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8 <br />a Educate families regarding the importance of accessing routine health services through a <br />"medical home" primary health care provider. <br />Q Assist providers and parents with the development of individualized emergency medical plans <br />for children with identified health issues (such as seizures, asthma, bee sting allergies, etc.), <br />ensuring a system of communication exists among child care providers, parents, and medical <br />providers when health issues arise. <br />The person staffing this project will be a Public Health Nurse II working within the Orange County <br />Health Department and assigned to the Personal Health Services Division/Family Home Visiting <br />Services Section. Beckie Hermann, RN, Family Home Visiting Services Coordinator, will be the <br />supervisor for this position as a part of the team of 3 Public Health Nurse II and 4 Social Worker II <br />home visitors she currently supervises. Currently .25 FTE is funded through OCPYC to provide <br />emergency care plan development for young children with special health needs as a part of the Child <br />Service Coordination Enhancement Project at Orange County Health Department. As the Child Care <br />Health Consultant orients to the project, the currently funded activity will continue this aspect of the <br />position through June 30, 2005. It is planned that this specific duty will transition to the Child Care <br />Health Consultant's role as of July 1, 2005. One of many positive aspects of this position being part of <br />the Orange County Health Department is that there is a Medical Director on staff who oversees and <br />assists with writing of all health related protocols. Another positive aspect is that the Health <br />Department has years of experience providing School Nursing services, immunization review, <br />identification and linking of children with special needs to early intervention services, and providing <br />Communicable Disease investigation and intervention. Protocols and procedures already exist within <br />these programs that can easily be adapted for this project. <br />Proiect Time and Task Chart: <br />January -February 2005 March, April, May, June 2005 Jul 2005-June 2006 <br />Recruit, Interview and Hire *Orient to OCHD and State Child Care *Implement program <br />Public Health Nurse Child Care Health activities as described <br />Health Consultant Position Consultant Training and Certification. in body of grant <br /> *Meet Child Care Directors, Orange application. <br /> County collaborating agency staff, and *Track health and <br /> pertinent North Carolina Division of safety data as <br /> Child Development and Division of described. <br /> Public Health Staff as well as the *Evaluate participant <br /> Regional child satisfaction and use of <br /> Health Care Consultant (if position is project services (by <br /> developed). 12/05 and 6/06). <br /> *Collaborate with Child Special Services <br /> Coordinator regarding established <br /> emergency <br /> medical plans (transition responsibility <br /> by <br /> 7/1/05). <br /> *Establish time line for service provision <br /> for 2005-2006 (including training <br /> calendar <br /> activities). <br />2