TITLE
Title
DHHS-PUBLIC HEALTH: APPLICATION NC-DHHS RFA411R SUPPORTING WOMEN’S HEALTH SERVICES ($150,000)
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SPONSOR
Sponsor
Dr. Iulia Vann
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BACKGROUND
Background
The Supporting Women's Health Services funding will allow public health to continue to fund one Community Health Worker for an additional 3 years. The Community Health Worker will continue to provide community outreach and education on perinatal health topics, with a focus on reproductive life planning to increase the number of individuals of reproductive age making appointments in our Family Planning clinics in Greensboro and High Point.
This funding will allow DPH to continue providing extended family planning clinic hours from 7:00 am - 6:00 pm to better meet community needs. In addition, a strong focus on community outreach on reproductive life planning and perinatal health promotion will be implemented using an integrated community health worker model. This is a continuation of services as implemented in the Improving Community Outcomes for Maternal and Child Health state grant, but which will be lost due to funding cuts from that FY 24-26 grant cycle.
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BUDGET IMPACT
Budget Impact
NO COUNTY MATCH AND NO ADDITIONAL COUNTY FUNDS REQUIRED
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REQUESTED ACTION
Requested Action
Approve the application for NCDHHS RFA411R Supporting Women’s Health Services, enabling Public Health to continue to support one (1) Community Health Worker; and, if needed, authorize any necessary budget amendments up $150,000 annually for three (3) years, should the County be awarded the grant.
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