Explanation
BACKGROUND: Columbus Public Health and the Mayor’s CelebrateOne Program have been awarded a grant from Franklin County Department of Job and Family Services (FCDJFS) with $400,000.00 originating from the US Department of Health and Human Services and $250,000.00 from FCDJFS general fund. This ordinance is needed to accept and appropriate $650,000.00 in grant monies to implement a safe sleep campaign, media services, safe sleep survival kits with cribs and neighborhood initiatives focused on teen health education for the period of October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020.
On average, one baby dies every other week in Franklin County due to unsafe sleep practices. Many of these deaths could be prevented by following the ABCs of infant safe sleep - that babies should sleep Alone, on their Backs, and in an empty Crib, every night, every nap, every time. The allocated funding will help in the efforts to reduce sleep related deaths in Franklin County through an educational marketing campaign, distribution of cribs for families in need and neighborhood initiatives focused on teen health education.
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, given the grant start date of October 1, 2019. Up to date financial posting promotes accurate accounting and financial management.
FISCAL IMPACT: The program is funded by Franklin County Department of Job and Family Services.
Title
To authorize the Board of Health and the Office of the Mayor to accept a grant from Franklin County Department of Job and Family Services to implement a safe sleep campaign and neighborhood initiatives focused on teen health education in the amount of $650,000.00; to authorize the appropriation of $400,000.00 to the Health Department in the Health Department Grants Fund and $250,000.00 to the Mayor’s Office in the General Government Grants Fund; and to declare an...
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