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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS 1 _ 3I
FROM: Mark Finucane, Health Services Director Contra
Costa
DATE: March 16, 1995 County
SUBJECT: Award Notice from the State Department of Health Services for the
Black Infant Health Project
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Accept an Award, in the amount of $12,500, from the State Department
of Health Services for the period from January 30, 1995 through June
30, 1995 for the Black Infant Health Project.
II. FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Acceptance of this Award will increase State funding for the Black
Infant Health Project by $12, 500, from $112, 500, to a new total of
$125, 000. No County funds are required.
III.- REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS/BACKGROUND:
On August 16, 1994, the Board. of Supervisors approved Standard
Agreement 28-510-6 with the State Department of Health Services for
the Black Infant Health Project.
Under this Agreement the State provides funds for case management and
drug/alcohol treatment services for 30 to 60 Black pregnant or
parenting women and their infants. The goal is to reduce Black infant
mortality rates by reducing the numbers of infants with low birth
weights and ensuring healthy pregnancies and healthy babies.
The Health Services Department recently received notice of an Award
from the State Department of Health Services, granting the Department
additional funding for this project during FY 1994-95.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE: `
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S)
ACTION OF BOARD ON 5 APPROVED 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.
Contact: Wendel Brunner, M.D. (313-6712)
CC: Health Services (Contracts) ATTESTED VI�a.�.CXt� A0 c� . 1c�11 5_
State Dept. of Health Services
Phil Batchelor, Clerk of the Board of
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