2013 North Dakota Century Code Title 23 Health and Safety Chapter 23-38 Community Health Grant Program
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CHAPTER 23-38
COMMUNITY HEALTH GRANT PROGRAM
23-38-01. Community health grant program.
1. The state department of health shall establish a community health grant program. The
primary purpose of the program is to prevent or reduce tobacco usage in the state by
strengthening community-based public health programs and by providing assistance to
public health units and communities throughout the state. The program must build on
and may not duplicate existing programs. Grants awarded under the program must be
awarded on a noncompetitive basis using the per capita formula provided for in this
subsection. The program must, to the extent funding is available, follow guidelines
concerning tobacco prevention programs recommended by the centers for disease
control and prevention. Entities awarded grants under the program may contract with
or award grants to private providers that conduct tobacco cessation programs. Not
more than five percent of the community health grant program funds may be expended
for surveillance and evaluation activities. Funds appropriated for the program must be
allocated as follows:
a. Forty percent of all funds appropriated for the program must be granted to a
public health unit or to cooperating public health units that have an agreement
with school boards concerning preventive health programs to be funded. The
program must be developed with student participation and must include a plan to
reduce student tobacco use.
b. Forty percent of all funds appropriated for the program must be granted to a
public health unit or to cooperating public health units that have established a
unitwide plan, developed in cooperation with local elected officials in the unit's
jurisdiction, concerning the preventive health programs to be funded. The plan
must address programs to reduce tobacco use by the residents living in the
counties serviced by the units; however, the plan may include other chronic
disease programs. In addition to any grants received under this subdivision, each
county with a population of less than ten thousand must receive five thousand
dollars per biennium to be used to implement the county's programs.
c. Twenty percent of all funds appropriated for the program must be granted to
public health units to supplement existing state aid from other sources. Each unit
must receive one percent of the amount allocated under this subdivision for each
county within the unit and the remaining amount must be distributed to each unit
on a per capita basis.
2. The state department of health, in establishing the community health grant program,
shall build upon the state's existing tobacco control grant program activities and shall
follow the centers for disease control and prevention's best practices for
comprehensive tobacco control programs. The department shall encourage applicants
to monitor program accountability with respect to tobacco-related behaviors, attitudes,
and health outcomes and to include in their plans:
a. Community programs that:
(1) Engage youth in the development and implementation of interventions;
(2) Develop partnerships with local organizations;
(3) Conduct educational programs at local levels;
(4) Promote government and voluntary health policies, such as clean indoor air,
youth access, and treatment coverage;
(5) Restrict minors' access to tobacco; and
(6) Deter smoking in public places.
b. Promotion of school programs by partnering with public health organizations,
school boards, education associations, and other organizations in each county to
provide school programs that promote:
(1) Tobacco-free policies;
(2) Evidence-based curricula;
(3) Teacher training;
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(4)
(5)
Parental involvement; and
Cessation services for students and staff.
23-38-02. Community health grant program advisory committee - Duties of state
health officer.
1. The state health officer shall establish a community health grant program advisory
committee and shall appoint, after consulting with the governor, appropriate members
to advise the state department of health in the development of a community health
grant program. The state health officer, who is the chairman of the committee, shall
appoint to the committee the state tobacco control administrator; one high school
student; one student of a postsecondary institution in the state; one representative of a
nongovernmental tobacco control organization; and one law enforcement officer. In
addition to the members appointed by the state health officer, the committee must
include:
a. One individual appointed by the North Dakota Indian affairs commission;
b. One individual appointed by the North Dakota public health association;
c. The superintendent of public instruction or the superintendent's designee;
d. An academic researcher with expertise in tobacco control and health promotion
intervention, appointed by the dean of the university of North Dakota school of
medicine and health sciences; and
e. One physician appointed by the North Dakota medical association.
2. Members of the committee who are not state employees or officers are entitled to be
compensated at a rate of sixty-two dollars and fifty cents per day and are entitled to
mileage and expenses as provided by law for state officers and employees. A state
employee who is a member of the committee must receive that employee's regular
salary and is entitled to mileage and expenses, to be paid by the employing agency.
3. The state department of health, with the committee's involvement, shall provide
assistance to:
a. Evaluate programs;
b. Promote media advocacy by working with statewide media associations;
c. Implement smoke-free policies by involving antitobacco groups in promoting the
need for smoke-free public buildings;
d. Work to reduce minors' access to tobacco in all communities;
e. Facilitate the coordination of program components with the local level;
f. Involve state agencies, law enforcement, and local government in the
administration and management of the program; and
g. Assist the state in screening and implementing the grants.
4. The state health officer shall monitor the implementation of the community health grant
program. The state health officer shall provide a report to the legislative council
regarding the implementation of the program not later than September 30, 2004. Upon
request, the state health officer shall provide assistance to any interim legislative
committee that may study the implementation of the community health grant program
and shall recommend any legislation that the community health grant program
advisory committee considers appropriate to improve the community health grant
program.
23-38-03. Gifts, grants, and donations - Continuing appropriation.
The state department of health and public health units may accept any gifts, grants, or
donations, whether conditional or unconditional. The state department of health or public health
units may contract public or private entities and may expend any available moneys to obtain
matching funds for the purposes of this chapter. All moneys received by the state department of
health as gifts, grants, or donations under this section are appropriated on a continuing basis to
the state department of health.
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