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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: .June 7, 2005 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. 5 - rn <br />SUBJECT: Agreement Renewal with Chapel Hill Training and Outreach, Inc, and Health <br />Department for Dental Services for Head Start <br />DEPARTMENT: Health PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Agreement Rosemary Summers, ext 2411 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To consider approving a renewal agreement for Health Department provision of <br />dental services for the Head Start Program offered by Chapel Hill Training and Outreach, Inc. in <br />northern Orange. <br />BACKGROUND: Chapel Hill Training and Outreach Program (CHTOP) won the federal <br />contract to provide Head Start services in northern Orange County in 2002. CHTOP opened a <br />new Head Start Center in Hillsborough in 2003. One of the requirements of Head Start is that <br />all enrolled children be screened for dental problems and have any problems identified <br />serviced. CHTOP approached the Health Department to contract far these services on an <br />annual basis, The services include screening and any dental service provision that the children <br />may need in follow-up to the screening. Families could elect to receive service from another <br />dental provider if they have one. The agreement is far approximately $10,000 on an annual <br />basis or about $100 per child. This includes an on-site screening and full in-office screening far <br />any children identified with needs. In FY 2004-2005, 80 children were screened and 55 of <br />those children received treatment from the Health Department dental clinic for identified needs, <br />Serving this population is consistent with the mission and goals of the department to provide <br />services to underserved residents, Current Hillsborough staff delivers the service, <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: Under the terms of this annual agreement, Chapel Hill Training and <br />Outreach, Inc, will pay the Health Department approximately $10,000 (about $100 per child) to <br />provide screening and dental services to an estimated 100 Head Start children in northern <br />Orange. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve the renewal <br />agreement and authorize the Chair to sign. <br />