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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 Passage x First Reading Page 1 of 1 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 FIRST READING Aj ad CITY CLE IN CITY COUNCIL APRIL 13, 2015 MOTION MADE AND SECONDED FOR PASSAGE PASSED W . (2 CITY CLERK