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ORANGE COUNTY 1 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Action Agenda Item No. t Y-C ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: December 5, 1994 SUBJECT: Establishment of a Public Health Nurse II (PHN II) position and acceptance of a Smart Start Contract. DEPARTMENT: HEALTH PUBLIC HEARING: Yes X No ATTACHMENT(S) : None INFORMATION CONTACT: HEALTH DIRECTOR'S OFFICE X2411 TELEPHONE NUMBER: Hillsborough - 732-8181 Chapel Hill - 968-4501 Mebane - 227-2031 Durham - 688-7331 PURPOSE: To accept an award from the Smart Start Program in the NC Department of Human Resources (DHR) to improve the Child Service Coordination delivery system in Orange County; to establish a Public Health Nurse II (PHN II) position to carry out the work of the program and to authorize the Chair to sign the Smart Start contract between (DHR) and the Orange County Health Department (OCHD) . BACKGROUND: The Orange County Partnership for Young Children Board (the local Smart Start Board) convened a committee to assess the status of child service coordination in Orange County. The committee found that the demand for the service was greater than the ability of existing workers to provide. The committee also found that additional coordination among the many agencies involved was needed. Local county health departments have been designated as the "lead agencies" for the Child Service Coordination (CSC) Program involving health departments, mental health agencies, developmental evaluation centers, schools and other organizations. The population served is children from age 0 - 5 who are experiencing congenital disabilities, developmental delays or conditions which place them at risk for these. Child Service Coordinators are case managers who assist the families of such children to access the wide range of services that are available to deal with the medical, emotional and social factors contributing to these conditions.