Action 20.
Regular Board of Supervisors Meeting
Health & Social Services
- Meeting Date:
- 06/21/2022
- Title:
- Approve First Things First Grant GRA-STATE-19-0968-01-Y5
- Submitted By:
- Vicky King, Health & Social Services
- Department:
- Health & Social Services
Presentation:
No A/V Presentation
Recommendation:
Approve
Document Signatures:
BOS Signature Required
# of ORIGINALS
Submitted for Signature:
Submitted for Signature:
1
NAME
of PRESENTER:
of PRESENTER:
Vicky J. King, RN
TITLE
of PRESENTER:
of PRESENTER:
Division Director Clinical Services
Mandated Function?:
Federal or State Mandate
Source of Mandate
or Basis for Support?:
or Basis for Support?:
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Information
Agenda Item Text:
Approve Renewal of Grant GRA-STATE-19-0968-01-Y5 between the Early Childhood Development and Health Board (First Things First) and Cochise Health & Social Services, for child care health consultation, in the amount of $103,320, effective July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023.
Background:
This renewal is to continue funding that will be used to provide Child Care Health Consultant services to 38 childcare Quality First (First Things First) centers an increase from 29 the previous year. This program provides a healthcare consultant to enrolled childcare centers focusing on child development in the birth to five population.
Child care health consultants support early care and education programs by:
Child care health consultants support early care and education programs by:
- Providing on-call support, in-house trainings and helpful resources
- Promoting health and safety best practices
- Offering responsive, customized assistance
- Providing information for families and referrals to additional health resources in your community
- Assisting in creating health and safety policies
- Building supportive relationships
- Working as a team with childcare programs, families, local public health agencies, etc.
Department's Next Steps (if approved):
Your approvals are respectfully requested.
Please forward signed copies of the agreements to the Health Director Alicia M. Thompson
Please forward signed copies of the agreements to the Health Director Alicia M. Thompson
Impact of NOT Approving/Alternatives:
Not approving this funding would result in CCHSS’s inability to provide childcare health consultation services to our community.
To BOS Staff: Document Disposition/Follow-Up:
Please make sure the signed forms are returned to the health department for dispersal of funds