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Home My WebLink About20253272 Resolution Approve Local Public Health Agency (LPHA) Application for Fiscal Years 2027-2029 State Tobacco Education and Prevention Partnership (STEPP) Grant Program, and Authorize Chair to Sign and Department of Public Health and Environment to Submit Electronically 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 Local Public Health Agency (LPHA) Application for Fiscal Years 2027-2029 State Tobacco Education and Prevention Partnership (STEPP) Grant Program from the County of Weld, State of Colorado, by and through the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, on behalf of the Department of Public Health and Environment, to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, with further terms and conditions being as stated in said application, and Whereas, after review, the Board deems it advisable to approve said 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 Local Public Health Agency (LPHA) Application for Fiscal Years 2027-2029 State Tobacco Education and Prevention Partnership (STEPP) Grant Program from the County of Weld, State of Colorado, by and through the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, on behalf of the Department of Public Health and Environment, to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, be, and hereby is, approved. Be it further resolved by the Board that the Chair be, and hereby is, authorized to sign said application via the Signature Authority Form, and Cathy Hoover, Department of Public Health and Environment, be, and hereby is, authorized to electronically submit said application. ca: 1-1t-(5c/BF/oO, AcT(2w/co) 2025-3272 0x \ t)---1‘ aLo HL0058 Local Public Health Agency (LPHA) Application for Fiscal Years 2027-2029 State Tobacco Education and Prevention Partnership (STEPP) Grant Program Page 2 The Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, approved the above and foregoing Resolution, on motion duly made and seconded, by the following vote on the 1st day of December, A.D., 2025: Perry L. Buck, Chair: Aye ` Scott K. James, Pro-Tem: Excused 1_ I /`i Jason S. Maxey: Aye I 41f Lynette Peppler: Aye Kevin D. Ross: Aye ` Approved as to Form: • �~1 Bruce Barker, County Attorney Attest: Esther E. Gesick, Clerk to the Board 2025-3272 HL0058 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PASS-AROUND REVIEW PASS-AROUND TITLE: STEPP FY27-29 LPHA Interest Form DEPARTMENT: Public Health & Environment DATE: 11/19/2025 PERSON REQUESTING: Jason Chessher Brief description of the problem/issue: The Weld County Department of Public Health & Environment (WCDPHE) receives funding for 2.5 FTE from State Tobacco Education Prevention Program. We seek to maintain this program at the current level and the FY 2027-2029 funding cycle requires an interest form as the initial step for continued funding. A formal contract and budget will be brought to the Board in 2026. What options exist for the Board? Approve and sign, or deny this Interest Form Consequences: Approving and signing this agreement will enable WCDPHE to continue to provide tobacco education and cessation services at current program levels. Impacts: Approving this interest form will initiate the next 3-year contract which will include sustaining 2.5 current FTEs. Costs (Current Fiscal Year/Ongoing or Subsequent Fiscal Years): Funding is anticipated to be approximately $412,000. The final amount will be set in 2026. There is no county match required, and all program activities are fully grant funded. No county funding or additional FTE is requested. Recommendation: I recommend approval to place this item on a future BOCC agenda for formal consideration. Support Recommendation Schedule Place on BOCC Agenda Work Session Other/Comments: •roil• Perry L. Buck ✓ Scott K. James ,PJ Jason S. Maxey .1 Lynette Peppier Kevin D. Ross �t 2025-3272 12/1 LOOS STEPP FY27-29 LPHA Interest - Signature Authority Form Signature Authority Form By signing this form, the assigned or appointed Signature Authority confirms that they have reviewed and approved the submission of all required materials for the FY27-FY29 Colorado State Tobacco Education and Prevention Partnership Program (STEPP), STEPP FY27-29 LPHA Interest Form. Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment Organization/agency name: 7**Signature of authorized agency representative: `� �� **If not an apparent authority,the applicant will need to provide a Signature Authority Lett Date: DEC 0 1 2025 Applicants must submit this form via PDF attachment to the STEPP FY27-29 LPHA Interest Form no later than 5:00 PM MST on December 19, 2025. a ,..,,: . COLORADO `' Department of Public c°R'"` Health b Environment 7 ?5-3212 STEPP FY27-29 LPHA Interest Form (FINAL APPLICATION IN GOOGLE FORM) DUE 12/19/2025 Agency legal name Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment Agency address 1555 N 17th Ave City, State, ZIP Greeley, CO 80631 Agency telephone 970-400-4226 Agency fax NA Agency email choover@weld.gov Name of primary point of contact for the application Cathy Hoover Email of the primary point of contact for the application choover@weld.gov Administrative contact name Jason Chessher Administrative contact telephone 970-400-2293 Administrative contact email JChessher@weld.gov Financial/Contract contact name Bill Fritz Financial/Contract contact telephone 970-400-2122 Financial/Contract contact email BFritz@weld.gov Signature authority contact name Perry Buck Signature authority contact telephone 970-400-4226 Signature authority contact email bfritz@weld.gov Name(s)of contributors to the application Cathy Hoover Does your agency currently receive STEPP funding?*Yes Does your agency intend to work on commercial tobacco control?*Yes Does your agency intend to apply as part of a cross-jurisdictional/multi-agency collaborative (multiple agencies working together under the same contract)?* No Based on the stated STEPP 2030 Strategic Plan goals for commercial tobacco control work in Colorado, please briefly describe the following: Your current agency and program infrastructure and capacity to implement a commercial tobacco control program(300 words or less).* Our Weld County Tobacco Education and Prevention Program (ECTEPP) is located within the Weld County Department of Public Health and Education (WCDPHE) in Greeley.We are supported by an Interim Division Director, Department Director, and a robust fiscal team. Cross-collaboration with other department programs and good relationships with the individuals in them help to strengthen our team as well. Our health department is accredited through the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB). The WCTEPP is currently made up of 2.5 FTE;two full-time Tobacco Education Specialists and one (.5 FTE) Program Manager. Since the Latino population represents roughly 30%of Weld County residents and is rapidly growing, both Tobacco Education Specialists are bilingual in English and Spanish, and we partner with the Community Health Division's Community Health Workers on further outreach. Much of this work is connecting the Latinx Community to Health resources including tobacco cessation.Additionally,we are supported by an internal team of highly qualified data analysts who readily provide us with data from the Colorado Quitline, BRFSS,TABS, HKCS and more importantly local data via the Community Health Assessment(completed every 3 years).They also assist with projects such as the STEPPS Community Profile. Your agency and program plan to hire and retain qualified commercial tobacco control staff, representative of the community's racial and cultural diversity(300 words or less).* WCDPHE is committed to hiring and retaining a high-quality, representative workforce.To achieve this,we prioritize inclusive recruitment strategies including outreach through community-based organizations, local colleges and universities.Job postings are crafted to highlight cultural competency, lived experience, and language skills as valued qualifications.As an agency,we are committed to making sure our staff is adequately trained and we strive to create a welcoming work environment with ongoing opportunities for professional development.We invest in professional development opportunities (topics include cultural humility, health equity, and best practices) at Department, Division, and individual levels. Further,WCDPHE provides additional compensation for partial and full bilingual staff. We hope that our competitive compensation and benefits packages, along with the opportunities for growth and experience will build and retain high-quality, and high-achieving teams. Describe the scope of community support and identified or anticipated challenges for your program and agency as the lead organization in the implementation of the strategies above. (Describe in 300 words or less.)* Community support:WCDPHE partners with numerous local agencies. As a tobacco control program, we believe in authentic community engagement and meeting people where they are. This model has helped us build relationships and trust with key leaders in community agencies such as United Way, Luther Family Services, North Range Behavioral Health, School Districts, Chambers of Commerce, medical and dental clinics, various community coalitions, and businesses such as JBS, the largest employer in Weld County. This bidirectional relationship model has also increased trust with individuals in the community and taught us what is important to them and how to structure messaging and programming within our community. Challenges:Weld County prides itself on being comprised of independent thinkers and people who don't want to be"told what to do"especially if it comes from the government. As a Health Department, we have to proceed carefully with education and policy. We strive to promote healthy choices framed in a way that makes sense and relates to people's experience and