Explanation
BACKGROUND: Columbus Public Health has been awarded a grant from the Ohio Department of Health to convert the Healthy Children, Healthy Weights Ohio Healthy Program to online content. This ordinance is needed to accept and appropriate $68,900.00 in grant monies to fund the Ohio Healthy Program Conversion to Online grant program for the period of July 1, 2017 through June 29, 2018.
Columbus Public Health (CPH) originated the Healthy Children, Healthy Weights curriculum which the Ohio Healthy Program is built upon, and therefore, CPH holds the implicit license.
This is the second round of funding granted by ODH to CPH for this program. The first round of funding was used to contract with a production company to produce the online content for the program. This second round of funding will be used to pilot, train, and implement the online program.
This ordinance is submitted as an emergency so a delay in service does not occur since the grant begins July 1, 2017.
FISCAL IMPACT: The Ohio Healthy Program Conversion to Online grant program is fully funded ($68,900.00) by the Ohio Department of Health and does not require a city match.
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To authorize and direct the Board of Health to accept a grant from the Ohio Department of Health for the Ohio Healthy Program Conversion to Online grant program in the amount of $68,900.00; to authorize the appropriation of $68,900.00 to the Health Department in the Health Department’s Grants Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($68,900.00)
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WHEREAS, $68,900.00 in grant funds have been made available through the Ohio Department of Health for the Ohio Healthy Program Conversion to Online grant program for the period of July 1, 2017 through June 29, 2018; and,
WHEREAS, it is necessary to accept and appropriate these funds from the Ohio Department of Health for the support of the Ohio Healthy Program Conversion to online grant program; and,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation o...
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