Dubuque County Board of Health_Harkin Wellness GrantCity Manager's Office
City Hall
50 West 13th Street
Dubuque, Iowa 52001-4864
(563) 589-4110 office
(563) 589-4149 fax
(563) 690-6678 TDD
ctymgr@cityofdubuque.org
To Whom It May Concern:
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June 10, 2008
The City of Dubuque supports the Community Wellness Grant and Harkin Wellness
Grant for Local Health Improvement with the Dubuque County Board of Health and the
Visiting Nurses Association of Dubuque, Iowa. This project will have a positive impact
on the nutrition and wellness status of our citizens.
In a demonstration of our support, the City of Dubuque is committing space, staff time
and programming resources through our Leisure Services, Health Services, and Cable
TV Departments. The Health Services Department will assist in nutrition promotion
and community education about the grant activities. The Leisure Services Department
will partner to provide space and a venue for programming with their existing activities,
i.e., playground programs, classes, summer playground lunch programs for youth and
after school programs. The Cable TV Department will produce a CityChannel 8 TV
program about the project. The City of Dubuque has assessed these services as
having a worth of $3457annually, using the following budget breakdown:
• $920 Leisure Services Department staff time for scheduling/facilitating nutrition
activities in existing programs
• $300 room rental 6 times per year ($50/event)
• $1647 Public Health Specialist time for promotion/education and committee
meetings (36 hrs/yr)
• $590 CityChannel 8 staff for creating an educational program for TV
The application submitted by Dubuque County is an excellent example of community
collaboration and sharing of resources that will benefit the health and wellness of our
citizens. The City of Dubuque is proud to be a part of this effort.
MCVM/cj
Cc: Mary Rose Corrigan, Public Health Specialist
Gil Spence, Leisure Services Manager
Pat Prevenas, Recreation Department Manager
Craig Nowack, Cable TV Coordinator
Sincerely
Michael C. Van Milligen
City Manager
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