ADOPTED - MARCH 9, 2010

Agenda Item No. 12

Introduced by the Human Services and Finance Committees of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT A GRANT FROM GENESEE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT /REACH US TO REDUCE AFRICAN AMERICAN INFANT MORTALITY RATES AND TO ELIMINATE RACIAL AND ETHNIC DISPARITIES

RESOLUTION #10-075

WHEREAS, Ingham County Health Department (ICHD) is committed to eliminating racial and ethnic health disparities; especially in the area of infant mortality; and

WHEREAS,  Genesee County Health Department’s REACH/US program has funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to offer grants to other local health departments to reduce African American infant mortality rates and to eliminate racial and ethnic health disparities; and

WHEREAS, Genesee County Health Department has awarded a grant to Ingham County Health Department to develop an innovative prenatal education program targeting first time pregnant African American Women.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes acceptance of the grant of up to $27,972, from Genesee County Health Department to develop an innovative prenatal education program targeting first time pregnant African American Women.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the grant period will be April 1, 2010 through March 31, 2011.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Controller/Administrator is authorized to make any necessary budget adjustments to the Health Department’s FY 2010 Budget.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Chairperson of the Ingham County Board of Commissioners and the County Clerk are authorized to sign any contract documents consistent with this Resolution and approved as to form by the County Attorney. 

HUMAN SERVICES:  Yeas:  McGrain, Davis, Tennis, Nolan, Vickers

     Nays:  None     Absent:  Koenig       Approved  3/01/10

FINANCE:  Yeas:  Grebner, Tennis, Bahar-Cook, Schor, Holman, Dougan

     Nays:  None     Absent:  None         Approved  3/03/10