Agenda - 02-06-1995 - VIII-I - Laserfiche WebLink

Browse Search

ORANGE COUNTY 1 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Action Agenda Item No. ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: February 6. 1995 SUBJECT: Community-Based Public Health Initiative (CBPHI) , Year Three Grant DEPARTMENT: HEALTH PUBLIC HEARING: Yes X No ATTACHMENT(S) : INFORMATION CONTACT: HEALTH DIRECTOR'S OFFICE X2411 Agreement between UNC-CH and the Orange County Health Department TELEPHONE NUMBER: for Year Three Funding of the Hillsborough - 732-8181 CBPHI Project. Chapel Hill - 968-4501 Mebane - 227-2031 Durham - 688-7331 PURPOSE: To approve the contract between the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (UNC-CH) and the Orange County Health Department (OCHD) to fund year three of the Community-Based Public Health Initiative (CBPHI) . The aim of this program is to improve the health of African-American members in the Efland-Cheeks and Cedar Grove communities; and to strengthen the capacity of community-based groups to assess and address their own unique health related problems. BACKGROUND: The Orange County Board of Commissioners have approved the first two years of funding of this contract on May 18, 1993 and December 6, 1993. A full report to the Board of Commissioners is planned for the March 8, 1995, meeting in Efland which will address the outcomes achieved, the degree of community involvement and the plans for continuation funding after the grant from Kellogg is completed in April, 1996. Since the project began, the project has been governed by a coalition representing UNC-CH, OCHD, the Joint Orange-Chatham Community Action Agency (JOCCA) , Piedmont Health Services (formerly known as the Orange-Chatham Comprehensive Health Service) , the Cooperative Extension Service and three grass-roots community based organizations, the Efland Development Association, the Cheeks Homeowners Association and the Low Income Policy Advisory Council of JOCCA. The coalition has employed a full-time project director and a half- time Office Assistant, who have worked with the coalition to accomplish three major objectives. First of all, communities groups from Efland-Cheeks and Cedar Grove have completed a ten week leadership development program called, "Community Voices" . The communities identified two problems they wanted to start on immediately. Secondly, in Efland, teen pregnancy was identified as a top priority problem which was sought to be overcome by developing a teen involvement project called, "Teens In Power" . This has been organizing activities for teens in their community for over a year and a half.