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FROM: William Walker, M.D.,Health Services Director
By: Jacqueline Pigg, Contracts Administrator Costa
DATE: September 5, 2007 County
SUBJECT: Approval of Contract#22-378-24 with The Perinatal Council 1
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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 #22-378-24 with The Perinatal Council, a non-profit
corporation, in an amount not to exceed $632,580 to continue to provide case management services
for the Black Infant Health Project, for the period from July 1,2007 through June 30, 2008.
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
management services to African-American pregnant and/or parenting women and their infants in
West County.
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ABSENT: ABSTAIN:
Contact Person: Wendel Brunner,M.D. (313-6712) ATTESTED
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#22-378-24
On October 10, 2006, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #22-378-23 with The
Perinatal Council, for the period from July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007, for the provision of
case management services for the Black Infant Health Project.
Approval of Contract #22-378-24 will allow the Contractor to continue providing services
through June 30, 2008.