TITLE
Title
DHHS-PUBLIC HEALTH DIVISION: DUKE ENDOWMENT GRANT - $700,560 AND APPROVAL OF FOUR (4) NURSE SPECIALIST I POSITIONS
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SPONSOR
Sponsor
Dr. Iulia Vann
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BACKGROUND
Background
Guilford County Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Division has received additional funding in the amount of $700,560 from Duke Endowment for the period 4/01/2019-12/31/2020 for a total award of $1,044,287, for continued support and expansion of our Guilford Family Connects (GFC) Evidence Based Nurse Home Visitation Program as part of the Get Ready Guilford Initiative (GRGI). GRGI is improving outcomes for Guilford County children and their families through a systems’ change approach. The GFC Nurse Home Visiting Program offers nurse home visits to all deliveries throughout Guilford County. Nurse home visits provide support, education, and early identification and referral of health & safety concerns.
The new funding supports four (4) new Nurse Specialist I positions. This expansion will allow the GFC program to reach all 6,000 new births in our county with the goal of improving on-track development for infants, leading to kindergarten readiness and academic success.
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BUDGET IMPACT
Budget Impact
Budget Ordinance Amendment
General Fund
$108,330 Increase in Other Revenues
$108,330 Increase in Appropriation to Health & Human Services (Public Health)
NO ADDITIONAL COUNTY FUNDS REQUIRED
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REQUESTED ACTION
Requested Action
Approve an increase of $108,330 in Other Revenues (the remaining award amount of $592,230 will be included in the FY2020-21 requested budget) and increase the DHHS-Public Health Division FY2019-20 budget by the same amount to reflect grant funds awarded from Duke Endowment for the period 4/01/2019 - 6/30/2020 and approve four (4) new Nurse Specialist I positions to be contingent upon grant funding.
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