Explanation
BACKGROUND: Differences in health are observed by gender, race, ethnicity and sexual orientation in our community. Education, housing and our ability to work all impact our health, good or bad. These racial disparities and economic disparities continue to demonstrate large gaps in our residents' ability to reach their optimal health.
To address these disparity issues, Columbus Public Health has developed Health / Life Navigation services to initiate effort to assess, support and link parents and families to critical public health (home visits, immunization, screenings, hazard reduction), health care services (medical homes and/or community clinics) and "life-supporting or enhancing" services such as WIC, COWIC, walking maps, and education.
The purpose of this ordinance is to appropriate $174,000.00 for the Health / Life Navigation services initiative. Funds are available within the Neighborhood Initiative Fund for this effort. This ordinance authorizes the appropriation and transfer of $174,000.00 from the Neighborhood Initiative Fund to the Health Special Revenue Fund.
This ordinance is submitted as an emergency so as to allow this transfer to be completed and the Health / Life Navigation services to commence.
FISCAL IMPACT: $174,000.00 is available for this project within the Neighborhood Initiative Fund.
Title
To authorize and direct the City Auditor to appropriate $174,000.00 within the Neighborhood Initiative Fund; to authorize and direct the City Auditor to transfer these funds from the Neighborhood Initiative Fund to the Health Special Revenue Fund; to authorize the appropriation of these funds to Columbus Public Health; and to declare an emergency. ($174,000.00)
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WHEREAS, differences in health are observed by gender, race, ethnicity and sexual orientation in our community; and,
WHEREAS, education, housing and our ability to work all impact our health, good or bad; and,
WHEREAS, these racial disparities and econ...
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