DEPARTMENT: Health
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Dr. Thomas L. Schlenker
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City Wide
SUBJECT:
Authorizing an Agreement with The Children's Shelter
SUMMARY:
This Ordinance authorizes an agreement with The Children's Shelter to provide case management services for the San Antonio Metropolitan Heath District's (Metro Health's) teen pregnancy prevention initiative, the Teen HOPES Project, for a total amount not to exceed $1,005,900.00. The case management services will be provided to teen mothers through the evidence-based Healthy Outcomes through Perinatal Education and Support (HOPES) model in an effort to reduce repeat teen pregnancies in San Antonio, Texas. The term of the proposed agreement begins January 30, 2014 and ends on September 30, 2016, and includes an option to renew for one additional year.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
On January 31, 2013, City Council authorized the submission of six project proposals by Metro Health through our Regional Healthcare Partnership Anchor entity, University Health System (UHS) 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 Quality Improvement Program" or "Transformation Waiver". Metro Health carefully selected projects in the following areas: diabetes prevention, children's oral health services, HIV and Syphilis prevention, breastfeeding promotion, teen pregnancy prevention and neighborhood health promotion. All six project proposals are in alignment with Metro Health's strategic plan and many community goals set forth by SA2020 and have the overall goal of improving health outcomes.
In 2010, San Antonio's Bexar County birth rate for females ages 10-14 was 0.7/1,000 and was 75% higher than the national rate 0.4/1,000. According to the latest comparable data, Bexar County's 2008 pregnancy rate for females ages 10-14 was 1.9/1,000 and was 36% highe...
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