City of Columbus - File #: 1858-2023

• File #: 1858-2023
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/14/2023
• In control: Health & Human Services Committee
• On agenda: 7/17/2023
• Final action: 7/21/2023
• Title: To authorize the Executive Director of the Office of CelebrateOne, on behalf of the Office of the Mayor, to execute a Subrecipient Agreement - Not for-Profit Service Contract with Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Inc. for work in teen reproductive health education services in support of the CelebrateOne’s goal to improve reproductive health planning in Columbus and Franklin County; and to authorize the expenditure of up to $250,000.00 from the General Government Grants Fund. ($250,000.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/21/2023	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
7/20/2023	1	ACTING MAYOR	Signed
7/17/2023	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
7/17/2023	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
7/10/2023	1	Columbus City Council	Read for the First Time

Explanation

BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the Executive Director of the Office of CelebrateOne, on behalf of the Office of the Mayor, to execute a Subrecipient Agreement - Not for-Profit Service Contract with Nationwide Children’s Hospital to provide reproductive health education to Columbus area schools. Funding was awarded to CelebrateOne by the Franklin County Department of Job and Family Services and accepted via Ordinance 0473-2023.

Nationwide Children's Hospital has been the lead in teen reproductive health education efforts within selected Columbus City Schools in the CelebrateOne high priority neighborhoods of Linden, Franklinton, Hilltop, Northeast, Northland, South Side, Southeast and Near East. This Subrecipient Agreement - Not for-Profit Service Contract will support the work that Nationwide Children's Hospital is already doing to improve reproductive health planning by implementing evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention programming in schools.

In addition to having one of the highest infant mortality rates in the nation, Ohio ranks 23rd out of all 50 states for teenage pregnancies. Teen pregnancy is a significant contributor to pre-maturity, a leading cause of infant mortality, because pregnant teens have a higher risk for having a baby born too small or too soon. A recent examination of the National Survey of Family Growth revealed that teens who received comprehensive sex education were 50% less likely to report a pregnancy than those who received abstinence-only education. Currently, without any state health education standards, many teens in Ohio and Franklin County do not have access to comprehensive, medically-accurate sex education.

The Office of CelebrateOne, in partnership with Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio and Nationwide Children’s Hospital, reinforces peer education by engaging youth in Columbus City Schools from the CelebrateOne neighborhoods. Peer education supports the development of healthy lifestyles and respons...