TITLE
title
DHHS-PUBLIC HEALTH NORTH CAROLINA ALLIANCE OF PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES: THRIVING HEARTS GRANT ($22,500)
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SPONSOR
sponsor
Anita Ramachandran
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BACKGROUND
background
Guilford County is partnering as a Local Health Department (LHD) Champion with the NC Alliance of Public Health Agencies for the implementation of the Thriving Hearts grant. Thriving Hearts is a Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) grant with the overarching goal is to implement a multi-level intervention through local health departments. The goal is to create the conditions for those for giving birth to not only survive pregnancy, but to thrive. There are three grant components:
• Mama Hearts: LHDs work with maternity clinics in their county to optimize cardiometabolic health through person-focused, holistic care among pregnant people at risk of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy.
• Healing Centered Engagement: Use healing-centered care training for staff at the LHD and throughout the county including OBGYN practices to address compassion fatigue, enabling person-centered, respectful care.
• Loving Connection: Community Health Workers in the LHDs provide proactive outreach and ongoing support, connecting those who are pregant with resources to address health-related social needs and foster social cohesion to reduce stress and enable maternal health.
The Co-Principal Investigators are Orange County Health Department Director Quintana Stewart and UNC OBGYN Physician Alison Stuebe. Planning Year: April 1, 2024- March 31, 2025; Guilford County Implementation: July 1, 2026.
The 10 NC Counties and their local health departments participating include: Alamance, Caswell, Chatham, Cumberland, Durham, Forsyth, Guilford, Johnston, Orange, and Person.
Thriving Hearts will impact the continued services we provide to improve maternal health outcomes at the individual, community and system-wide level.
Funding:
$8,000 contract with at student intern(s) to assist staff with leading the planning of this project.
$10,000 for advertising/promotional opportunities.
$4,500 for general operating support.
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BUDGET IMPACT
budget impact
Grants Project Fund
FY25 Thriving Hearts Grant
$22,500 appropriation to the Grant Project
$22,500 in Federal/State funds
NO ADDITIONAL COUNTY FUNDS REQUIRED
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REQUESTED ACTION
requested action
Approve receipt of the FY25 Thriving Hearts Grant and authorize the grant agreement titled NC Alliance of Public Health Contract, in substantial form, in the amount of $22,500. Adopt a grant project ordinance for the FY25 Thriving Hearts Grant in the amount of $22,500 with $22,500 in Federal/State funds.
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