Explanation
BACKGROUND: To address certain public health issues affecting residents on the Southside of Columbus, Columbus Public Health has developed the Southside Health and Wellness Navigation Project. The purpose of this Project is to use a holistic approach to help families who are not well connected to health and social services, and are living in crisis mode.
A Maternal Infant Home Visiting Nurse Program will provide an assessment of the maternal infant home environment and provide the family with supportive follow up and linkage to health, education and services critical to getting a strong start to life (and reducing infant mortality and risks for child abuse). A Peer Advocate Program will provide prevention education services and connection to life skills training. It is expected that this coaching support will empower residents to improve their health and wellness.
The purpose of this ordinance is to appropriate $83,000 for the Southside Health and Wellness Navigation Project. Funds are available within the City's General Fund for this effort. This ordinance authorizes the appropriation and transfer of $83,000.00 from the General Fund to the Health Special Revenue Fund.
This ordinance is submitted as an emergency so as to allow this transfer to be completed and the Southside Health and Wellness Navigation Project to commence.
FISCAL IMPACT: $83,000.00 is available for this project within the City's General Fund.
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To authorize and direct the City Auditor to transfer $83,000 of appropriation authority within the General Fund, from the Department of Development to the Department of Health; to authorize and direct the City Auditor to transfer these funds from the General Fund to the Health Special Revenue Fund; to authorize the appropriation of these funds to Columbus Public Health for the Southside Health and Wellness Navigation Project; and to declare an emergency. ($83,000.00)
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WHEREAS, Columbus Public Health has d...
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