ADOPTED - JULY 25, 2006

Agenda Item No. 39

 

 

Introduced by the Human Services and Finance Committees of the:

 

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

 

RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT A HEALTH DISPARITIES GRANT FROM THE

W. K. KELLOGG FOUNDATION AND TO AUTHORIZE SUBCONTRACTS

 

RESOLUTION #06-204

 

WHEREAS, the W. K. Kellogg Foundation awarded Ingham County a Health Equity through Social Justice Grant in 2004; and

 

WHEREAS, the Grant supported an internal Health Department dialogue to find ways to affect the underlying causes of health disparities; and

 

WHEREAS, the grant also supported a subcontract with the National Association of County and City Health Officials to develop a guidebook to assist local health departments to work with underlying causes of health disparities; and

 

WHEREAS, “Tackling Health Inequities through Public Health Practice: A Handbook for Action” is being released in July 2006 with a chapter titled “Initiating Social Justice Action through Dialogue in a Local Health Department: The Ingham County Experience”; and

 

WHEREAS, the W. K. Kellogg Foundation has awarded Ingham County a $1.5 million grant to assist four other local health departments to initiate a dialogue process, within their departments and communities, to learn how to address the underlying causes of health disparities; and

 

WHEREAS, the Health Officer has recommended that the Board of Commissioners accept the grant award and authorize the subcontracts necessary to implement the Grant.

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners accepts a three year $1,500,370 grant award from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation to improve local health departments’ capacity to address health disparities.

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that subcontracts, with a total value of approximately $1.1 million, are authorized to transmit Kellogg Foundation grant funding to support grant activities with the following entities:

 

The New York City Department of Mental Health and Hygiene

Amherst Health Department, Amherst, Massachusetts

Harris County Public Health and Environmental Services, Houston, Texas

Louisville Metro Health Department, Louisville, Kentucky

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a subcontract for approximately $164,000 is authorized with the National Association of County and City Health Officials to provide national level support and coordination for the grant initiative.

 

ADOPTED - JULY 25, 2006

Agenda Item No. 39

 

RESOLUTION #06-204

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a subcontract for grant program evaluation is authorized with Public Sector Consultants, 600 W. Saint Joseph Street, Lansing, Michigan, for $92,000, for the three year period of the grant.

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Controller is authorized to amend the Health Department’s 2006 budget and to incorporate the grant funding into the Health Department’s 2007 budget.

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board Chairperson is authorized to sign any grant related documents and the subcontracts after review by the County Attorney. 

 

HUMAN SERVICES:  Yeas:  Grebner, Bahar-Cook, Hertel, Dedden, Schor, Severino

     Nays:  None            Absent:  None    Approved 7/17/06

 

FINANCE:  Yeas:  Hertel, Grebner, Weatherwax-Grant, Dougan

      Nays: None                Absent:  Dedden, Thomas          Approved 7/19/06