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of building a community organization and identifying community r leaders to participate in the project. y g y 4 • The "middle" county in terms of community readiness is Orange County, where there is a community group, but that group needed a focus around which to build. • The most well developed in terms of community readiness is Wake County, where there is a strong, well- developed community -based organization that is more than ready to take new steps in serving their community. • Each County's focus in proposal -Lee Count has chosen to work with a local Housing Authority and build the capabilities of two community organizations in two housing projects in one of the cities in the county. This will be the first time a health department has actively worked with a housing project population in a broader context than simply health department services. Residents have identified a variety of issues, including violence and drug -abuse and the health department has identified teenage pregnancy and maternal and child health as . priorities. - Chatham ount will have as its lead agency in the initial year, the community -based umbrella organization, that will be working to strengthen the emerging community organization in a community on the outskirts of a middle -sized town. During the four year plan, the leadership of the project will transfer to the health department as its builds its competence in dealing with the community as well. Environmental issues as well as adolescent, maternal and child health, and sexually transmitted diseases will be a focus -Orange County will be using the Community Health Advocacy Project (CHAP) model to organize and gain input from a rural community in the county. Part of the plan is to hold annually, a needs assessment and planning. forum where agencies and community members in partnership work to identify needs and formulate action plans to address the top priorities identified. -The Wake Count y focus is on the development of a resource center within the identified minority community in the city of Raleigh. The purpose of the center is provide a physical focal point and support services for efforts in the areas of economic development, leadership development of community members, health promotion efforts, and organizational support. Activities will include things such as, seminars in organizing and managing small businesses, community health education and screening efforts through lay health advisors, support services for grant preparation, meeting space for groups planning community programs, marketing assistance etc. The Wake proposal has a half -time assistant health director and a half -time faculty from the SPH devoted to the project, the first-time such a shared arrangement has been tried.