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Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all necessary documents and any subsequent amendments, including amending the award amount, with the California Department of Public Health, to accept and expend grant funding in the amount of $528,530 for administration and expansion of the California Home Visiting Program (CHVP), for the period of July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023, with the option to extend the agreement for three additional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager; and
Increase appropriations in the Health Fund Group in the Health and Human Services Department by $49,313, offset by grant revenue. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
On November 1, 2022, the California Department of Public Health announced an increase of State General Funds (SGF) for the Local Health Jurisdictions (LHJs) to expand on the California Home Visiting Program (CHVP). The City of Long Beach (City) is eligible for an allocation amount of $528,530 for program year 2022-2023. The funding is for expanding, planning, and implementing the Nurse Family Partnership (NFP) program in the Long Beach.
Since 2011, the Health Department has had a NFP program funded by Los Angeles County Maternal Child Adolescent Health Division. Starting with program year 2022-2023 funding will be through the California Department of Public Health. Nurse-Family Partnership empowers first-time moms to transform their lives and create better futures for themselves and their babies. NFP has specially educated nurses regularly visit young, first-time moms-to-be. Visits start early in the pregnancy and continue through the child’s second birthday. Expectant moms benefit by getting the care and support they need to have a healthy pregnancy. Concurrently, new mothers develop close relationships with a nurse who becomes a trusted resource they can rely on for advice on everything from safely caring for their child to steps for providing a stable and secure future for both mom...
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