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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007-06-11 07-220 ORDERDats' J,,,,e rt, zoo, Item No, 07 :220 Item/Subject. Order, Authorizing the City Manager N Execute and Hle an application for He Healthy Maine Partnership RFP. Responsible Department: Health & Welfare Commentary: The Gty of Bangor, as Me lead agency for the greater Bangors Comprehensive Community Health Coafalon (COMIC), is required W be the applicant for a $980,975.90 grant to develop a regional pudic health Infrastructure and to speciically, address tobacco, substance use, chronic disease, nutrition, and physical health through prevention strategies. M addition, Mere Is an additional $80,000 to fund a two -county tobacco specialist to suppot advise the four CCHCs in Penobscot-Piscataquis counties. This is an annual award that is subject to available funding. ManagWsComments: Recommend approval, as does Government Operations. Associated Information: Legal Introduced for X Passage _ First Reading Referral Department Head Ouaarq Finance Director CrfV SokcRor Page _ of _ 07 220 ��JJ �a aAssigned to Councilor n'Exrico June 11, I00% tmwo CITY OF BANGOR (MILE.) ORDER Authorizing the City Manager to Execute and File an application for the Healthly Maine Partnership RFP By the City Counai of the City of Bangor. ORDERED, THAT that the City Manager, on behalf of the City of Bangor, Me local governing body representing Greater Bengo's Comprehensive Community Health Coaittlon, is hereby auttn ized M submit to and fik wit to Maine CDC an application for lurking to build public health infiastruchre to respond 0 public health issues including toba3u, substance use, nutrition, physical activity, emergency panning and chronic disease among others; to provide such atltlltknal information and furnish such documents as may be required by Maine COC M e ecute such contact, centrads, or sub-mMrzcts as may be necessary for the grant to be received; and k hereby appointed as Me authorized representative of the City of Banger W ad in connection WM such application ofthe City of Bangor. A C1M W L Save 11, 207 C tivv Cede and S mo d £Yp 2E0 or a ge Yaese 0 & D E H Ty CLB� ftliti� Aathaririag tmN¢naye tv Eratete a Me m AYDlir tiva far the fealty Calve Yartverahiv fyY AeY�edb Coueeiw]Pic -O 07 220 To: Govemment Operations May 10, 2007 From: Shawn Yardley Director H & W Re: Healthy Maine Gant Update As I have briefed you previously, the Healthy Maine Partnership move and our response W a new RFP issued by the state are proceeding nicely. Reverend Carlson and I have developed a proposed Partial Ilst of advisory board members W assist us in these efforts. In addi0on, I would like to provide you with an update on our overall progress. The Penobscot— Piscataquls Counties Health Distill woridng with the 4 Comprehensive Community Heats Coalitions ( CCHC's ) In our region, have reached an agreement on boundaries and service areas. Our Bangor CCHC will include all of the towns in Penobscot County east of the corer and all the towns west of the river contiguous to Bangor and Newburgh. Gwen the State's funding formula, we are eligible W apply for $480,975.40 in the Healthy Maine Partnership RFP due lune 4,2007. In addition, the 4 CCI -C's have agreed that Bangor would be the applicant for $80,000 in additional funding W hire a tobacco "specialist" who would serve the entire two county area, modeling our successful recent efforts in the substance abuse prevention area where we hired a specialist to serve the 2 counties. We will be seeking Council approval at Its second meeting in May to apply for this funding. The District -wide Regional Coordinating Council that is in the state plan has been bogged down in the legislature and in the Public Health Work Group and is still a ways off. Ed Barrett and I have had preliminary discussions with County staff and Commissioners and are confident a strong relationship on be forged W establish this broader Council when the unresolved state issues are behind us. Bob Godson and I have had many conversations with a number of key stakeholders in our efforts W ensure buy -in arts effective collaborations. To that end we have a preliminary Ust of potential Bangor Health Advisory Board members: Reverend Robert CaHson- Penobscot Community Health Care Deb Johnson- EMMC Sister Norberto- St Josephs Hospital Rick Lyons- Hamden Schools Shannon Borley- Penquis CAP Nelson Durgin- Philip Sricidand Dennis Marble- Bangor Area Homeless Shelter Carty Gueretm- Bangor Region Chamber We still need W address a few required and strategic areas including representatives from the City of Bangor, other municipalities, local health offices, medial/public health professionals, public safety, United Way, clergy, and college/universities among others. 07 220 In the and, our vision is that this group would advise the Council and the Department of Health and Welfare both in regard W the upcoming work that will be funded through the State RFP, but also in all areas of the health activities of the Department. They would bring their respective expertise, knowledge, and interests of their respective organicatlons together so that we have a collaborative and coordinated approach to Public health in our area. I believe there Is great Interest In this approach, although It is tempered by some skepticism and wariness due to part broken promises and frayed relationships both with the State and locally. I am confident and excited that bis can be the beginning of an effective strategy to address regional public health concerns.