Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Office of CelebrateOne has been awarded a grant from Franklin County Department of Job and Family Services (FCDJFS) with $400,000.00 originating from the US Department of Health and Human Services (G402301) and $400,000.00 from FCDJFS general fund (G402302). This ordinance is needed to accept and appropriate $800,000.00 in grant monies for (1) communication and marketing campaigns designed to encourage safe sleep practices and to increase enrollment in home visiting services; (2) neighborhood initiatives focused on teen reproductive health education; and (3) safe sleep survival kits with cribs for the period of October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023.
On average, one baby dies every other week in Franklin County due to unsafe sleep practices. Many of these deaths could be prevented by following the ABCs of infant safe sleep - that babies should sleep Alone, on their Backs, and in an empty Crib, every night, every nap, every time. The allocated funding will help in the efforts to reduce sleep related deaths in Franklin County through an educational marketing campaign, to increase enrollment in home visiting services, to fund the Columbus Health Department’s Cribs for Kids program which distributes cribs for families in need, and to implement neighborhood initiatives focused on teen reproductive health education.
This ordinance is submitted as an emergency so as to allow the financial transaction to be posted in the city's accounting system as soon as possible, given the grant start date of October 1, 2022. Up to date financial posting promotes accurate accounting and financial management.
A Request for Proposals for the Safe Sleep communications and marketing services will be publicly advertised in February and March 2023, with an awarded contract legislated separately from this ordinance. Teen health education services will be legislated in separate ordinances once the providers are determined. Columbus Public Health ...
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