness Trust Grant ($3,870) - Project # 294150 Revenues for this proiect: Current FY 2011-12 FY 2011-12 Amendment FY 2011-12 Revised State Initiative Grant funds $90,937 $3,870 $94,807 Total Pro'ect Fundin $90,937 $3,870 $94,807 A ro riated for this ro~ect: Current FY 2011-12 FY 2011-12 Amendment FY 2011-12 Revised Health and Wellness Trust $90,937 $3,870 $94,807 Total Costs $90,937 $3,870 $94,807 • Reducing Health Disparities Grant - the County is partnering with UNC Family Medicine for a recently awarded "Reducing Health Disparities Grant" totaling $78,996 provided to the University by the N. C. Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities. The focus of the grant is to improve the quality of patient self- management through an evidence-based American Diabetes Association (ADA) self- management and Medical Nutrition Therapy program aimed specifically at helping to close the gap in health disparities among minorities who have diabetes and heart disease. The Health Department will provide medical nutrition therapy and diabetes self-management education to referred patients over a 16-month period (February 2012-May 2013) and will be reimbursed by the University. This budget amendment provides for the receipt of the "Reducing Health Disparities Grant" funds and creates a new grant project ordinance as listed below: (See Attachment 1, column 4) Reducing Health Disparities Grant ($78,996) - Project # 304125 Revenues for this ro~ect: Current FY 2011-12 FY 2011-12 Amendment FY 2011-12 Revised N.C. Office of Minori Health funds $0 $78,996 $78,996 Total Pro'ect Fundin $0 $78,996 $78,996 A ro riated for this ro'ect: Current FY 2011-12 FY 2011-12 Amendment FY 2011-12 Revised Reducin Health Dis arities Grant $0 $78,996 $78,996 Total Costs $0 $78,996 $78,996