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AMENDMENT TO EXTEND EXISTING GRANT FROM THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (KDHE) IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,020,000 TO PROVIDE OUTREACH, PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION SERVICES THROUGH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT'S HEALTHY BABIES PROGRAM AND THE HEALTHY FAMILIES AMERICAN PROGRAM AT THE KANSAS CHILDREN'S SERVICE LEAGUE (KCSL).
Presented by: Adrienne Byrne-Lutz, Director, Health Department.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Accept the award; authorize the Chairman to sign the grant award amendment; authorize the Purchasing Director to provide written notice to the Kansas Children’s Service League of the County’s intent to exercise the second of the three one-year options to renew the parties’ agreement; and establish budget authority as provided in the financial considerations section of this request.
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Grant Renewal: Yes
Never Applied: No
Applied; not awarded: No
Grant Summary and Timeline: Healthy Babies is an educational program for prenatal and parenting families. Registered Nurses and Community Liaisons provide education and family support through home and office visits. The education provided is designed to improve birth outcomes (prematurity, low birth weight and infant mortality) among at-risk families. Services are available to all Sedgwick County residents regardless of income or insurance coverage, prenatally through the child's second birthday. In addition, the Healthy Babies provider ensures the client is connected to other community resources based on individual need.
Healthy Babies partnered with the former Kansas Health Policy Authority (KHPA) for nearly a decade (2002-2011) to promote best practices in providing prevention/early intervention services to high risk prenatal and delivered moms in Sedgwick County. On July 1, 2011, KHPA was transferred to the KDHE through an executive reorganization.
The Healthy Babies Program and Healthy Families America (HFA) work hand in hand to wrap services around at-risk families, addressing physical, me...
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