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ti 6 EXHIBIT A OCHD INFORMATION FOR INCORPORATION INTO THE FRC GRANT PROPOSAL Staffing: The Orange County Health Department involvement in this project would emanate from the Personal Health Services Division directed by Eileen Kugler who has a background as a public health nurse, family nurse practitioner and program administrator/developer. Belinda Jones, Health Education Section Supervisor, will supervise the OCHD liaison working on the project. See the Agency Qualifications section for further information. Relationship to FRC sites: Health Department staff met with Tiffany Sanchez Rodriquez and Karen Solomon to discuss the nature of a partnership approach to the management of the FRC's between the Orange County Health Department (OCHD) and Chapel Hill Training Outreach, Inc. (CHTO). A brief discussion was held with Bessie Wiggins,Coordinator for the Northern Orange FRC, about the Health Department's interest in the FRC's. Ms. Wiggins was very receptive to and enthusiastic about this possibility. A part time OCHD liaison position will be established to work closely with the central coordinator as well as each individual center coordinator and the governing boards to assist with community organization and development, building the leadership capacity of community members, coordination of programming provided by the Health Department and other resources as appropriate. We propose that there be a representative from the Health Department on each of the governing boards. This representative would not be the same person as the liaison. Collaboration/Partnership: CHTO and OCHD are making application for funding for the administration and development of the family resource centers. CHTO will be the recipient of the funds and thereby be the fiscal agent with primary responsibility for all administrative aspects of the initiative. OCHD will have primary, but not exclusive, responsibility for the programming aspects of the initiative. Examples of services OCHD may provide, in collaboration with CHTO, the participating communities and the center governing boards, include the following: community organization/development, leadership training for community members(Community Voices); work with communities to assist them in determining their assets, goals and areas in which they need assistance in accomplishing their goals; training for FRC staff in community organization/development; health and developmental screenings, well child exams, immunizations, classes on health and other topics of interest to the communities; outstationing of staff(nurses, health educators, community health assistants, social workers) as appropriate to the FRC's to provide services and increase outreach capability; linking of families in the communities OCHD staff is currently working with through its outreach programs (Child Service Coordination, Maternity Care Coordination, Maternal Outreach Worker) to FRC programs. Agency Qualifications: The OCHD has been a primary player in the Community Based Public Health(CBPH) Initiative funded by the Kellogg Foundation. This initiative