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HomeMy WebLinkAbout980518.tiff RESOLUTION RE: APPROVE LETTER OF INTENT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH CONFERENCE SUPPORT GRANT 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 Letter of Intent for the Public Health Conference Support Grant 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 Health Department, and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, commencing August 1, 1998, and ending June 30, 1999, with further terms and conditions being as stated in said letter of intent, and WHEREAS, after review, the Board deems it advisable to approve said letter of intent, 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 Letter of Intent for the Public Health Conference Support Grant 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 Health Department, and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention be, and hereby is, approved. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board that the Chair be, and hereby is, authorized to sign said letter of intent. The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted by the following vote on the 1st day of April, A.D., 1998. -� BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS / WE COUNTY, COLORADO ATTEST: rG�✓rj ,/ ~2 Constance L. Harbert, Chair Weld County Clerk to tit oa � ��G'� / fl c � W. H. ebster, Pro-TernBY: G / Deputy Clerk to the Board -r �1%ciaf, orge E. Baxter APP AST FORM: Dal K. Hall ty Att ney ✓ 0 L G f1 c , C EBbara J. Kirkmeyer 980518 ea.. NI-. 1 ( ) HL0024 aCPIIvsy Health OePah, �¢O % Weld County Health Department 1517 16th Ave. Ct. 4 ' Greeley, Colorado 80631 970-353-0586 970-356-4966 (Fax) March 25, 1998 Henry S.Cassell, III,Grants Management Officer Procurement and Grants Office, Center for Disease Control 255 East Paces Ferry Road,NE Mailstop E-09 Atlanta, GA 30305 Dear Mr. Cassell, Please accept this letter of intent for consideration of DHHS;CDC&P Announcement#803: Public Health Conference Support Grant Program. Title: Regional Health Education Standards Skill Building Workshops Workshop #1 - "Health Education Program Evaluation" (Video Conference with 5 sites) DATE: October, 1998. • Workshop#2-" Strategic Planning for Health Education-Moving from Theory to Action" (Regional Workshops) DATES: November 1998-March 1999 Location(s): Five regional locations per workshop(10 total): 1) Northwest Colorado/Denver Metro Area; 2) Southeast Colorado; 3)Southcentral Colorado/Colorado Springs 4)Northwest/West Central Colorado; 5) Southwest Colorado. All 63 counties in Colorado are incorporated into these 5 regions. Purpose: 1) To provide quality trainings consistent with needs identified and prioritized from statewide assessment of local public health professionals, including health promotion,nursing, and environmental health specialist; 2) To train individuals in competencies linked to population based services: 3) To increase skill levels of statewide professionals on topics applicable to: environmental health; chronic and infectious disease prevention including risk factors of nutrition,tobacco, and physical activity; and injury control; 4) To facilitate linkages between statewide multi disciplinary public health professionals thereby strengthening Colorado's public health system; 5) To further national training goals and plans supported by agencies such as CDC and Robert Wood Johnson. This project addresses Healthy People 2000 Objective 8.1: increase years of healthy life to at least 65 years. Intended Audience: These programs are intended for everyone in the public health arena in Colorado including Health Officers and staff at 13 local public health departments, local health(county nursing)agencies and environmental health services(49)with emphasis on the rural and underserved areas. Members of the Public Health Association(302),Colorado Environmental Health Association(300), Connecting Colorado Statewide Coalition(700)and other community agencies will be invited. Expected audience participation for each workshop is 50,for a total of 500 participants. Estimated Costs: Total Cost CDC In Kind Speaker fees 6,000.00 5000.00 1000.00 Travel expenses 1500.00 1000.00 500.00 Project Coord.5 FTE 11,220.00 3770.00 7450.00 Video Conference expenses 6000.00 4500.00 1500.00 Facility Fees(regional workshops) 1250.00 750.00 500.00 Administrative support.1 FTE 1385.00 1000.00 385.00 Colo. State Health Dept. .2 FTE 3880.00 2000.00 1880.00 Materials/Mailings 1200.00 700.00 500.00 Total Cost: 32,435.00 18,720.00 13,715.00 Total Request From Announcement#803: $18,720.00 (57%) Please contact me at(970)353-0586 or email-gakin@co.weld.co.us if you have questions. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, aye Akin,MPH,RD,Health Education Standards Coordinator Signature Page for Letter of Intent for DHHS, CDC&P Announcement#803: Public Health Conference Support Grant Program WELD COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT BY. � -%rr J S. Pickles M. .E.H. irector BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WELD COUNTY, COLORADO ��?�Sl/.l.y�✓�e� fJ5 ,�� Constance L. Harbert, Chair (04/01/98) ATTEST: Weld Co i i, 3c BY: Deputy . Q rips (" TY 1 r] '3 C. Er; COLORADO MEMORANDUM TO: Constance Harbert Chair, Weld County Commissioners DATE: Ma 26, l$98 FROM: o l l M ij ,i!rector, Weld County Health Department SUBJECT: Letter or Intent for DHHS, CDC&P Public Health Conference Support Grant Enclosed for board review and approval is a letter of intent for a grant proposal between Weld County Health Department and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention to provide health education skill building workshops to local county health department staff, health officers, public health nurses and environmentalists in all 63 counties in Colorado. This is a request for supplemental funds to support the Health Education Standards Preventive Health Block Grant Project. This will enable us to provide training to a greater number of people through video conference and live presentations in five different regional locations in Colorado. The staff at all local public health agencies will serve the high risk population in their communities with improved skills to meet their needs. The request is for supplemental funds for the funding period August 1, 1998 - June 30, 1999. We are requesting $18,720.00 to maintain this project. I would recommend your approval of this project. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. 980518 Hello