DATE: December 3, 2024
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: David Luchini, RN, PHN, Director, Department of Public Health
SUBJECT: Retroactive California Home Visiting Program Agreement Funding Application with California Department of Public Health
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive Agreement Funding Application with California Department of Public Health, for the California Home Visiting Program - Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting and the California Home Visiting Program - State General Fund - Evidence-Based Home Visiting programs, effective July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025 ($2,531,711).
REPORT
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. Approval of the recommended action will provide the Fresno County Department of Public Health (Department) with California Department of Public Health (CDPH) funding from the California Home Visiting Program (CHVP) - Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program and the CHVP State General Fund (SGF) - Evidence-Based Home Visiting (EBHV) program. The funding will support salary and benefits, and operational costs to expand the Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) program services provided by the Department. The program provides outreach, home visitation, health education and linkage to community resources for Fresno County pregnant and parenting women and their families. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
There are no viable alternative actions. Should your Board not approve the recommended action, the Department would not have sufficient funds to operate these critical programs and will be unable to provide MIECHV and EBHV services to pregnant and parenting women and their families.
RETROACTIVE AGREEMENT:
The recommended agreement is retroactive to July 1, 2024. The process for receiving the CHVP MIECHV and CHVP SGF EBHV funding requires submittal of an Agreement Funding Applica...
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