To: Charles Winfrey, Human Services Committee Chairperson
From: Michelle Estell, RS, MSA, Health Officer
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RE: Acceptance of Healthy Start Funding
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BOARD ACTION REQUESTED:
Approval to accept grant funding for the Healthy Start Initiative. Federal funder, The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), has refunded the Genesee County Healthy Start Initiative for an additional five years, funding cycles 2024 - 2029. We request that the funds for FY 2024 / 2025 be accepted and placed into funding to be utilized for program services from May 1, 2024 through March 31, 2025.
BACKGROUND:
Health Start is an infant mortality reduction program that uses a multidisciplinary approach to provide home visiting services to families in the Genesee County community. This project provides services to over 800 women and infants each year. In addition to home visiting, this program also provides case management, care coordination, and community resource linkages to decrease maternal and infant mortality in populations that are most at risk.
DISCUSSION:
This request is to accept $997,416.00 from federal funder HRSA for continuation of the Healthy Start Initiative. Acceptance of these funds will allow Genesee County Health Department to continue to provide essential services to Healthy Start participants for FY 2024 / 2025.
IMPACT ON HUMAN RESOURCES:
There is no expected impact on Human Resources.
IMPACT ON BUDGET:
Funds from federal funder HRSA will provide the overall program budget to allow for the continuation of Healthy Start services. A budget amendment will be included in a separate request.
IMPACT ON FACILITIES:
There is no expected impact on facilities.
IMPACT ON TECHNOLOGY:
There is no expected impact on technology.
CONFORMITY TO COUNTY PRIORITIES:
Genesee County Healthy Start continues to support a Healthy, Livable, and Safe Community through the utilization of community resources. Home visiting services provided through the Healthy Start Initiative are shown to decrease maternal and infant mortality, therefore contributing to full term pregnancies and healthy infants.
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TO THE HONORABLE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE GENESEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, GENESEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
BE IT RESOLVED, by this Board of County Commissioners of Genesee County, Michigan, that the request by the Health Officer to authorize accepting grant funds issued by The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) for the Healthy Start Initiative, in the amount of $997,416.00 for the period commencing May 1, 2024, through March 31, 2025, is approved (a copy of the memorandum request dated July 17, 2024, and attachment being on file with the official records of the July 17, 2024 meeting of the Human Services Committee of this Board).