Explanation
BACKGROUND: Columbus Public Health (CPH) has identified a need for additional personnel support for the CelebrateOne Initiative Plan to reduce infant mortality. The goal for the CelebrateOne Initiative is to first have healthy families and neighborhoods. Columbus must implement a strong neighborhood-based strategy. Studies show that the social determinants play such a big role in our infant mortality crisis, many activities and resources will be targeted to the highest risk neighborhoods. These "hot spot" neighborhoods (by geographic analysis) had infant mortality rates up to three times higher than that of the community overall. The 8 neighborhoods comprise less than 10% of Franklin County births, but account for nearly 1 in 4 infant deaths and 1 in 3 non-white infant deaths in Franklin County. They also had higher rates of poverty, food insecurity, neighborhood crime, unemployment, housing instability and transportation barriers. These 8 "hot spots" or zones for more intensive work were identified in the plan.
This ordinance authorizes and directs the City Auditor to provide for the transfer of $82,246.00 within the Health Special Revenue Fund to properly align appropriation for the need for additional personnel to work with the neighborhood strategies. This ordinance also authorizes the transfer of appropriation within the General Fund from CPH to the Department of Development to increase the funding to support a fulltime Program Planner to work with the Neighborhood Initiatives. Emergency action is requested in order to avoid any delays in providing program services to meet the goals of the CelebrateOne Initiatives.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding for this Ordinance is available in the Health Special Revenue Fund, Fund No. 2250 and the General Fund, Fund 1000.
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To authorize and direct the City Auditor to provide the transfer of $82,246.00 within the Health Special Revenue fund to properly align appropriation to support person...
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