Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Office of CelebrateOne has been awarded a grant from the Ohio Department of Health via the federal Department of Health and Human Services/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This ordinance is needed to accept and appropriate $156,000.00 in grant monies to fund the Ohio Health Improvement Zones Pilot Project from the date of acceptance and appropriation through June 30th, 2025. These funds paired with the remainder of funding accepted by Ord. 3388-2022 will allow the continued work of the OHIZ Grant through contracts with the five vendors listed below.
The Ohio Health Improvement Zones Pilot Project will work to improve infant mortality in this area by addressing health care access and quality as well as the social and community context. CelebrateOne is committed to developing/designing a connected and consistent care experience for mothers, babies, and families utilizing public-private partnerships to implement safe, place-based, culturally appropriate resources centers to enhance access to healthcare and promote healthy behaviors, reduce racial disparities in infant mortality, and set families up to thrive. This funding will be utilized to support several aspects of this mission. These funds will help provide services including, but not limited to, comprehensive breastfeeding services to pregnant and postpartum women, deliver perinatal mental health peer support and care navigation for pregnant and new moms, legal aid services for new and expecting mothers, assist with covering financial burden of healthcare costs of new and expecting mothers.
The target area represents Columbus’ Eastland and Blacklick Estates neighborhoods within the 43232 zip code. The zip code in which the target census tracks are located has been identified as an overlapping hotspot for infant mortality, emergency room visits, drug overdose deaths, and Narcan administration.
This ordinance will allow CelebrateOne and the City of Columbus to...
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