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BACKGROUND: Columbus Public Health (CPH) has been awarded a grant from pass through agency, The Ohio Department of Health; primary funding source originates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This funding supports the Implementing Enhanced HIV Prevention and Surveillance for Health Departments to End the HIV Epidemic in Ohio grant program. This ordinance is needed to accept and appropriate $1,000,000.00 in grant monies to fund the implementing Enhanced HIV Prevention and Surveillance for Health Departments to End the HIV Epidemic in Ohio grant program, for the period August 1, 2024 through May 31, 2025. The total amount funded for this period is $1,000,000.00 following receipt of executed agreement.
Columbus Public Health (CPH) embraces the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s mantra toward Ending the HIV Epidemic, which is to create “Disruptive Innovation”. CPH will seek to prevent new HIV infections by focusing on four (4) pillars: Diagnosis, Treatment, Prevention and Outbreak Response. This grant specifically focuses on treating HIV to achieve viral suppression, diagnose HIV so all person know their HIV status, prevent infections through PrEP and syringe support programs, and respond to HIV clusters, or outbreaks, within the community.
The Ohio Department of Health has tasked CPH to improve the efficiency of the reallocation of funds, as necessary in order to minimize unused funds to the greatest extent possible, and to maximize the available services to avoid potential penalties, as future funds may not be permitted by Ohio Department of Health. For this reason, it is necessary to authorize and direct the Board of Health to accept any additional awards for the implementing Enhanced HIV Prevention and Surveillance for Health Departments to End the HIV Epidemic in Ohio grant program; to authorize the appropriation of any additional awards for the implementing Enhanced HIV Prevention and Surveillance for Health Departmen...
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