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CONSIDERATION OF A GRANT APPLICATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $12,965.00 TO PILOT AND IMPLEMENT A CHRONIC DISEASE SELF-MANAGEMENT PROGRAM THROUGH THE HEALTH PROMOTION PROGRAM AT THE SEDGWICK COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
Presented by: Claudia Blackburn, Health Director, Sedgwick County Health Department.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the electronic submission of the grant application; and, if awarded, authorize acceptance of the grant and the establishment of budget authority as provided in the financial considerations section of this request. Per Resolution 64-2013, this will be submitted to the County Manager for final approval and signature.
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Grant Renewal: No
Never Applied: Yes
Applied; not awarded: No
Grant Summary and Timeline: The Chronic Disease Risk Reduction (CDRR) program within the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) announced additional supplemental funding is available for selected local health departments to implement and pilot a chronic disease self-management program within Kansas counties. This funding is restricted to local health departments or their designees currently funded through the 2013-14 State Fiscal Year (SFY).
This funding will allow the Health Department to implement and pilot a chronic disease self-management program for people living with these diseases within the County. Sedgwick County has a higher rate of chronic diseases, particularly in the area of diabetes and diseases of the heart as compared to the state according to the 2012 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey (BRFSS Data). (See table below)
Type of Chronic Disease Sedgwick County State of Kansas
Diseases of the Heart 5.5% 4.5%
Diabetes 10% 9.5%
While efforts are being made to modify behaviors that contribute to these diseases, people living with these diseases also need assistance learning to manage them. To increase chronic disease self-management education and improve the over...
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