HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-03-23 15-116 RESOLVECOUNCIL ACTION
Item No. 15-116
Date: 3/23/2015
Item/Subject: Resolve, Accepting and Appropriating a $136,000 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 a $136,000 from.the Department of
Health and Human Services, Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for 17 months to
provide an In Home Asthma Education Program.
The program will provide direct services to patients with poorly controlled asthma in the home
environment with a focus on education about asthma management. This will include identifying
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 indirect costs by reducing the
number of lost work days for adults and lost education days for children.
The program will serve 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.
The term of the contract is April 14, 2015 to August 31, 2016. This represents the first period of
a five-year grant that is expected to continue until August 31, 2020. This was reviewed and
recommended for approval at the March 16, 2015 Government Operations Committee meeting.
Department Head
Manager's Comments:
City Manager
Associated Information: Resolve
Budget Approval:
Finance Director
Legal Approval:
City Solicitor
Introduced for
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Referral
Assigned to Councilor Civiello
CITY OF BANGOR
15-116
MARCH 23, 2015
(TITLE.) Resolve, Accepting and Appropriating a $136,000 Grant from the Maine Department
of Health & 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 $136,000 from the Maine Department
of Health & Human Services to support an In Home Asthma Education Program is hereby
accepted and appropriated for the period April 14, 2015 to August 31, 2016.
IN CITY COUNCIL
MARCH 23, 2015
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