To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Public Health
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: Majority
SUBJECT:
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The Wolff Family Trust donation of $500 to Nurse-Family Partnership Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services - Public Health
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
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That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Authorize the Public Health Director, or a designee thereof, to accept the $500 donation from the Wolff Family Trust and all subsequent donations from the Wolff Family to Nurse-Family Partnership, reporting to the Board as required by Government Code section 25355.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Donation (1175-426-707012)
DISCUSSION:
The Nurse-Family Partnership Program, Department of Health and Human Services - Public Health ("DHHS - Public Health") is an evidence-based home visitation program which allows first-time, low-income mothers to receive home visits from a Public Health Nurse. The Nurse-Family Partnership Program has been shown to have positive impacts on child and maternal health, rates of child abuse and neglect, long-term birth rates, rates of incarceration, educational success, maternal employment, and parental capacity. Reporting to the Board as required by Government Code section 25355, the Wolff Family Trust has a history of donating $500.00 annually to Nurse-Family Partnership, DHHS - Public Health. These funds purchase ancillary client materials such as books and artwork supplies for projects or expenses that would be reimbursed through Petty Cash. Art projects that the Public Health Nurse completes with the client and child include hand turkeys at Thanksgiving, and milestone footprint paintings. Books include Welcome Little One or One Small Step Can Save Your Life. The Nurse-Family Partnership criterion of building a trusting relationship; empowering the first-time parents; and instilling them with the confidence to achieve a better life for their family guides the Public Health Nurse in their decision...
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