TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Health and Human Services Agency
MEETING DATE: May 25, 2021
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Mary Alice Willeford
PHONE:
468-7067
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Approval of Agreement with North Coast Opportunities, Inc. in the Amount of $100,000 to Complete and Support the Expansion and Engagement of the Healthy Mendocino Website and Resources, Effective July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
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Approve Agreement with North Coast Opportunities, Inc. in the amount of $100,000 to complete and support the expansion and engagement of the Healthy Mendocino website and resources, effective July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022; authorize the Health and Human Services Agency Assistant Director/Public Health Director to sign future amendments that do not increase the annual maximum amount; and authorize Chair to sign same.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
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SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
In 2011, the Health and Human Services Advisory Board launched the Healthy Mendocino Initiative with the goal of improving the quality of life in Mendocino County. With support from a coalition of community partners, Healthy Mendocino sponsors projects that encourage informed dialogue about the actions local residents and organizations can take to improve community health. One such project was community health improvement planning, built on the results of the collaborative Community Health Needs Assessments of 2016 and 2019, which engaged citizens and organizations within Mendocino County to improve local health and the factors that influenced it. The 2019 Community Health Needs Assessment identified three areas for improvement, 1) Mental Health, 2) Domestic Abuse - including child and sexual abuse, and 3) Substance Abuse, as priorities for residents and organizations to direct actions. The proposed Agreement allows funding for North Coast Opportunities to:...
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