lifestyle without infringing on their freedoms. Our 2022 Weld County Community Health Survey Data showed an increase in e-cigarette use and vaping especially among 18-34-year-olds. This will require us to pivot in our education and messaging to reach this population and also consider the environmental impact of e-cigarettes. We are already aware of limited capacity and system barriers within our County Household Hazardous Waste to receive and dispose of the toxic waste caused by e-cigarettes. Limited data creates a disadvantage in our youth work. In 2021, only a few of our Weld County schools participated in the Healthy Kids Colorado Survey and the Community Heath Survey only polls individuals ages 18 and up. Describe your agency's capacity to assess your community needs to implement the Community Tobacco/Nicotine Initiatives Framework for Local Public Health Agencies, including tools and strategies your agency has used to assess community needs(300 words or less).* As part of our Community Health Assessment process,WCDPHE's Data Team conducts a representative, simple random-sample Community Health Survey of county residents every three years which includes rich, detailed information on tobacco use among Weld County adults that can be disaggregated by factors including race/ethnicity, age, gender, sexual orientation, income, county region, and educational attainment. Having our own high-quality, local data source and a team of data analysts enables WCDPHE's tobacco team to assemble a more detailed assessment of tobacco-related community needs than we would be able to use state or national data sources.To incorporate youth needs into our assessments,we rely on Healthy Kids Colorado Survey data and have maintained a close working relationship with HKCS administrators to improve participation by Weld County Schools.The WCDPHE tobacco team has also leveraged the relationships we've developed in local school systems through delivering tobacco education programming to recruit professionals who work with youth to participate in Key Informant Interviews, in order to add qualitative data to our assessments. In addition to the Weld Community Health Survey, the Healthy Kids Colorado Survey, and Key Informant Interviews,we have incorporated data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey and the Weld Intake Demographic Report for Quitline. In order to staff this program accurately, STEPP requires that agencies have at least a 0.75 dedicated FTE in place by the end of the first grant year. Describe the agency's plan to hire, onboard,and retain qualified commercial tobacco control staff representative of the community's racial and cultural diversity,that meets this requirement.* As stated above,there are 2.5 FTE on this project. Combined with diverse strategies to recruit new staff,the additional bilingual pay and dedication to ongoing learning opportunities exemplify our commitment to employee retention. Describe the scope of community support and identified or potential challenges for the program and the agency. (Describe in 300 words or less)* As the lead agency the response is the same as above. Please download the Signature Authority Form, complete it, and upload Corarcirt Entity Information Entity Name* Entity ID* ❑New Entity? COLORADO DEPT OF PUBLIC @00001926 HEALTH/ENVIRONMENT Contract Name* Contract ID Parent Contract ID CDPHE STEPP FY27-29 LPHA INTEREST FORM 10122 Requires Board Approval Contract Status Contract Lead* YES CTB REVIEW BFRITZ Department Project# Contract Lead Email bfritz@weld.gov;Health- Contracts@weld.gov Contract Description* CDPHE STEPP FY27-29 LPHA INTEREST FORM Contract Description 2 Contract Type* Department Requested BOCC Agenda Due Date AGREEMENT HEALTH Date* 1 1 /27/2025 12/01 /2025 Amount* Department Email $412,000.00 CM-Health@weld.gov Will a work session with BOCC be required?* NO Renewable* Department Head Email NO CM-Health- Does Contract require Purchasing Dept. to be DeptHead@weld.gov included? Automatic Renewal County Attorney Grant GENERAL COUNTY IGA ATTORNEY EMAIL County Attorney Email CM- COU NTYATTORNEY@WEL D.GOV If this is a renewal enter previous Contract ID If this is part of a MSA enter MSA Contract ID Note: the Previous Contract Number and Master Services Agreement Number should be left blank if those contracts are not in OnBase Contract Dates Effective Date Review Date* Renewal Date 12/19/2025 Termination Notice Period Expiration Date* Committed Delivery Date 12/19/2025 Contact Information Contact Info Contact Name Contact Type Contact Email Contact Phone 1 Contact Phone 2 Purchasing Purchasing Approver Purchasing Approved Date Approval Process Department Head Finance Approver Legal Counsel JASON CHESSHER RUSTY WILLIAMS BYRON HOWELL DH Approved Date Finance Approved Date Legal Counsel Approved Date 11 /21 /2025 11 /24/2025 11 /24/2025 Final Approval BOCC Approved Tyler Ref# AG 120125 BOCC Signed Date Originator BOCC Agenda Date BFRITZ 12/01 /2025 Houstan Aragon From: Cathy Hoover Sent: Wednesday, December 3, 2025 2:07 PM To: Houstan Aragon Cc: Bill Fritz Subject: Fw: Thanks for filling out this form: STEPP FY27-29 LPHA Interest Form Confirmation of our interest form submission. Thank you! From: Forms Response Receipts<forms-receipts-noreply@google.