To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Public Health
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Implementation Agreement with Nurse-Family Partnership Regarding the Provision of Consultation Services that are Designed to Support the Continued Operation of the Nurse-Family Partnership Program in Humboldt County
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve, and authorize the Chair of the Board to execute, the attached implementation agreement with Nurse-Family Partnership regarding the provision of consultation services that are designed to support the continued operation of the Nurse-Family Partnership Program in Humboldt County for the period of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024;
2. Authorize the Department of Health and Human Services - Public Health Director, or a designee thereof, to execute any and all subsequent amendments to the attached implementation agreement with Nurse-Family Partnership, after review and approval by County Counsel, Risk Management and the County Administrative Office; and
3. Direct the Clerk of the Board to return one (1) fully executed original copy of the attached implementation agreement with Nurse-Family Partnership to the Department of Health and Human Services - Contract Unit for further processing.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Public Health Fund (1175)
DISCUSSION:
The Nurse-Family Partnership Program 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.
The attached implementation agreement with Nurse-Family Partnership will allow the Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services - Public Health (DHHS - Public Health) to receive consultati...
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