Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Office of the Mayor has been awarded a grant from the Ohio Department of Medicaid, in partnership with Ohio's Five Managed Care Plans. This ordinance is needed to accept and appropriate $3,331,483.24 in grant monies to fund the Enhanced Maternal Health Program for the period April 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019.
Under this initiative, the Ohio Department of Medicaid, in partnership with the Medicaid Managed Care Plans, has awarded $3,331,483.24 to CelebrateOne and the City of Columbus to coordinate the Enhanced Maternal Health Program in Franklin County. This program supports the expansion of Centering Pregnancy services offered by PrimaryOne Health Centers, as well as the hiring of community health workers who have completed a CelebrateOne Community Connector internship. These community health workers will support the Healthy Beginnings at Home housing stabilization program, as well as the expansion of home visiting services through Columbus Public Health and Nationwide Children's Hospital. Furthermore, workers will provide operational support for StepOne, the prenatal appointment and scheduling service operated by Physicians Care Connection as well as the ongoing support of MOMS2B weekly support sessions in the eight CelebrateOne neighborhoods.
The $3,331,483.24 will be appropriated across both the Office of the Mayor and Columbus Public Health; with $850,244.24 appropriated to Columbus Public Health for retaining and expanding community health workers and $691,167.00 for increasing the capacity of Moms & Babies First home visiting program. With respect to the Office of the Mayor, $1,642,228.00 will be appropriated for the purpose of contracting with community service providers that were approved by the Ohio Department of Medicaid. The balance of $147,844.00 will be appropriated to the Office of the Mayor for community health workers related to Healthy Beginnings at Home program and the coordination and project management for the E...
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