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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ='p Contra
FROM: William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director ' _
By: Jacqueline Pigg, Contracts Administrator i Costa
DATE: July 22, 2008
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SUBJECT: Approval of Contract#22-378-25 with Brighter Beginnings
(formerly The Perinatal Council)
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Wendel Brunner, M.D.) to
execute on behalf of the County, Contract #22-378-25 with Brighter Beginnings (formerly The
Perinatal Council), a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $583,917 to continue to
provide case management services for the Black Infant Health Project, for the period from July 1,
2008 through June 30, 2009.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 100% by the State Department of Health Services, Maternal and Child
Health Branch, for the Black Infant Health Project. No County funds are required.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This Maternal and Child Health Program supports the County's "Children and Youth Healthy and
Preparing for Productive Adulthood" community outcome by providing outreach to encourage
pregnant women to receive prenatal medical care and avoid behaviors that would increase the risk to
their unborn children. Expected programs outcomes include a decrease in the number of babies
being born with health problems requiring medical care.
BACKGROUND/REASON(S) FOR RECOMMENDATION(S):
The Black Infant Health Project was created to provide services mandated by the State Department
of Health Services to develop a partnership for reducing the African-American infant morbidity and
mortality rates. This Project meets the social needs of County's population by providing case
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VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
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— AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
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Contact Person: Wendel Brunner,M.D. (313-6712) ATTESTEDCIX
JOH CUL N, CLERK F THE BOARD OF
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#22-378-25
management services to African-American pregnant and/or parenting women and their infants in
West County.
On September 18, 2007, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #22-378-24 with The
Perinatal Council, (now known as Brighter Beginnings) for the period from July 1, 2007 through
June 30, 2008, for the provision of case management services for the Black Infant Health Project.
Approval of Contract #22-378-25 will allow the Contractor to continue providing services
through June 30, 2009.