TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Health and Human Services Agency
MEETING DATE: October 4, 2016
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Anne Molgaard
PHONE:
472-2333
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Ratification and Approval of Submission of Grant Proposal to the County Medical Services Program (CMSP) for a Wellness and Prevention Pilot Project to Provide Local-level Wellness and Prevention Services to CMSP Eligible Persons in the total Grant Amount of $225,000.00 with a total County Match of $16,630.30 for Fiscal Years 2016-19
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
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Ratify and approve the submission of a funding proposal to County Medical Services Program (CMSP) for a Wellness and Prevention Pilot Project to provide local-level wellness and prevention services to CMSP eligible persons in the total amount of $225,000 during fiscal years 2016-19 and authorize the Health and Human Services Agency Director to sign subsequent agreement if funding is granted.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
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SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
The CMSP Governing Board seeks to test the effectiveness of providing local-level wellness and prevention services to CMSP eligible persons. Projects may address any or all of the three project areas: 1) Community Wellness; 2) Whole Person Care; 3) Addressing the Social Determinants of Health over a 3-year period. Our proposal addresses Social Determinants of Health identified in the Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) with outcomes to include: an increase in enrollment; an increase in enrollee participation in the primary care benefit; a decrease in mental health crises addressed in hospital emergency rooms by 5%; a decrease in 5150 arrests by 5%.
This 3-year project will be accomplished in collaboration with the following Community Based Organizations (CBO): North Coast Opportunities, FIRST 5 and the Alliance for Rural Community Health. CBO expenses will pay paid by the CMSP G...
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