DEPARTMENT: Public Health
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Ratification Of Grant Application For New And Emerging School-Based Health Center With Minnesota Department Of Health, And Authorization To Accept Grant Funds, Execute Grant Agreement, And Amend 2024 Public Health Budget
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Ratify the grant application for New and Emerging School-Based Health Center with the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), and if awarded, authorize acceptance of grant funds, execution of grant agreement, and amendment to the 2024 Public Health Budget.
SUMMARY
Dakota County Board of Commissioners acts as the Community Health Board and has responsibility to prevent disease and disability and to promote and protect the health and safety of county residents.
The MDH's Adolescent and School Health Unit, Community and Family Health Division opened an opportunity for Health Departments and school districts to apply for the Minnesota New and Emerging School-Based Health Center Grant. The goal of this grant program is to facilitate the growth of school-based health centers (SBHC)s through establishing new or expanding existing SBHCs in Minnesota. The grant provides up to 18 months of funding to assess the need for a new SBHC site, establish community support, identify, and secure operating partners, and open an operating SBHC site. Dakota County submitted an application for this grant prior to the deadline of December 27, 2023.
This grant aligns with the objectives of the receipt of the anticipated Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA) grant and will complement the preexisting collaborative work already being implemented in partnership with Independent School District 197 (West St Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan) and Independent School District 192 (Farmington). Furthermore, this work has become more pertinent as the Minnesota Community Care Primary Care Clinic in Farmington closed on December 15, 2023, creating a greater need for primary pediatr...
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