Explanation
BACKGROUND: Columbus Public Health has been awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through the Ohio Department of Health. This ordinance is needed to accept and appropriate $312,184.00 in grant money to fund the Maternal and Child Health grant program, for the period October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018.
This project will address high smoking rates, especially among pregnant women; high rates of overweight children in Franklin County; high infant mortality rates (IMR), with significant racial disparities through the Columbus Ohio Equity Institute project; and high incidence of sleep-related infant deaths. The funds will also support Columbus Public Health’s Fetal Infant Mortality Review (FIMR) program, and a transportation needs assessment focusing on the accessibility of Franklin County WIC clinics.
This ordinance is submitted as an emergency to continue the support of all activities for the Maternal and Child Health grant program.
FISCAL IMPACT: The Maternal and Child Health grant program is entirely funded by the grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through the Ohio Department of Health and does not generate revenue or require a City Match.
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To authorize and direct the Board of Health to accept a grant from the Ohio Department of Health in the amount of $312,184.00 for the Maternal and Child Health grant program; to authorize the appropriation of $312,184.00 from the unappropriated balance of the Health Department Grants Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($312,184.00)
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WHEREAS, $312,184.00 in grant funds have been made available through the Ohio Department of Health for the Maternal and Child Health grant program for the period of October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to accept and appropriate these funds from the Ohio Department of Health for the continued support of the Maternal and Child Health grant program; and
WHEREAS, t...
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