HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-346-E-Health Dept-MDPP ADMINISTRATIVE AGREEMENT – ORANGE COUNTY-MOU between Alamance County Health Department and Orange County Health DepartmentMDPP ADMINISTRATIVE AGREEMENT – ORANGE COUNTY
1. PURPOSE
The Division of Public Health allocated Minority Diabetes Prevention Program (MDPP) funding to
Region 5 for the purpose of establishing an evidenced-based diabetes prevention program targeting
minority populations within the nine (9) county region.
The goals of the MDPP funding are to: 1) to implement a prediabetes and diabetes prevention awareness
and marketing campaign in minority communities, 2) to provide community screening for prediabetes and
referrals to diabetes prevention lifestyle classes and diabetes self-management programs, and 3) to offer
CDC Lifestyle classes “Prevent T2” and its Spanish-language equivalent to minority communities.
The purpose of this Agreement is for the parties to develop and maintain a relationship which will allow
each party to engage in the Minority Diabetes Prevention Program (MDPP) funding. The parties hereby
agree to jointly enter into this Agreement for the administrative coordination and financial support for the
implementation of MDPP. Alamance County, through its Health Department, will act as an
Administrator and will serve as a MDPP participant and fiscal agent, respectively, for Region 5 County
Health Departments in regards to MDPP.
2. SERVICES - The services to be provided will begin June 1, 2023 and continue until May 31, 2024.
All services will be provided in a professional, competent and workmanlike manner.
Alamance County is responsible for the following:
a. Serve as the fiduciary agent for MDPP Region 5 funding including budgeting funds and working
with local health directors to establish allocations to local health departments and/or community
organizations.
b. Submit plans, reports, and budget to the NC Division of Public Health contact.
c. Identify an internal lead to oversee the Agreement Addenda, marked as Exhibit A, attached and
incorporated herein.
d. Contract for a Regional Coordinator to implement the deliverables as detailed in Exhibit A.
e. Lead the regional collaborative via the Regional Coordinator and internal lead.
f. Execute all other major duties as defined by the lead agency in Exhibit A.
Orange County is responsible for the following:
a. Designate a County contact to serve as liaison for the MDPP program.
b. Submit a budget for allocated MDPP funds in accordance with acceptable expenditures as defined
in Exhibit A.
c. Identify staff and/or community partner(s) to be trained as coach(es).
i. Newly trained staff must submit a copy of documentation training to the Regional
Coordinator.
ii. Newly identified coaches must participate in weekly coaching calls with the Regional
Coordinator.
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d. Participate in a minimum of 50% of the regional collaborative meetings.
e. Work with the Regional Coordinator to coordinate at least one community screening event.
f. Implement and provide lifestyle coaching classes for referred individuals.
i. Coaches must fulfill the requirements as outlined in Exhibit A.
ii. The class must be implemented with the accurate monitoring of participants.
iii. Participating counties will be placed on a Plan for Improvement if identified as not
complying with the model as determined by the Regional Coordinator, Lead Health
Director and/or Division of Public Health Program Coordinator. The plan must include
strategies for success and expected outcomes for improvement period. Failure to comply
may result in the loss of funds.
3. BUDGET - Region 5 will receive $195,105 through the MDPP funding beginning June 1, 2023 and
ending May 31, 2024. Funds will be distributed within Region 5 according to Exhibit A. Orange
County will receive at least $18,638 to implement the MDPP program in the community.
Orange County must prepare an allocation expenditure budget by June 30, 2023. Upon receipt of
proposed budget and subsequent approval of proposed budget, Alamance County will release funds to
Orange County for use. Acceptable expenditures for the allocation to Orange County must meet the
requirements set out in Exhibit A.
Orange County is responsible for purchase of all items included in the submitted budget. Orange
County must follow and abide by fiscal accounting policies and maintain records of expenditures in
the event of an audit. Once approved, any changes to the budget require notification to the Alamance
County Health Department liaison and an amended budget to reflect changes.
4. SPACE/LOCATION – Alamance County Health Department will provide space for the lead agency
liaison and appropriate space for regional coordinator, as needed. Each local agency is responsible for
providing or coordinating space, as needed, to identified life style coaches in their counties.
5. ASSURANCE – All parties agree to follow all federal, state and local employment laws to assure the
appropriate treatment of staff hired through this Agreement.
6. TERM AND TERMINATION – The term of the agreement is from June 01, 2023 to May 31 2024.
Should funds or other financial support for this program become unavailable, any party may cancel
their involvement in this Agreement arrangement with a thirty (30) day written notice to each party’s
identified representative as listed in this Agreement. Also, any party may terminate their participation
in this Agreement for any reason and without penalty upon thirty (30) days written notice to all other
parties.
7. AMENDMENT - The terms of this Agreement may only be modified or amended with a written
amendment executed by the parties.
8. NOTICES – Written notices are required to be sent certified mail to the attention of the contact persons
listed herein:
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ORANGE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Attention: Kimberlee Quatrone
300 W. Tyron Street
Hillsborough, NC 27278
ALAMANCE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Attention: Tony LoGiudice
319 N Graham Hopedale Rd.
Suite B
Burlington, NC 27217
9. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR – The parties shall operate as independent contractors for all
purposes. Without waiving sovereign immunity, the parties agree to each be solely responsible for
their own acts or omissions in the performance of each of their individual duties hereunder, and shall
be financially and legally responsible for all damages proximately cause by their individual acts or
omissions.
10. WAIVER - No party’s failure to insist on enforcement of any rights under this Agreement at any time
or for any period of time shall be deemed waiver of those rights. The waiver by any party of a breach
of any provision hereof shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach.
11. HEADINGS - The headings set forth are for convenience only and shall not in any way affect the
substance of any provisions contained in this Agreement.
12. SEVERABILITY - The provisions are independent of and separable from each other, and no provision
shall be affected or rendered invalid or unenforceable by virtue of the fact that for any reason any other
provision or other provisions may be invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part.
13. GOVERNING LAW AND VENUE – This Contract shall be governed by the laws of the State of
North Carolina. Venue shall be proper and shall lie exclusively in the Superior Court of Alamance
County North Carolina.
14. ENTIRE CONTRACT - This Agreement, including Exhibit A, sets forth the entire Agreement
between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. All prior conversations or agreements,
whether written or oral among the parties hereto or their representatives are merged within and
extinguished. Except as provided herein, no modification hereof shall be binding upon the parties
unless the same is in writing and signed by all.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have set their hands and seals as of the day and year written
above.
ORANGE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
________________________________
Quintana Stewart, Health Director
ALAMANCE COUNTY HEALTH DEPT
________________________________
Tony LoGiudice, Health Director
This instrument has been pre-audited in the manner required by the Local Government Budget and Fiscal
Control Act.
_________________________
Susan Evans, Finance Director
Approved as to form.
Alamance County Attorney
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Susan R. Evans (Jul 17, 2023 14:17 EDT)
Susan R. Evans
Debrea Bechtel (Jul 17, 2023 16:03 MDT)
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