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c. The Department on Aging has also received notification from the N. C. Department of Insurance of receipt of $3,100. The Department plans to use the funds to expand the Senior .Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP) within the Eldercare division. This budget amendment provides for the receipt of these funds. (See Attachment 1, column #4) Health Department 5. The Health Department has received notification of the following funds for the current fiscal year: a. The Health Department has received additional Family Planning Title X funds totaling $7,068 from the State. These funds are part of a statewide initiative to assist local health departments in offsetting significant increases experienced in the purchase price of oral contraceptives. For example, the cost of oral contraceptives last year at this time was $3.00 for cone-month supply compared to a current monthly price of $10.20. This budget amendment; provides for the receipt of these funds. (See Attachment 1, column #5) b. Currently, a local dentist donates time and equipment to the Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools in support. of its student athlete mouth guard program. Orange County Schools does not have a similar program. Recognizing the need for these services, Orange County's Dental Health division plans to initiate a new grant supported program that will promote the use of mouth guards by student athletes at middle. and high schools in the Orange County School district. Grant funds and donations will offset the cost of the program. The Strowd Roses Foundation has contributed $5,000 for this initiative. In addition, the department requests a donation of $10 from each student participant to offset the remaining cost of the program. This budget amendment provides for the receipt of $5,000 from Strowd Roses, and anticipates the receipt of donations totaling $4,000. (See Attachment 1, column #5) c. The Health Department has received notification from the N.C Department of Health and Human Services of the receipt of Phase II Pandemic Influenza funds .totaling $20,000. The department received a total of $26,415 in Phase I funds during both FY 2005-06 and this current fiscal year, and have used these funds to purchase personal protective equipment, 800 MHz radios, headsets for radiophones, and medical bags to carry supplies. The department plans to use Phase II funds to purchase items to equip mass medication/vaccination sites, storage shelves, public education supplies, and handheld computers and GIS software to support field epidemiological work. This budget amendment provides for the receipt of these funds for the above stated purpose. (See Attachment 1, column #5) Non-Departmental 6. At its September 19, 2006 meeting, the Board- of County Commissioners approved an appropriation of $15,000 from Commissioner Contingency for the BOCC District Elections Education Process. This budget amendment provides for the appropriation of $15,000 from Commissioner Contingency for this initiative. (See Attachment 1, column #6)