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RE: APPROVE GRANT APPLICATION FOR HEALTHY VISION 2010 COMMUNITY
AWARDS PROGRAM AND AUTHORIZE CHAIR TO SIGN
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, pursuant to
Colorado statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter, is vested with the authority of
administering the affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and
WHEREAS, the Board has been presented with a Grant Application for the Healthy
Vision 2010 Community Awards Program between the County of Weld, State of Colorado, by
and through the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, on behalf of the Weld County
Department of Public Health and Environment, and the National Eye Institute and Social and
Health Services, Ltd., commencing October 16, 2002, and ending October 15, 2003, with
further terms and conditions being as stated in said grant application, and
WHEREAS, after review, the Board deems it advisable to approve said grant
application, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of
Weld County, Colorado, that the Grant Application for the Healthy Vision 2010 Community
Awards Program between the County of Weld, State of Colorado, by and through the Board of
County Commissioners of Weld County, on behalf of the Weld County Department of Public
Health and Environment, and the National Eye Institute and Social and Health Services, Ltd.,
be, and hereby is, approved.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board that the Chair be, and hereby is, authorized
to sign said grant application.
The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted
by the following vote on the 28th day of August, A.D., 2002.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
WELD COUNTY, COLORADO
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Kiss DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT
1555 N. 17th Avenue
Greeley, CO 80631
WEBSITE: www.co.weld.co.us
ADMINISTRATION: (970) 304-6410
FAX: (970) 304-6412
FAX: (970) 304-6416
C. PUBLIC
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES: (970) 304-6415
COLORADO FAX: (970) 304-6411
Granting Agency: National Eye Institute & Social & Health Services, Ltd
Applicant's Name: Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment
Applicant's Address: 1555 N. 17th Avenue
Greeley, CO 80631
Applicant's Phone: (970) 304-6420 ext 2384
Applicant's Fax: (970) 304-6416
Project Title: Healthy Vision 2010
Contact Person: Marian Ruge, Health Promotions Program
Amount Request: $10,000
Time Period of Request: October 16, 2002 —October 15, 2003
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2010 HEALTHY VISION 2010
Vision COMMUNITY AWARDS PROGRAM
APPLICATION FORM
MUST BE POSTMARKED/FAXED BY AUGUST 30, 2002
Applicants must use this form, which is available in printable and downloadable formats at
http://www.healthyvision2010.org/funding or by request to Renee Primack, Social & Health
Services, Ltd., telephone: 301-770-5800, Ext. 5496; e-mail: rprimack@shs.net. No more than
three additional single-spaced pages in 12-point type may accompany the completed form (not
counting resumes, letters of commitments, and other documentation). Please note that the
complete application must be postmarked or faxed by August 30, 2002.
Agency/Nonprofit Organization: Weld County Diabetes Coalition/Weld County Department of Public
Health and Environment Contact person: Marian Ruge
Address: 1555 N. 17th Ave. Greeley, CO 80631
Telephone:970-304-6420 ext 2384 Fax: 970-304-6416 email address: mruge(o)_co.weld.co.us
Briefly describe your organization's mission, history, major programs and services, and noteworthy
accomplishments; include your Web site address if available.
The Weld County Diabetes Coalition has been in existence for six years. During this time we
conducted blood glucose screenings at Senior Congregate Meal Sites, provided
scholarships for home health care,public health and medical office nurses to attend Diabetes
Updates, helped start senior exercise classes in assisted living centers and senior centers, and
presented interactive nutrition and health classes to seniors and community groups. We also
piloted a successful nutrition and exercise program for high-risk youth. The Weld County
Diabetes Coalition purchased current books and videos in English and Spanish about diabetes
and donated them to the local library district. We have also created displays and activities
about diabetes and participated in many local health fairs. Funding has come from grants from
the Diabetes Control Program at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
for the first three years and from Colorado Action for Healthy People for the last three years.
Basic information about the Weld County Diabetes Coalition is found on the Weld
County website www.co.weld.co.us
What is your organization's legal status? We are based in the local health department/government
If a corporation, please identify the State of incorporation.
Please check as appropriate: O 501c3 IRS O 501c4 IRS O Other(describe)
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List the names and contacts of community groups collaborating with you on your project. The number of
collaborations is not limited. You must provide a letter from each collaborator that describes the type of
support to be provided.
Name/Affiliation: North Colorado Medical Center Diabetes Disease Management Team, Greeley
Name/Affiliation: Sunrise Community Health Center, Greeley
Name/Affiliation: Salud Community Health Center, Ft. Lupton
Please attach an additional page if you are naming more collaborators.
