Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a grant agreement with the Central Ohio Diabetes Foundation for the purpose of supporting The Diabetes Detection, Education and Lifestyle Support Program.
The Diabetes Detection, Education and Lifestyle Support program is a capacity-building program that will provide access to community-based diabetes prevention and detection programs and affordable diabetes education and lifestyle support programs. This will help low-income/uninsured citizens reduce their risk for diabetes and its complications and learn to live well with the challenge of diabetes. The program will provide screenings to thousands of people with undetected/uncontrolled diabetes, and linkages with diabetes community resources. Individuals in low-income and high-risk communities will receive community-based diabetes and prevention in the form of hands-on cooking classes. Children (and their care givers) from low-income families at risk for developing diabetes will learn life management skills to tackle obesity.
Emergency action is requested so the delivery of important program services to the community can begin without delay.
FISCAL IMPACT: $15,000 is budgeted from the Emergency Human Services Fund for this purpose.
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To approve the grant application of the Central Ohio Diabetes Foundation seeking financial assistance to address an emergency human service need pursuant to Columbus City Codes, 1959; to authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a grant agreement with the Central Ohio Diabetes Foundation to support The Diabetes Detection, Education and Lifestyle Support Program; to authorize the expenditure of $15,000.00 from the Emergency Human Services Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($15,000.00)
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WHEREAS, this legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a grant agreement with the Central Ohio Di...
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