APRIL 2015
COMMUNITY-FOCUSED ELIMINATING HEALTH DISPARITIES INITIATIVE
(CFEHDI)
Federal Authorization:
N/A
State Authorization:
Session Law 2011-145
N. C. Department of Health and Human Services
Division of Public Health
Agency Contact Person – Program
N. C. DHHS Confirmation Reports:
Lisa Hodges
(919) 707-5041
Lisa.Hodges@dhhs.nc.gov
SFY 2015 audit confirmation reports for payments
made to Counties, Local Management Entities (LMEs),
Boards of Education, Councils of Government, District
Health Departments and NC DHHS/Division of Health
Service Regulation Grant Subrecipients will be
available by mid September at the following web
address:
http://www.ncdhhs.gov/control/auditconfirms.htm. At
this site, click on the link entitled “Audit Confirmation
Reports (State Fiscal Year 2014-2015)”. Additionally,
audit confirmation reports for Nongovernmental
entities receiving financial assistance from the DHHS
are found at the same website except select “NonGovernmental Audit Confirmation Reports (State
Fiscal Years 2013-2015)”.
Agency Contact Person – Financial
Allen Hawks
Business Director
(919) 707-5076
Allen.Hawks@dhhs.nc.gov
Brief Description of Program:
The Community-Focused Eliminating Health Disparities Initiative (CFEHDI) provides grants-inaid to address the gap in the health status of minority populations. These grants-in-aid focus on
the use of measures to eliminate or reduce health disparities among minority populations in North
Carolina with respect to heart disease, stroke, diabetes, obesity, asthma, HIV/AIDS, and cancer.
Approximately $2,000,000 in SFY 2014-2015 is used to provide a maximum of twelve (12)
grants-in-aid to close the gap in the health status of African-Americans, Hispanics/Latinos, and
American Indians as compared to the health status of white persons. Individual grants may not
exceed $300,000 annually. No more than four (4) grants-in-aid are awarded to applicants located
in the urban and rural areas of the Western, Piedmont, and Eastern areas of North Carolina.
Community-based organizations, faith-based organizations, local health departments, hospitals,
and CCNC networks located in urban and rural areas of the western, eastern, and Piedmont areas
of this State are eligible to apply for these grants-in-aid. HB 200 (S.L. 2011-145) modified
previous legislation to include a clinical component that ensures an evidence-based medical home
model will be implemented in order to affect change in health and geographic disparities.
The diversity of the target populations and range of priority health focus areas make the CFEHDI
a unique initiative that emphasizes the community-clinical partnership, as well as, the critical need
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COMMUNITY-FOCUSED ELIMINATING HEALTH DISPARITIES INITIATIVE (CFEHDI)
to develop a comprehensive system of prevention and health care services to address health
disparities. Funds for this program are from state appropriations.
Contractors, which include local health departments, hospitals and private, nonprofit
organizations, are to complete activities as noted on their contract addenda/scope of work. Each
scope of work is different based upon the needs of the specific area served.
Organizations Funded:
[ ] Private
Source of Funds:
State ___X __
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[ ] Local Government
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[ X ] Both
Federal _______
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