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 3, 2025 2:05 PM To: Cathy Hoover<choover@weld.gov> Subject: Thanks for filling out this form: STEPP FY27-29 LPHA Interest Form This Message Is From an External Sender This email was sent by someone outside Weld County Government. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Google Forms Thanks for filling out this form: STEPP FY27-29 LPHA Interest Form You're receiving this email because you filled out the following form using your email address. This form is owned by State.co.us Executive Branch. Make sure you recognize and trust this form before copying or clicking on any links. If it looks suspicious, report it. Here's what was received. STEPP FY27-29 LPHA Interest Form Recipients of STEPP grant funds must demonstrate how they intend to significantly contribute to accomplishing the program's commercial tobacco control goals. LPHA Interest Form Due Date: December 19.2025, by 5:00 pm LPHA Funding Amounts If you need assistance with this form, please contact laura.scottPstate.co.us. CDPHE accessibility statement Email * choover@weld.gov Project contact information Agency name * Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment Agency legal name * Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment Agency address * 1555 N 17th Ave City, State, ZIP * Greeley, CO 80631 Agency telephone * 9704004226 Agency fax * NA 2 Agency email * choover@weld.gov Name of primary point of contact for the application * Cathy Hoover Email of the primary point of contact for the application * choover@weld.gov Administrative contact name * Jason Chessher Administrative contact telephone * 9704002293 Administrative contact email * jchesser@weld.gov Financial/Contract contact name * Bill Fritz 3 Financial/Contract contact telephone * 9704004226 Financial/Contract contact email * bfritz@weld.gov Signature authority contact name * Perry Buck Signature authority contact telephone * 970-400-4226 Signature authority contact email * bfritz@weld.gov Name(s) of contributors to the application * Cathy Hoover Does your agency currently receive STEPP funding? * 4 Yes No Does your agency intend to work on commercial tobacco control? * Yes No Does your agency intend to apply as part of a cross-jurisdictional/multi-agency collaborative (multiple agencies working together under the same contract)? * Yes No Based on the stated STEPP 2030 Strategic Plan goals for commercial tobacco control work in Colorado, please briefly describe the following: Your current agency and program infrastructure and capacity to implement a commercial tobacco control program (300 words or less). * Our Weld County Tobacco Education and Prevention Program (ECTEPP) is located within the Weld County Department of Public Health and Education (WCDPHE) in Greeley.We are supported by an Interim Division Director, Department Director, and a robust fiscal team. Cross-collaboration with other department programs and good relationships with the individuals in them help to strengthen our team as well. Our health department is accredited through the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB).The WCTEPP is currently made up of 2.5 FTE; two full-time Tobacco Education Specialists and one (.5 FTE) Program Manager. Since the Latino population represents roughly 30 0/0 of Weld County residents and is rapidly growing, both Tobacco Education Specialists are bilingual in English and Spanish, and we partner with the Community Health Division's Community Health Workers on further outreach. Much of this work is connecting the Latinx Community to Health resources including tobacco cessation. Additionally, we are supported by an internal team of highly qualified data analysts who readily provide us with data 5 from the Colorado Quitline, BRFSS,TABS, HKCS and more importantly local data via the Community Health Assessment(completed every 3 years). They also assist with projects such as the STEPPS Community Profile. Your agency and program plan to hire and retain qualified commercial tobacco control staff, representative of the community's racial and cultural diversity (300 words or less). * WCDPHE is committed to hiring and retaining a high-quality, representative workforce.To achieve this, we prioritize inclusive recruitment strategies including outreach through community-based organizations, local colleges and universities. Job postings are crafted to highlight cultural competency, lived experience, and language skills as valued qualifications.As an agency, we are committed to making sure our staff is adequately trained and we strive to create a welcoming work environment with ongoing opportunities for professional development. We