Laserfiche WebLink
KITTITAS COUNTY HEALTH NETWORK <br />Planning Grant 2017-2018 <br />LETTER OF AGREEMENT <br />Between <br />Kittitas County Health Network <br />And Kittitas County Public Health Department <br />For Services under the HRSA Planning Grant <br />July 1, 2017 <br />Thank you for agreeing to provide Services to the Kittitas County Health Network. This letter summarizes <br />the deliverables required and to be compensated for in the HRSA Planning Grant budget which runs <br />from July 1, 2017 to May 31, 2018. <br />Definitions <br />The following definitions are key terms that will be used in this document and throughout the project in <br />question: <br />Project Community Health Assessment & Community Health Improvement Plan <br />Contractor Kittitas County Public Health Department (KCPHD) <br />Grant HRSA Rural Health Network Development Planning Grant P10RH31087 <br />Qualified KCPHD staff will be assigned to carry out the Services of this project. Robin Read, <br />Administrator, Kittitas County Public Health Department, will be the primary contact for the project. <br />HopeSource, as the Backbone organization appointed by the KCHN for the Planning Grant will solicit <br />approval of the satisfactory completion of this agreement through discussions with the Leadership <br />Council and final approval by the Steering Committee. <br />Prolect Scope of Work <br />KCPHD will facilitate the Community Health Assessment (CHA) & Community Health Improvement Plan <br />(CHIP) Workgroup in conducting the health assessment and improvement plan; will engage community <br />members and local partners in work groups and task forces; use the Mobilizing for Action through <br />Planning and Partnerships (MAPP) model for the process; and will consult with the Kittitas County <br />Health Network to provide the following Services: <br />1. Engage community and local public health system partners in a CHA/CHIP Workgroup <br />throughout the MAPP process <br />2. Hold monthly CHA/CHIP Workgroup meetings, creating task forces for specific components of <br />the project as needed <br />3. Report project progress to the KCHN Steering Committee and Leadership Council <br />4. Facilitate implementation of the MAPP framework through the CHA/CHIP Workgroup: <br />a. Establish a community health improvement vision <br />b. Conduct community themes and strengths assessment <br />c. Conduct local public health system assessment <br />d. Conduct forces of change assessment <br />e. Conduct community health status assessment <br />f. Identify strategic issues and priorities <br />