To: Charles Winfrey, Human Services Committee Chairperson
From: Michelle Estell, RS, MSA, Health Officer
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RE: Approval to accept the Glow and Grow Grant Award, in the amount of $25,000.00, from Region 6 Perinatal Quality Collaborative to enhance birth outcomes, reduce health disparities and address underlying causes of inequities within our community; no additional County appropriation required
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BOARD ACTION REQUESTED:
Approval of accepting the grant award of $25,000 from Region 6 Perinatal Grant Mini Grant for the Glow and Grow project.
BACKGROUND:
The Michigan Perinatal Quality Collaborate is dedicated to improving outcomes for families during the preconception, pregnancy, birth and postpartum periods since 2015. Divided into 10 regions throughout Michigan, Genesee County falls within Region 6 where engaging community members in a collaborative is prioritized. One approach the region has taken is reaching out to community members who are vested in maternal child health outcomes and asking them to bring their experience and knowledge to the collaborative. A Request for Proposal titled “2025 Advancing Healthy Births” was released to ensure healthy birth outcomes, improve equity and reduce disparities to which GCHD applied and was awarded $25,000.
DISCUSSION:
We are requesting the approval of the Subrecipient Agreement from Region 6 Perinatal Quality Collaborative to carry out this innovative project called Glow and Grow. The fiduciary for the grant is Saginaw Health Department. No additional county appropriation is needed.
IMPACT ON HUMAN RESOURCES:
There is no anticipated impact on human resources related to this request.
IMPACT ON BUDGET:
This will be an addition of $25,000. See budget proposal.
IMPACT ON FACILITIES:
There is no anticipated impact on facilities related to this request.
IMPACT ON TECHNOLOGY:
Staff will use existing technology. No additional technology is needed for this project.
CONFORMITY TO COUNTY PRIORITIES:
WIC services directly contribute to making our community healthy, livable, and safe as pregnant women and children under age 5 are provided nutritious food, nutrition counseling, breastfeeding support and referrals to other health and community resources. These services help to avert a range of health problems thereby reducing future costly medical interventions and treatments. WIC staff coordinate with numerous community organizations including the schools, local food banks, doctors and more supporting a culture of collaboration. resolution
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 accept the mini grant award of $25,000 from Region 6 Perinatal Grant, and to enter into a subrecipient agreement with the Sanilac County Health Department, to carry out the Grow and Glow project to enhance birth outcomes, reduce health disparities and address underlying causes of inequities within our community with no additional County appropriation required, is approved (a copy of the memorandum request and supporting documents being on file with the official records of the March 5, 2025 meeting of the Human Services Committee of this Board), the Chairperson of this Board is authorized to execute the agreement on behalf of Genesee County, and the Chief Financial Officer is directed to record the attached budget amendment.