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1-larry Kim <br />hfxp'nr <br />William Takaba <br />Director <br />Nancy E. Crawford <br />Uepuq~ Direcor <br />County of Hawaii <br />Finance Department <br />25 Aupuni Strut Room 118 Hilu, Idawaii 96720 <br />(808) 961-5234 • Fvs (808) 961-8248 <br />August 26, 2008 <br />Pete Hoffmann, Chairman and <br />Members of the Hawaii County Council <br />Hawaii County Council <br />25 Aupuni Street <br />Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br />Re: Operating Budget <br /> a <br />.~ <br /> <br />t7 m <br /> ~ <br />C ~ cc-~ ..,., <br />=~' N ^lwl <br />; <br /> ~ ' <br />. . _~ - - <br />, <br />= ~ <br />- <br />.-~^ ~' i <br /> <br /> c.~ <br />r_. c,:, <br />The State of Hawaii Department of Health has authorized $66,010 to the Hawaii <br />County's Office of Aging for the Chronic Disease Self Management Program (CDSMP). <br />These funds, derived from the U.S. Administration of Aging, will be used to implement <br />the CDSMP, which is an evidenced-based prevention program that closely replicates a <br />specific intervention that has been tested through randomly controlled experiments with <br />published results. The Office of Aging will coordinate the delivery of this program <br />through an aging service provider organization. The goals of this project is to build an <br />Aging Network capacity in evidenced based (EB) programming and to embed the <br />Chronic Disease Self Management Program in the Aging Network. <br />Enclosed is a resolution to authorize the Mayor to enter into an agreement with the State <br />of Hawaii Department of Health. <br />Also enclosed is a bill for an ordinance amending the Operating Budget by appropriating <br />the $66,100 to the Healthy Aging/Chronic Disease Self Management Program account. <br />If there are any questions, please do not hesitate to call the Office of Aging. <br />4U°' <br />William Takaba <br />Director of Finance <br />APPROVED: <br />:~~~ <br />f Harry Kim <br />Mayor -7 <br />Enc. ~~ 7~j3~CQ <br />~~~~ ~~ ~ <br />cc: Aging <br />Comm. No. ~ 7 <br />Ref. To: ~ G <br />Ref. Date,„g,~_ <br />Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer <br />