Explanation
BACKGROUND: Columbus Public Health has been awarded a grant from The Ohio State University originating from the National Institute for Health. Ordinance #3096-2018 authorized the acceptance and appropriation of $58,250.00 in grant money. This ordinance is needed to accept and appropriate an additional $20,000.00 in grant monies to fund the 2018/2019 Neisseria Meningitidis Epidemiology Grant Program, for the period of August 1, 2018 through July 31, 2019. The total amount funded for this period is $78,250.00.
The Neisseria Meningitidis Epidemiology Grant Program will allow Columbus Public Health (CPH) to work with local partners to conduct an intensive evaluation of an ongoing outbreak of sexually transmitted urethritis caused by a distinct, novel clade of non-groupable Neisseria Meningitidis (Nm). The program will screen clients seeking testing for sexually transmitted diseases in CPH’s Sexual Health Clinic for Nm infection, and will answer questions about the population affected, the spectrum of symptoms experienced, patients’ responses to recommended treatment, and the risk of Nm acquisition by sex partners and the risk of reinfection of cases. This project has great potential to impact a novel, significant threat to sexual health among Columbus residents.
This ordinance is submitted as an emergency so as to allow the financial transaction to be posted in the city's accounting system as soon as possible. Up to date financial posting promotes accurate accounting and financial management.
FISCAL IMPACT: The Neisseria Meningitidis Epidemiology Grant Program is entirely funded by The Ohio State University.
Title
To authorize and direct the Board of Health to accept additional grant funds from The Ohio State University for the Neisseria Meningitidis Epidemiology Grant Program in the amount of $20,000.00; to authorize the appropriation of $20,000.00 from the unappropriated balance of the Health Department Grants Fund; and to decla...
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