To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Public Health
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Agreement with Partners in Care Foundation for the Older Adults Falls Prevention Program for the period beginning Aug. 1, 2020 and ending July 31, 2023
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
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That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve Grant Number 90FPSG0034-01-00 with Partners in Care Foundation for the period Aug. 1, 2020 and ending July 31, 2023;
2. Authorize the Director of Public Health or a designee thereof to sign two originals of the agreement and all certifications;
3. Authorize the Director of Public Health or a designee thereof to sign all future amendments and documents directly related to this grant agreement upon review and approval of County Counsel and Risk Management; and
4. Direct the Clerk of the Board to return one copy of the certified board report to the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) - Contract Unit.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Public Health Fund (1175)
DISCUSSION:
Unintentional falls are a major cause of loss of independence of elders. In Humboldt County, the cost of older adult falls over a 5-year span from 2009-2014 was $244,615,000. The average cost of an older adult fall is $35,000. The rate of older adults visiting the ER due to a fall is 68% higher than the state average.
The Healthy Communities Division of Public Health was offered this funding by Partners in Care Foundation in order to increase local capacity to conduct evidence-based falls reduction programs aimed at older adults. Through this funding, the Older Adult Falls Prevention program provides targeted education via workshops and other tools to reduce the likelihood an older adult fall.
This funding provides Healthy Communities staff resources to outreach to community partners to improve the number of participants in Older Adult Falls Prevention Education. The focus this grant cycle is for the Falls Prevention Program to educate 239 limited English-sp...
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