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CONSIDERATION OF A GRANT FROM THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (KDHE) IN THE AMOUNT OF $920,000 TO PROVIDE OUTREACH, PREVENTION, AND INTERVENTION SERVICES THROUGH THE HEALTHY BABIES PROGRAM IN THE HEALTH DIVISION AND THE HEALTHY FAMILIES AMERICAN PROGRAM AT THE KANSAS CHILDREN'S SERVICE LEAGUE (KCSL).
Presented by: Adrienne Byrne, Health Director, Sedgwick County Health Division.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Accept the award; authorize the Chairman to sign the grant award agreement and to authorize the Purchasing Director to provide written notice to the KCSL of the County's intent to exercise the first 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 has received this funding since 2002.
The Healthy Babies Program and Healthy Families America (HFA) work hand in hand to wrap services around at risk families, addressing physical, mental, social, and emotional needs of the families that are served. HFA provides services until the child is three years old, or up to five years of age, when necessary.
KCSL is a statewide not-for-profit agency that provides a continuum of programs and services; advocating for children, and collaborat...
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