City of San Antonio - File #: 16-3452

• File #: 16-3452
• Type: Miscellaneous Item
• In control: City Council A Session
• On agenda: 6/16/2016
• Posting Language: An Ordinance ratifying the execution of an agreement with the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio which will provide funds of up to $11,756.00 to the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District to participate in a one-year planning period for the coordination of evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention education programs for a period beginning on July 1, 2015 and ending June 30, 2016. [Erik Walsh, Deputy City Manager; Vincent Nathan, Interim Health Director]

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/16/2016	1	City Council A Session	adopted	Pass

DEPARTMENT: Health


DEPARTMENT HEAD: Vincent R. Nathan, PhD, MPH


COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City-wide

SUBJECT:

This ordinance authorizes the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District (Metro Health) to execute a contract with the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio to participate in a one-year planning period for the coordination of evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention education programs under the Office of Adolescent Health grant.


SUMMARY:

This Ordinance will authorize the City Manager or her designee to execute the following agreement with the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio for the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District to participate in a one-year planning period for the coordination of evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention education programs under the Office of Adolescent Health grant.


BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

With Metro Health's leadership, San Antonio has seen a 22% decline in the teen birth rate since 2010. Part of the community strategy has included the implementation of evidence-based prevention education programs for adolescents (with parental/guardian consent for youth ages 17 and under). The UT Health Science Center at San Antonio was awarded an Office of Adolescent Health grant. The Office of Adolescent Health is a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The grant includes building capacity for communities to select and replicate evidence-based education programs to prevent teen pregnancy.


ISSUE:

Metro Health is requesting City Council to approve an ordinance authorizing an agreement with the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio for the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District to participate in a one-year planning period for the coordination of evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention education programs under the Office of Adolescent Health grant.

Authorization of this agreement will allow the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District and community s...