DEPARTMENT: Public Health
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Grant Authority To Public Health Department To Distribute Statewide Health Improvement Plan Grant Funds To Community Related Chronic Disease Programming In Areas of Active Living, Health Food Access, Mental Wellbeing And Commercial Tobacco Prevention Initiatives
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WHEREAS, pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 375A.04, the Dakota County Board of Commissioners (Board) is, and performs the duties and exercises the powers of, a community health board under Minn. Stat. ch. 145A, including the responsibility to prevent disease and to promote and protect the public health of Dakota County residents; and
WHEREAS, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) provides competitive grants to community health boards under MDH’s Statewide Health Improvement Program (SHIP); and
WHEREAS, Dakota County (County) has received SHIP grants from MDH for over 14 years; and
WHEREAS, SHIP funding supports community-driven solutions to expand opportunities for active living, healthy food access, commercial tobacco-free living, and mental wellbeing; and
WHEREAS, the County’s grant agreement with MDH allows the County to provide a portion of its SHIP funding to schools to enhance prevention efforts, and provide cost-effective, evidence-based best practices in chronic disease reduction via policy, systems, and environmental changes; and
WHEREAS, historically, the County has provided SHIP funding to schools through joint powers agreements with each school; and
WHEREAS, in order to provide for a more efficient means of providing local funding, Public Health is requesting Board authorization for the department to administer a grant program, under which Public Health would award subgrants to eligible schools, utilizing the County’s annual SHIP grant funds; and
WHEREAS, a subgrant program would also allow Public Health to develop standard subgrant agreements to better incorporate the reporting, monit...
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