DEPARTMENT: Health
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Dr. Thomas Schlenker
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City Wide
SUBJECT:
Authorizing Agreements with the University of Texas at San Antonio
SUMMARY:
This Ordinance will authorize the following agreements with the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA):
(A) An agreement for evaluation services for the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District's (Metro Health's) Medicaid 1115 Waiver Teen Health project for an amount up to $40,000.00 for a period beginning August 1, 2014 and ending on June 30, 2015; and
(B) An agreement for evaluation services for Metro Health's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Sodium Reduction in Communities grant for an amount up to $50,000.00 for a period beginning August 1, 2014 and ending on July 31, 2015.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Submitted for City Council consideration and action are agreements with UTSA for grant evaluation services. (A) Through the contract for the Medicaid 1115 Waiver Teen Health project, UTSA will provide Pre and Post data analysis for the Draw the Line Respect the Line and It's Your Game curricula and an evaluation of the DreamSA campaign for the Medicaid 1115 Waiver Teen Health project. (B) Pursuant to the contract for the CDC Sodium Reduction in Communities grant, UTSA will provide analysis of Sodium Practices Assessment Tool (SPAT) data and the availability healthy versus unhealthy items across vendors and food sites, survey food service managers and employees, and report on employees' and consumers' food satisfaction.
On January 31, 2013, City Council authorized the submission of six project proposals by the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District (Metro Health) through the Regional Healthcare Partnership Anchor entity, University Health System for consideration and funding in the amount of $43,392,942.00 through the new Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment (DSRIP) arm of the "Texas Healthcare Transformation and...
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