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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 Kaiser Permanente South Bay Medical Center in the amount of $5,000 for the Health Access through Early Childhood Education Program for the period of July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010; and increase appropriations in the Health Fund (SR 130) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HE) by $5,000. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
The Long Beach Early Childhood Education Committee (Committee) is an ad hoc committee of the City of Long Beach Board of Health and Human Services. The Committee, established in 2003, is a broad-based partnership comprised of educators, advocates and care givers of children up to age five who work together to promote high quality care and early education in our community. Members of the committee represent local non-profit organizations, child development centers, preschools, family child care providers, the education community (including the school district, community college district and state university), the public library, philanthropic organizations, faithbased organizations, various City commissioners, and staff from City Departments. The Committee is a cross-disciplinary collaboration of equal partners whose mission is to further the early care and education of all children in Long Beach by: enhancing the quality of services; building capacity to meet the needs of families; and expanding the base of resources.
Kaiser Permanente South Bay Medical Center has awarded $5,000 to the City of Long Beach, through the Department of Health and Human Services, for the Health Access through Early Childhood Education Program.
The focus of this grant is the creation and distribution of a "Zero to Five Health Access Resource Guide" that stresses the importance of medical/dental care and that provides a comprehensive list of referrals for health care coverage, dental screenings, mental health serv...
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