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 $66,000.00 in grant money to fund the Maternal and Child Health grant program, for the period October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023. The grant funds awarded will provide for a contract with Mental Health America of Ohio (MHAOhio) for $66,000.00, for the provision of Maternal and Child health grant program services.
This grant provides peer support person-centered wellness projects. The Peer Support Person-Centered Wellness objective provides support for planning and assessing the peer support systems and screening tools (behavioral and/or physical health) available within a designated target area or region that support pregnant and/or post-partum women within one year of pregnancy in year 1. Years 2 and 3 of Objective 3 provides support to implement a plan to provide behavioral health screenings and referrals to support services to a defined target population and number of women, and staff training. This contract cycle is Year 3.
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 $66,000.00 for the Maternal and Child Health grant program; to authorize the appropriation of $66,000.00 from the unappropriated balance of the Health Department Grants Fund; to authorize the Board of Health to enter into a contract with Mental Health America of Ohio for the provision of MCHP grant services; to authorize the expenditure of $6...
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