REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
October 5, 2021
FROM
JOSHUA DUGAS, Director, Department of Public Health
SUBJECT
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Agreement Funding Application to the California Department of Public Health for the Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health and Black Infant Health Programs
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Approve and authorize the submission of a combined agreement funding application to the California Department of Public Health for the period of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022 for the following programs:
a. Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Heath Program, in the amount of $830,907.
b. Black Infant Health Program, in the amount of $1,418,738.
2. Designate the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors, Chief Executive Officer, or Director of the Department of Public Health to execute and submit all agreement funding application documents required to receive the grant awards, on behalf of the County, subject to review by County Counsel.
3. Direct the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors, Chief Executive Officer, or Director of the Department of Public Health to transmit all documents in relation to the combined agreement funding application to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors within 30 days of execution.
(Presenter: Joshua Dugas, Director, 387-9146)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
Pursue County Goals and Objectives by Working with Other Agencies and Stakeholders.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
This item does not impact Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The combined agreement funding application (Application) for the Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health (MCAH) Program, in the amount of $830,907, and the Black Infant Health (BIH) Program, in the amount of $1,418,738, consists of federal Title V, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Program (part of Title V), State General Fund, and federal Title XIX funds. The MCAH Program includes a local match of $496,211 and the BIH Program includes a local match of $198,818, which will be met with 1991 Realignment funds.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) provides noncompetitive funding for the MCAH and BIH Programs to local health departments to promote healthy living for mothers and their families through a focus on the comprehensive health, physical, and psychosocial needs of the maternal, child, and adolescent health population. The Department of Public Health (DPH) has received funding for the MCAH Program since 1987 and the BIH Program from 1990 through 2010 and again beginning in 2014.
Through the MCAH Program, DPH performs core public health functions, including assessment, policy development, and health improvement by providing and ensuring that mothers and children, especially those with low income or limited access to services, have access to quality maternal and child health services. The MCAH Program promotes the need for appropriate levels of care to improve pregnancy outcomes and reduce maternal and infant morbidity and mortality.
The BIH Program is designed to meet the health related needs of pregnant and postpartum African-American women through a State standardized model that features group intervention to encourage empowerment and social support in the context of a life course perspective and through social service case management to link clients with the needed community and health related services.
The combined Application for the MCAH and BIH Programs is for expenditures incurred during the period of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022 and due for submission to CDPH by October 8, 2021.
PROCUREMENT
N/A
REVIEW BY OTHERS
This item has been reviewed by County Counsel (Adam Ebright, Deputy County Counsel, 387-5455) on September 21, 2021; Finance (Paul Garcia, Administrative Analyst, 386-8392) on September 20, 2021; and County Finance and Administration (Tanya Bratton, Deputy Executive Officer, 388-0332) on September 21, 2021.