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Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement, and any subsequent amendments, between the City of Long Beach and the Los Angeles County Children and Families First - Proposition 10 Commission in an amount not to exceed $197,084 for the period of January 1, 2012 through June 30, 2012 to continue the Long Beach-Wilmington Best Babies Collaborative Program, and execute service subcontracts and subsequent amendments with the listed agencies for outreach and health education. (Districts 1,6,7,9)
DISCUSSION
Since October 2005, the City Council has approved grant funds for the planning, and implementation, of the Long Beach-Wilmington Best Babies Collaborative Program (BBC) funded by the Los Angeles County Children and Families First Commission (First 5 L.A.). With the Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services acting as lead agency, the Health Department oversees the implementation of the program by working with local service providers, community-based agencies and healthcare organizations to maintain a coordinated and comprehensive network of resources to promote and provide services to pregnant women and their families to achieve First 5 LA's goal: "Babies are born healthy." The program targets high-risk women residing in the Long Beach zip codes of 90802, 90805, 90806, 90813, and the Wilmington zip code of 90744. First 5 L.A. has subsequently awarded the City of Long Beach $197,084 to continue the program for an additional six-month period (January 1, 2012 to June 30, 2012).
Since its inception six years ago, the BBC Program has provided health education to over 25,819 women/teens; social support classes and education to over 4815 women/teens; case management services to 687 women/teens; and over 2778 home visits to case managed clients. It has also provided outreach at 1,663 different events held throughout the City to over 16,736 high-risk women/teens, and over 200 people have attended and graduated from an 11-week Diabetes Education and Management course offered by the program.
The Health Department will continue to partner with local agencies to provide perinatal services in the targeted area. A minimum of $35,838 of the grant funds will be used to sustain outreach, health education, medical and case-management subcontracts with the following collaborative community-based agencies that were selected based on their ability to serve special population groups.
Subcontract Agency |
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Address |
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Base Subcontract Amount |
St. Mary's Medical Center |
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Families in Good Health |
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411 E. 10th Street Suite 207, LB 90813 |
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$ 15,321 |
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St. Mary's Medical Center |
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Mary Hilton Family Clinic |
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1050 Linden Avenue, LB 90813 |
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8,832 |
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Wilmington Community Clinic |
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1009 N. Avalon Blvd., Wilmington 90744 |
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6,465 |
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The Children's Clinic |
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2790 Atlantic Avenue, LB 90806 |
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3,500 |
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Miller Children's Hospital & Women's Pavilion |
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at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center |
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2801 Atlantic Avenue, LB 90806 |
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970 |
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Monica Montes, Registered Dietician |
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750 |
New Health Consultants |
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32 S. Raymond Avenue, Ste 2, Pasadena 91105 |
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$ 35,838 |
This matter was reviewed by Deputy City Attorney Linda Trang on October 28, 2011 and by Budget Management Officer Victoria Bell on October 31, 2011.
TIMING CONSIDERATIONS
City Council action on this matter is requested on November 15, 2011 in order to continue the program without interruption.
FISCAL IMPACT
The City will receive an increase of grant revenues of $197,084 for the grant period of January 1, 2012 through June 30, 2012. Sufficient appropriations are budgeted in the Health Fund (SR 130) in the Department of Health and Human Services (HE). There is no City match, no impact on the General Fund, and no net impact to jobs.
SUGGESTED ACTION
Approve recommendation.
Respectfully Submitted,
RONALD R. ARIAS
DIRECTOR
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
APPROVED:
PATRICK H. WEST
CITY MANAGER