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7.40.

Regular City Council Meeting

Meeting Date:

09/14/2021

Information

Agenda Item

Resolution - Public Health Services: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute a StarCare Specialty Health System Memorandum of Understanding - Parenting Awareness & Drug Risk Education Program (PADRE), by and between the City of Lubbock through the City of Lubbock Health Department, and StarCare Specialty Health System, to participate in an interagency collaborative effort to provide community-based, intervention services to parents and expectant parents with substance use disorders, or who are at risk of developing substance use disorders.

Item Summary

This agreement will provide the City of Lubbock Health Department the opportunity to refer individuals in priority and target populations, for needed care, education, and follow up at StarCare Specialty Health System. Through this agreement, the Health Department will provide 3 of the 10 Essential Public Health Services.

These services include:
1) Informing, educating and empowering people about health issues;
2) Linking people to needed personal health services; and
3) Mobilizing community partnerships and acting to identify and solve health problems.

Fiscal Impact

None

Staff/Board Recommending

Bill Howerton, Deputy City Manager
Katherine Wells, Director of Public Health

Attachments

Resolution - MOU with StarCare (PADRE)

MOU with StarCare (PADRE)