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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> Board of Commissioners <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No.J---+ <br /> Action Agenda Item Abstract <br /> Meeting Date: April 10, 1997 <br /> Subject: Contracts between UNC Hospitals and the Health Department and <br /> UNC School of Public Health and the Health Department <br /> Department Health Public Hearing Yes_ No—X <br /> Budget Amendment <br /> Needed Yes_No—X <br /> Attachments(s) Information Contact <br /> 1. Agreement between UNC Hospitals Health Director's Office X2411 <br /> and the Health Department <br /> 2. Agreement between UNC School of Telephone Number <br /> Public Health and the Health Dept. Hillsborough 732-8181 <br /> Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br /> Mebane 227-2031 <br /> Durham 688-7331 <br /> Purpose: <br /> To approve contracts between the Health Department, UNC Hospitals and the UNC School of <br /> Public Health to fund a half-time, temporary project coordinator in the Health Department to serve <br /> the Orange County Healthy Carolinians Task Force through August 30, 1997. The main outcome of <br /> the coordinator's work will be to assist the task force to select priority issues previously determined <br /> by the task force and prepare a Health Improvement Plan based on the results of the task force <br /> meetings. <br /> Background: <br /> At the meeting of February 18, 1997, the Board of Commissioners approved a half-time, temporary <br /> project coordinator in the Health Department for the Healthy Carolinians Task Force provided that the <br /> Kellogg grant is used to fund the Health Department's share and UNC Hospitals and the School of <br /> Public Health agree to fund $3,000 dollars each toward the project costs. <br /> The attached agreements provide the funding to fulfill the stipulation. <br /> Recommendation: The Manager recommends that the Board approve the attached contract and <br /> authorize the Chair to sign the contracts. <br />