This Committee is responsible for developing and facilitating modifications to the By-Laws and for submitting recommendations for changes to the Council for consideration.  

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This Committee is responsible for recommending a slate of officers to the Council for an election.  Should a Council officer be unable to complete the elected term, the Nominating Committee shall recommend to the Council someone to fill the remaining term.  

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Community Health Planning Committee

This Committee is responsible for initiating and maintaining an on-going community diagnosis process whereby the health and health related needs of the residents of Hamilton County are assessed.  This Committee is also responsible for recommending health priorities and strategies that can address the priority areas.  The work of this Committee is recorded in a “Community Health Plan Document” which is revised every two to three years.  

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Health Priority Subcommittees

The following subcommittees to the larger planning committee referenced above, were established to address each of the health priorities identified as a result of needs assessment processes engaged from the Fall of 1995 through June of 1999.  Each subcommittee is to identify a set of ideas, strategies and action steps for addressing the particular priority throughout Hamilton County.  The work groups are as follows:

      1.     Obesity, Diet and Lack of Exercise Subcommittee (CHAT-FIT)

2.     Tobacco Use Subcommittee

3.   Risky Sexual Behavior Subcommittee

4.    Alcohol and Drug Use Subcommittee

      5.  Health Screenings & Other Preventive Measures Subcommittee  

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Information Development Committee  

This Committee is responsible for planning and implementing community-based surveys and other data/information gathering activities.  It also has responsibility for reviewing and analyzing the results of the community-wide behavior risk surveys conducted by the Council in concert with other community agencies and technical resources.  The typical surveys conducted include the Adult Behavior Risk Factor Survey and the Youth Behavior Risk Factor Survey using Centers for Disease Control and Prevention survey instruments. This committee assists with interpreting the survey results in preparation for public release.

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Communications Committee

This Committee is a subset of the Technical Review Committee in that it receives the most significant results from the work of the Technical Review Committee and appropriately packages it for public release.  This Committee is also responsible for developing and implementing community health information strategies and prevention campaigns as vehicles to promote community-wide vision statements adopted by the Council.  

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Health Futures Committee

This Committee is responsible for developing a vision statement for the health of Hamilton County residents.   This committee conducts its work by engaging in a series of activities that bring together  groups of residents who broadly represent cross sections of the city and county, in order to craft or refine a health vision statement for adoption by the Council, and for subsequent adoption by residents, businesses, community organizations, the faith community, and government entities throughout Chattanooga and Hamilton County.     

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Project Review Committee

This committee is responsible for reviewing and monitoring health programs and services as requested by the Council and/or the Tennessee Department of Health.  It may also provide input into program evaluation processes. Increasingly, this committee will be asked to make recommendations to the Council and to the State regarding the local use of state, federal or other public funds for health or health related programs and services.  

 
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Task Force on Low Birth Weight Births

This Task Force is charged with studying low birth weight births and infant mortality in Hamilton County and recommending strategies for improving infant health.

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