City of Columbus - File #: 2117-2022

• File #: 2117-2022
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 7/8/2022
• In control: Health & Human Services Committee
• On agenda: 7/25/2022
• Final action: 7/27/2022
• Title: To authorize the Executive Director of the Office of CelebrateOne, on behalf of the Office of the Mayor, to modify an existing contract with Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Inc. for teen peer-to-peer reproductive health education in support of the CelebrateOne’s goal to improve reproductive health planning in its high priority neighborhoods; to authorize the transfer of $20,000.00 within and the expenditure of up to $109,000.00 from the City's General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($109,000.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/27/2022	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
7/26/2022	1	ACTING MAYOR	Signed
7/25/2022	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
7/25/2022	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass

Explanation

BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the Executive Director of the Office of CelebrateOne, on behalf of the Office of the Mayor, to modify an existing contract with Nationwide Children’s Hospital, to continue a community based peer-to-peer education program for teens in Franklin County and to fund a Reproductive Health Education Coordinator who will expand teen reproductive health education in Columbus and Franklin County.

Nationwide Children's Hospital has been the lead in teen reproductive health education efforts within selected Columbus City Schools in the CelebrateOne high priority neighborhoods of Linden, Franklinton, Hilltop, Northeast, Northland, South Side, Southeast and Near East. These contracts will support the goal to improve reproductive health planning by implementing evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention programming in schools.

In addition to having one of the highest infant mortality rates in the nation, Ohio ranks 23rd out of all 50 states for teenage pregnancies. Teen pregnancy is a significant contributor to pre-maturity, a leading cause of infant mortality, because pregnant teens have a higher risk for having a baby born too small or too soon.

A recent examination of the National Survey of Family Growth revealed that teens who received comprehensive sex education were 50% less likely to report a pregnancy than those who received abstinence-only education. Currently, without any state health education standards, many teens in Ohio and Franklin County do not have access to comprehensive, medically-accurate sex education.

The Office of CelebrateOne, in partnership with Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio and Nationwide Children’s Hospital, reinforces peer education by engaging youth in Columbus City Schools from the CelebrateOne neighborhoods. Peer education supports the development of healthy lifestyles and responsible choices by adolescents. Peer educators will receive training and incentives to increase their knowledge o...