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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS /41
FROM: Mark Finucane, Health Services Direct o Contra
By: Elizabeth A. Spooner, Contracts Administrat Costa
DATE: January 17, 1991 County
Approve submission of Funding Application #28-510 to State
SUBJECT: Department of Health Services for the African-American Infant
Health Project
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve submission of Funding Application #28-510 to the State
Department of Health Services in the amount of $214, 284 for the
period January 1, 1991 through June 30, 1993 for the "African-
American Infant Health Project" in West County.
II. FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Approval of this application in $214, 284 of State funding for the
Department's "African-American Infant Health Project" in West
County. No County funds are required.
This is a first-time request for funding from the State for this
program.
III. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS/BACKGROUND:
Infant mortality is twice as high among African-Americans than for
other races in this County and twice as high in West County than in
other areas. Infant morbidity is also twice as high. This
mortality and morbidity is strongly associated with Maternal
substance abuse. Approval of this project will provide case
management services and drug/alcohol treatment services to 30 to 60
Black pregnant or parenting women and their infants per year. The
goal is to reduce Black infant mortality rates by reducing the
numbers of infant with low birth weights and ensuring healthy
pregnancies and healthy babies.
In order to meet the deadline for submission, the application has
been forwarded to the State, but subject to Board approval. Five
signed copies of the certification page and nine certified copies
of the Board Order authorizing submission of the application should
be returned to the Contracts and Grants Unit for submission to the ,
State Department of Health Services.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMM N TION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S)
ACTION OF BOARD ON CPA KAPPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AYES: NOES: AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: Health Services (Contracts) ATTESTED FEB 5 1"1
Auditor-Controller (Claims) Phil Batchelor, Clerk of the Board of
State Department of Health Services Supei IS9rSandCgunlYAdmiDlttratu
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