Explanation
The purpose of this legislation is to authorize the Board of Health to enter into contracts with Ohio Health, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, and Mt. Carmel Hospital, all of which are non-profit organizations, for evidence based home visiting model services for an amount not to exceed $600,000.00. Columbus Public Health has a need to expand evidence based home visiting services in the community. These services will be provided throughout Franklin County. The contract period is from August 1, 2019 through March 31, 2020.
The contracts will be allocated as follows:
Mt. Carmel Hospital 31-1113966 $150,000.00
Ohio Health 31-4394942 $150,000.00
Nationwide Children’s Hospital 31-4379441 $300,000.00
Eligible women will receive home visiting services through an evidence-based model, either Nurse Family Partnership or Healthy Families America. Evidence-based home visiting encourages early prenatal and well-baby care, as well as parenting education to promote the comprehensive health and development of women, children, and families. Evidence-based home visiting models help to assure a high level of quality home visiting services to accomplish the following goals: improve maternal and infant/child health; prevent child abuse and neglect; encourage positive parenting; promote child development and school readiness. Evidence-based home visiting programs have been shown to have longitudinal, generational benefits for families and communities. Increasing the numbers of women who have access to evidence-based home visiting in Franklin County, specifically focusing on women and children at greatest risk, is one of the community’s strategies to reduce maternal and infant mortality and reduce health and social inequities.
Emergency action is requested in order to avoid any delays in providing evidence based home visiting services to clients in need.
FISCAL IMPACT: $600,000.00 is needed in the Health Special Revenue Fund for the expanded evidence ...
Click here for full text