DEPARTMENT: Public Health
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Accept Grant Funds For Strong Foundations With Minnesota Department Of Health
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Authorize acceptance of grant funds for Strong Foundations with the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH).
SUMMARY
Pursuant to Minn. Stat. ? 375A.04, the Dakota County Board of Commissioners is, and performs the duties and exercises the powers of, a community health board under Minn. Stat. ch. 145A, and is required to govern and administer those functions as fully as other Dakota County functions, including the responsibility to prevent disease and to promote and protect the public health of Dakota County residents.
Public Health has a long history of providing home visiting services to families in Dakota County. The Public Health Department currently utilizes the Strong Foundations grant through MDH to fund these services. The Strong Foundations grant is a combination of state and federal funds for home visiting services supporting women, infants, young children, and families in the community, with the goal of improved outcomes for pregnant people and parents with young children.
By Resolution No. 22-436 (October 18, 2022), the Board approved the application and acceptance of MDH Strong Foundations grant funds in the amount of $1,259,535 for the first year of the grant, the period of January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023. The Strong Foundations five-year grant funds will be used exclusively to support the Maternal Early Childhood Sustained Home Visiting (MECSH) evidence-based home visiting model at Dakota County. The Strong Foundations grant will ensure stable funding to provide family home visiting services to county residents over the next five years. This funding will be determined annually and is expected to remain stable.
By Resolution No. 23-276 (June 20, 2023), the Board approved the application and acceptance of MDH implementation of a project to build evi...
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