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Healthy Carolinians Partnership Support Initiative -Applicant Information Sheet (continued) 5 Question 2: Staffing: With the coordinators position fully funded by the County, it ensures that there will be a staff person dedicated to sustaining the HCOC partnership overtime. In addition, some of the funds requested from KBR, will be used to secure an assistant for the coordinator to assist with marketing and publicity, membership development, meetings, and project activities. These key elements are essential to sustaining a healthy coalition. The assistant will aid in carrying out these key functions, which will help facilitate further growth and recognition of HCOC. • Mile Stone Yr 1, 2 and 3: County's continued funding of Coordinator's position and 100% coordinator's time remains dedicated to Healthy Carolinians. • Mile Stone Yr 1, 2 and 3: Assistant is hired. Fiscal: The coordinator will seek new funding opportunities each year to sustain the operations of HCOC and project activities. • Mile Stone Yr 1, 2 and 3: Application for and award of funding to complete projects, enhance marketing of the HC partnership, and support its operations. Membership: Orange County will maintain a strong, diverse community partnership and will recruit new members to work on projects and support the work of the coalition. • Mile Stone Yr 1, 2 and 3: Maintain Council membership according to HCOC bylaws: the Council will consist of no fewer than 12 and no more than 24 members at any time. • Mile Stone Yr 1, 2 and 3: New members will be recruited to support committees and replace HCOC participants as projects or areas of interest change. Partnership Collaboration and Activities: HCOC provides individuals the opportunity to collaborate with others who share common goals and want to make a difference in the community's health. Successful projects and activities will demonstrate forward movement and progress toward community health goals, and will result in retention of members. In order for projects to be successful, HCOC will provide limited operational expenses for committee's work. • Mile Stone Yr 1, 2 and 3: Members will actively participate on committees and collaborate to achieve action plan goals. • Mile Stone Yr 1: By December 2007, the Community Health Assessment will be complete and new priority areas identified. New committees will be formed around the priority areas, new partners will be brought on board who have the expertise and interest to address the topic area, and new action plans will be developed. The committees will begin implementing their work plans in May 2008 and will continue through December 2011. • Mile Stone Yr 2 & 3: Committees will assess their progress and determine if changes need to be made to their action plans to stay in line with the community's needs and interests. Recertification: Recertification will demonstrate that HCOC is meeting standards such as leadership, membership diversity, and progress towards the Healthy Carolinians 2010 goals. Recertification will also provide access to funding from the Office of Healthy Carolinians and Grantors such as Kate B. Reynolds. • Mile Stone Yr 1, 2 and 3: HCOC will be awarded recertification in 2008 (recertification occurs every 4 years). Question 3: HCOC will receive $5,000 matching funds each year from the Orange County Government through its support of the Health Carolinians Coordinator's salary and benefits. Page 4 of 4