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2 <br /> Health Department <br /> 3. At its January 24, 2013 meeting, the Board of County Commissioners approved an <br /> appropriation of $25,000 from the County's Unassigned General Fund fund balance <br /> to support the Health Department's five-month Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) <br /> pilot project (leaving an Unassigned General Fund fund balance of approximately <br /> $28,367,741). This project will help assess if providing free NRT can significantly <br /> increase the number of smokers who quit in Orange County. This budget <br /> amendment provides for the fund balance appropriation of $25,000 from the General <br /> Fund for the above stated purpose. (See Attachment 1, column 3) <br /> 4. The Health Department has received additional revenues for the following programs: <br /> • Diabetes Prevention Program - additional $1,500 from the Chronic Disease <br /> and Injury Branch of the N.C. Division of Public Health. These funds will be <br /> used to support the department's existing Diabetes Prevention and Control <br /> Program through education and outreach. <br /> • Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Education Grant— notification of the receipt <br /> of a $10,000 grant to develop Teen Health Educator groups in County schools <br /> for the period of February 1, 2013 — September 30, 2013. This budget <br /> amendment provides for the receipt of funds to be received in this fiscal year <br /> ($5,714), while the remaining portion of the grant funds ($4,286) will be <br /> received next fiscal year and will be included in the department's FY 2013-14 <br /> budget' request. The effort will be modeled after the Tobacco Reality <br /> Unfiltered (TRU) group, which has been highly successful. The group will be <br /> trained in safe sex practices with a focus on appropriate referral sources for <br /> teens and the promotion of Human Papilloma Virus vaccine. Parental <br /> permission to participate will be required. <br /> This budget amendment provides for the receipt of these additional funds mentioned <br /> above. (See Attachment 1, column 4) <br /> Department of Social Services/Housing, Human Rights and Community Development <br /> 5. At its January 24, 2013 meeting, the Board of County Commissioners approved the <br /> acceptance of an Emergency Solutions Grant Program award of $162,673 from the <br /> North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). The purpose of <br /> the Emergency Solutions Grant Program is to provide homelessness prevention <br /> assistance to households who are at risk of homelessness, and assist with <br /> emergency shelter operations, as well as provide assistance to rapidly re-house <br /> persons who are homeless. This budget amendment provides for the receipt of these <br /> grant funds, and establishes the following Grant Project Ordinance: (See Attachment <br /> 1, column 5) <br />