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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-07-25 16-288 RESOLVECOUNCIL ACTION Item No. 16- 288 Date: July 25, 2016 Item/Subject: Resolve, Accepting and Appropriating a $102,627 Grant from the Maine Department of Health & Human Services to support an In Home Asthma Education Program. Responsible Department: Public Health & Community Services Commentary: This resolve will accept and appropriate $102,627 from the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for Asthma Home Visiting and Educational Services. The term is September 1, 2016 to August 31, 2017. This is the second year of a five-year grant that is expected to continue until August 31, 2020. The program provides direct services to patients with poorly controlled asthma in the home environment with a focus on education about asthma management. This includes identifying asthma triggers in the home environment and providing suggestions to mitigate exposure. The program is expected to decrease direct health care costs associated with asthma by preventing hospitalizations and emergency/urgent care visits; and to reduce the number of lost work days for adults and lost education days for children. The program serves persons of all ages in the communities of Bangor, Bradley, Brewer, Carmel, Clifton, Dedham, Eddington, Frankfort, Glenburn, Hampden, Hermon, Holden, Indian Island, Kenduskeag, Levant, Milford, Newburg, Old Town, Orono, Orrington, Veazie, and Winterport. This item will be reviewed at the August 1 meeting of the Government Operations Committee. Manager's Comments: Associated Information: Resolve Budget Approval: Department Head 0-tal, Gr 6M City Manager Finance Director Legal Approval: Z�Iw/ City S icitor Introduced for Passage x First Reading Page 1 of i x Referral to Gov't Operations -8-1-16 Assigned to Councilor Sprague CITY OF BANGOR 16-288 JULY 25, 2016 (TITLE.) Resolve, Accepting and Appropriating a $102,627 grant from the Maine Department of Health and Human Services to Support an In -Home Asthma Education Program BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BANGOR: BE IT RESOLVED, that a Grant in the amount of $102,627 grant from the ME DHHS, Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for Asthma Home Visiting and Educational Services is hereby accepted and appropriated for the period September 1, 2016 to August 31, 2017. IN CITY COUNCIL JULY 25, 2016 FIRST READING AND REFERRAL TO GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE MEETING OF AUGUST 1, 2016 CITY CLERK IN CITY COUNCIL AUGUST 8, 2016 MOTION MADE AND SECONDED FOR PASSAGE PASSED ���CITY­�ERP