Please check which Healthy Vision 2010 objective(s)will be the focus of your project and briefly state your
overall goal for the project. You may select more than one objective. (Go to http://www.healthyvision2010.org/.)
O 28-6. Impairment due to glaucoma
XX 28-1. Dilated eye examinations O 28-7. Impairment due to cataract
❑ 28-2. Vision screening for children O 28-8. Occupational eye injury
❑ 28-3. Impairment due to refractive errors O 28-9. Protective eyewear
❑ 28-4. Impairment in children and adolescents O 28-10. Vision rehabilitation services and devices
❑ 28-5. Impairment due to diabetic retinopathy
What is your goal for your project? The goal for our project is to provide dilated eye exams for 120
low income individuals with diabetes in Weld County, who do not have vision insurance.
How does your project relate to the objective(s) checked? Our project would provide direct service
to people with diabetes who do not have vision insurance and need a dilated eye exam. A small
portion of the funding would be used for staff time and overhead/indirect.
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General Description. Describe the key elements of your project:
Local optometrists and ophthalmologists will be contacted about providing dilated eye exams for
low-income people with diabetes. Currently in this area, a dilated eye exam costs $55 to $60.
We would try to negotiate a reduced price of$50, so that more eye exams could be done.
Diabetes educators at the three collaborating agencies will identify patients who do not have
vision insurance and need to have a dilated eye exam. A voucher for the eye exam will be given
to the patient with a list of participating optometrists and ophthalmologists. Marian Ruge,
the contact person for the grant, would be responsible for contacting the vision clinics,
developing the voucher, distributing the vouchers to the diabetes educators and making sure the
payments are made. A small part of the grant funds would also be used to support the
continuation of the Weld County Diabetes Coalition.
Target Audience. Indicate the age group(s) and racial/ethnic group(s)you plan to target as well as the
type of setting in which you will conduct activities. Activities may be concentrated in a single setting such
as a senior center.
Age group: O Children and adolescents XX Adults O Older adults
O Other(describe)
Racial/ethnic group: XX African American XX American Indian/Alaska Native
XX Asian/Pacific Islander XX Hispanic/Latino XX White
Setting: XX Community-wide O Neighborhood O Health care clinic facility
O Other(describe)
Briefly describe the target audience(s) in terms of demographics and risk factors to be addressed. Be as
specific as possible. For example, a program focusing on glaucoma might target one or more of these
higher risk groups: all people over 60, African Americans over 40, people with a family history of
glaucoma, and people with diabetes. In 2000 an estimated 6626 persons in Weld County had
diabetes. Between 12,000 and 24,000 persons with diabetes go blind each year in the United
States from diabetes eye disease. The vast majority of these occurrences could be prevented with
regular screening. The Healthy People 2010 Objective is for 75 percent of persons with diabetes
to have an annual dilated eye exam. Approximately 70 percent of persons with diabetes in
Colorado with health care coverage have had a dilated eye exam in the pastyear, compared to 41
percent without coverage, according to data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance
System. This grant would help increase the percent of persons with diabetes without health care
coverage receiving dilated eye exams.
Medicaid and CHP+ (the Colorado Health Care Plan for Children)provide annual eye exams
for youth up to their 19th birthday. Persons over 65 are covered by Medicare. This grant would
provide dilated eye exams for adults with diabetes who do not have vision insurance and are in
need of assistance to pay for the exam. Because of the paperwork necessary to enroll in diabetes
education classes, the educators will be aware of the patient's insurance provisions. The only
extra paperwork will be issuing the vouchers and keeping a list of the recipients.
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Timeline. The award is for 12 months. Include a timetable showing key activities and expected
accomplishments or milestones.
Timeframe Activities Responsibility
Month 1 Contact optometrists and ophthalmologists to Project Director
solicit participation in providing dilated eye exams
Month 1 Develop voucher to be used to refer persons with Project Director
diabetes who need dilated eye exams to and support staff
participating vision clinics
Month 1 Meet with diabetes educators for input on details of Project Director
program: criteria for providing vouchers, reports and diabetes
from examining eye doctors, payment educators
arrangements, etc
Month 2 Meet with diabetes educators to distribute vouchers Project Director
and discuss details of program and diabetes
educators
Month 2-12 Distribute vouchers for dilated eye exams to Diabetes
persons with diabetes who do not have vision Educators
insurance
Months 2-12 Provide discounted eye exams to persons with Participating
vouchers optometrists and
ophthalmologists
Months 2-12 Submit bills for eye exam vouchers to Health Staff at vision
Department for payment. clinics
Months 1-12 Hold meetings of Weld County Diabetes Coalition Project Director
to monitor distribution of vouchers and any and members of
problems that might arise, as well as conduct coalition
regular business and networking of coalition
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Who will direct the project? What will his or her primary responsibilities be? Please include a resume.