invest in professional development opportunities (topics include cultural humility, health equity, and best practices) at Department, Division, and individual levels. Further,WCDPHE provides additional compensation for partial and full bilingual staff. We hope that our competitive compensation and benefits packages, along with the opportunities for growth and experience will build and retain high-quality, and high-achieving teams. If your agency is the lead organization of a regional collaboration, describe the scope of community support and identify or anticipate challenges for your program and organization in the implementation of the strategies above. If you are not in a regional collaboration, skip this question. (Describe in 300 words or less.) Describe your agency's capacity to assess your community needs to implement the Community Tobacco/Nicotine Initiatives Framework for Local Public Health Agencies, including tools and strategies your agency has used to assess community needs (300 words or less). * As part of our Community Health Assessment process,WCDPHE's Data Team conducts a representative, simple random-sample Community Health Survey of county residents every three years which includes rich, detailed information on tobacco use among Weld County adults that can be disaggregated by factors including race/ethnicity, age, gender, sexual orientation, income, county region, and educational attainment. Having our own high-quality, local data source and a team of data analysts enables WCDPHE's tobacco team to assemble a more detailed assessment of tobacco-related community needs than we would be able to use state or national data sources. To incorporate youth needs into our assessments,we rely on Healthy Kids Colorado Survey data and have maintained a close working relationship with HKCS administrators to improve participation by Weld County Schools. The WCDPHE tobacco team has also leveraged the relationships we've developed in local school systems through delivering tobacco education programming to recruit professionals who work with youth to participate in Key Informant Interviews, in order to add qualitative data to our assessments. In addition to the Weld Community Health Survey, the Healthy Kids Colorado Survey, and Key Informant Interviews, we 6 have incorporated data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey and the Weld Intake Demographic Report for Quitline. In order to staff this program accurately, STEPP requires that agencies have at least a 0.75 dedicated FTE in place by the end of the first grant year. Describe the agency's plan to hire, onboard, and retain qualified commercial tobacco control staff representative of the community's racial and cultural diversity, that meets this requirement. * As stated above, there are 2.5 FTE on this project. Combined with diverse strategies to recruit new staff, the additional bilingual pay and dedication to ongoing learning opportunities exemplify our commitment to employee retention. Describe the scope of community support and identified or potential challenges for the program and the agency. (Describe in 300 words or less) * Community support: WCDPHE partners with numerous local agencies.As a tobacco control program, we believe in authentic community engagement and meeting people where they are.This model has helped us build relationships and trust with key leaders in community agencies such as United Way, Luther Family Services, North Range Behavioral Health, School Districts, Chambers of Commerce, medical and dental clinics, various community coalitions, and businesses such as JBS, the largest employer in Weld County. This bidirectional relationship model has also increased trust with individuals in the community and taught us what is important to them and how to structure messaging and programming within our community. Challenges: Weld County prides itself on being comprised of independent thinkers and people who don't want to be "told what to do" especially if it comes from the government. As a Health Department, we have to proceed carefully with education and policy. We strive to promote healthy choices framed in a way that makes sense and relates to people's experience and lifestyle without infringing on their freedoms. Our 2022 Weld County Community Health Survey Data showed an increase in e-cigarette use and vaping especially among 18-34-year-olds. This will require us to pivot in our education and messaging to reach this population and also consider the environmental impact of e-cigarettes.We are already aware of limited capacity and system barriers within our County Household Hazardous Waste to receive and dispose of the toxic waste caused by e-cigarettes. Limited data creates a disadvantage in our youth work. In 2021, only a few of our Weld County schools participated in the Healthy Kids Colorado Survey and the Community Heath Survey only polls individuals ages 18 and up. 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