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Item No. 12-221
Date: June 25, 2012
Item/Subject: Resolve, Accepting and Appropriating a $601,000 Healthy Maine Partnership
Grant from the Maine Department of Health and Humans Services to Respond
to Public Health Issues
Responsible Department: Health and Community Services
Commentary: This resolve will accept and appropriate $601,000 in funds to implement the the
second year of the Healthy Maine Partnership Grant, which was first awarded in 2011. Bangor
Health and Community Services will continue to serve as the lead agency for Penquis Public
Health district. As such, we will work to coordinate the district's infrastructure as well as
implement public health strategies related to physical activity, nutrition, chronic disease
management substance abuse and tobacco prevention. As lead agency, Bangor will subcontract
with other Penquis District Healthy Maine Partnerships to implement public health strategies
within the service areas. The attached resolve will accept and appropriate the Healthy Maine
Partnership grant.
Department Head
Manager's Comments:
City Manager
Associated Information: Resolve
Budget Approval:
Finance Director
Legal Approval:
City olicitor
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CITY OF BANGOR
12-221
JUNE 25, 2012
(TITLE.) Resolve, Accepting and Appropriating a $601,000 Grant from the Maine Department
of Health and Human Services, Healthy Maine Partnership Grant to Respond to Public Health
Issues, including tobacco, substance use, nutrition, physical activity, and chronic disease among
others.
BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BANGOR:
BE IT RESOLVED THAT, a $601,000 Healthy Maine Partnership Grant from the Maine
Department of Health and Human Services is hereby accepted and appropriated to respond to
public health issues, including tobacco, substance use, nutrition, physical activity and chronic
disease among others.
This is the year two continuation of the five year grant that was awarded in 2011. Bangor
Health and Community Services will serve as the Penquis Public Health District lead Healthy
Maine Partnership. As such, we will work to coordinate the Penquis Public Health District
infrastructure and implement public health strategies related to physical activity, nutrition,
chronic disease management, substance abuse and tobacco prevention. Additionally, Bangor
Health and Community Services will subcontract funding to the other Penquis District HMPs
(Piscataquis Public Health Council, Partnership for a Healthy Northern Penobscot, Healthy SV) to
implement public health strategies related to physical activity, nutrition, chronic disease
management, substance abuse and tobacco prevention in their Healthy Maine Partnership
service areas.
IN CITY COUNCIL
June 25, 2012
First Reading and Referral to
Government Operations Committee on
June 26, 2012 at 5:00 p.m.
CITY C
IN(;CITY COUNCIL
JULY 9, 2012
PASSED
CITY CLERK
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