Marian Ruge, Health Education Specialist, will serve as project director. She has helped direct
the Weld County Diabetes Coalition since its inception six years ago. (resume attached) Her
primary responsibilities will be to coordinate all aspects of the grant, from initial contacts with
the optometrists and ophthalmologists to monitoring the distribution of the vouchers. Marian
will also continue to facilitate the meetings of the Weld County Diabetes Coalition which will
serve as the main avenue to monitor progress on meeting the goals of the grant.
Describe your agency's history and/or the partnerships created to implement the project as evidence that
you are qualified to conduct the proposed work. The Weld County Department of Public Health and
Environment has worked to protect the health of the citizens since 1938. The department has
good working relationships with many other health agencies, as well as other cooperating groups
in the county.
The Weld County Diabetes Coalition was formed in 1996 in response to the offer of a small
grant to form a conununity coalition to address the high rate of diabetes in Weld County. In
only six years, the Diabetes Coalition has proven to be a valuable resource in coordinating the
various health agencies that treat people with diabetes, the agencies that provide diabetes
education and the groups who work with people at risk for developing diabetes. As described
earlier in the grant, over the years, the Diabetes Coalition has done blood glucose screenings at
Senior Centers, provided scholarships for nurses to attend Diabetes Update workshops, donated
current books and videos about diabetes in English and Spanish to the local library district,
collaborated with the Cooperative Extension Program in Dining with Diabetes and other
nutrition education classes, piloted a nutrition and fitness program for at-risk youth, created an
educational display for community Health Fairs, participated in a poster session about
community action at the Colorado Public Health Association state meeting, and provided
numerous nutrition and health lessons at congregate meal sites for seniors and women's fitness
centers. Recently we hosted an informational meeting for health care providers about SEARCH,
a CDC project to identify youth 0-20 with diabetes. We have excellent working relationships
with all three agencies in the county who do diabetes education. We have a proven record of
competent leadership in community coalitions and community outreach.
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Describe how you will document your project.
How you will measure your project's effectiveness? (Check as many as apply)
O Newspaper/magazine clippings; television appearances
XX Number of participants/attendees
❑ Number of events
❑ Some other way. Please describe: We believe that there is a tremendous need for persons
with diabetes to have dilated eye exams. There is some concern that by providing dilated eye
exams, we will open the proverbial "can of worms" and identify health problems that need fixing,
such as eye diseases in people with diabetes, and have no funds to provide treatment. After
discussing this potential problem with other health care providers, we believe that there are
community resources to help provide treatment for those individuals who need it once
a problem has been identified.
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How much money are you requesting and for what purposes (maximum $10,000 per year)?
Office supplies Local travel Telephone Staff salaries
Consultant fees Printing Other: see attached budget page
What in-kind resources, including facilities, equipment, and staff, will you use?
The Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment will provide meeting space,
office space, postage, telephone, computer access, administrative support for paying the
vouchers, printing costs, and other indirect/in-kind support.
The information contained in this application, including all attachments and support materials, is true and
accurate to the best of my knowledge. I understand that if my organization is awarded and accepts a
Healthy Vision award, acceptance of the award implies a commitment to complete the project as stated in
the application and to abide by the administrative r quirements et by thrational Eye Institute.
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Proposed Budget for Healthy Vision 2010 Grant
Budget Item Grant In-kind Total
Staff salary (2 hours a week) $2543.90 $2543.90 $5087.80
Indirect Expenses* $1175.00 1175.00
In-kind** 6700.00 6700.00
Vouchers for dilated eye exams $6000.00 6000.00
Meeting expenses for 200.00 200.00
Diabetes Coalition
Mileage 81.10 100.00 181.10
Total $10,000.00 $9343.90 $19,343.90
*Indirect expenses include office space, meeting space, telephone, computer,
administrative support, postage, printing, etc.
**In-kind support includes the diabetes educators' time to dispense the
vouchers, attending Diabetes Coalition meetings, and the discounted prices
for the dilated eye exams.
CHECKLIST
Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
❑ Completed all eight sections of the application.
❑ Checked boxes in Sections 1, 3, 4, and 6.
❑ If mailing, included 3 copies and the original application; only one faxed copy
required.
❑ Included a cover letter briefly describing your project.
❑ Included letters of support from all collaborators.
SUBMISSION INFORMATION
Renee Primack, Social & Health Services, Ltd., Suite 100, 11426 Rockville Pike,
Rockville, MD 20852, Telephone: 301-770-5800, Ext. 5496, Fax: 301-984-3972.
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MARIAN CAST RUGE
1734 34th Avenue
Greeley, CO 80634
(970) 353-5661
EDUCATION
Registered Dietitian - 1983 to present
M.S. Nutrition and B.S. with High Distinction,
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Health Education Specialist at Weld County Department of Public Health &
Environment, Greeley, CO. 1987 to present. Provide nutrition counseling
for high-risk pregnant women. Helped create WeldSTAR, a sanitation and
safety workshop for food workers. Work with community groups involved
with traffic safety, injury prevention, diabetes, and chronic disease
prevention.
Quality Control Supervisor for Aspen Mulling Spices, Aspen, CO. 1987 to 2000.
Seasonal work supervising the packaging of over 1 million units each year.
Maintained accurate records of production and inventory. Prepared regular
reports.
Instructor at the University of Northern Colorado. Taught general nutrition and
community health Basses, 1991 & 1998
WIC Nutritionist at Grand Island-Hall County Health Department, Nebraska. 1981-
86. Assessed nutritional adequacy of diets for pregnant or breast-
feeding women, infants and children. Provided health and nutrition
education to 600 participants. Developed teaching materials.
Administrative/Clinical Dietitian at Memorial Hospital, Grand Island, NE.
Supervised and scheduled 25 dietary staff. Ordered food supplies for
100 bed hospital. Provided dietary instruction for patients and orientation
for new staff.
Public Health Nutritionist in Lae, Papua New Guinea.
Nutrition Research Assistant at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Teacher at the American College Institute, Izmir, Turkey.
Cooperative Extension Agent for Boone and Nance counties in Nebraska.
Peace Corps Volunteer, Community Development in Morocco.
AUG-20-2002 TUE 04: 12 PM CARE COORDINATION 19703506039 P. 02
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North Colorado Medical Center
Banner Wealth System
August 20, 2002
Marian Ruge
1555 North 17th Avenue
Greeley, Colorado 80631
Dear Marian Ruge,
SUBJECT:HEALTHY VISION
As members of the Diabetes Disease Management program here at North Colorado
medical center, we would like to express our support for your plans to provide dilated
eye exams m diabetics. We see a number of people through our program who need eye
exams. Many of these people are living on a fixed income or have limited resources.
They are often forced to choose between medical care and groceries. Without these
regular exams, complications often arise and their health deteriorates. With these
exams, these people will be able to better maintain their health and maintain their
quality of life.
Our staff is willing m distribute the vouchers for the exams and keep the necessary
records to make this program a success.
We would also like to thank the Weld county Diabetes Coalition for providing a
networking forum for diabetes education providers and those who work with at risk
populations for the past six years. We wish you good luck in this endeavor
Cordially,
Meld � `i� ' 'l 4.0 eV
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Diabetes Disease Management
North Colorado Medical Center
1801 16th St. - Greeley,CO 80631 • 970-352-4121 • Fax 970-350-6644 • wwwNCMCGreeley.com
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT
rici ,;, 1555 N. 17`h Avenue
Greeley, CO 80631
WEBSITE: www.co.weld.co.us
ADMINISTRATION: (970) 304-6410
FAX: (970) 304-6412
Willie. PUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATION & NURSING: (970) 304-6420
FAX: (970) 304-6416
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES: (970) 304-6415
COLORADO FAX: (970) 304-6411
Memorandum
TO: Glenn Vaad ,`�
Board of County Commissioners ++ r� S
FROM: Mark Wallace, MD, MPH, Director1�.r1
DATE: August 26, 2002
SUBJECT: Healthy Vision 2010 Grant Application
Enclosed for Board review and approval is the grant application for the
Healthy Vision 2010 Community Awards Program. The contract period
would be for 12 months, October 16, 2002 — October 15, 2003.
Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment will use this
funding to provide dilated eye exams for uninsured persons with diabetes .
and to continue the Weld County Diabetes Coalition.
I recommend your approval.
Enclosure
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