City of San Antonio - File #: 18-3683

• File #: 18-3683
• Type: Grant Applications and Awards
• In control: City Council A Session
• On agenda: 6/21/2018
• Posting Language: Ordinance authorizing the application to and acceptance of funds from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in an amount not to exceed $3,000,000.00 for an award to support the design, testing, and evaluation of approaches to address evidence-based strategies for the prevention and control of diabetes and cardiovascular disease in high burden populations for 12 months beginning October 1, 2018 and authorizing a personnel complement [Erik Walsh, Deputy City Manager; Colleen M. Bridger, MPH, PhD, Director of Health]

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/21/2018	1	City Council A Session	adopted	Pass

DEPARTMENT: Health


DEPARTMENT HEAD: Colleen M. Bridger, MPH, PhD


COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide


SUBJECT:

Authorizing the submission of an application to and the acceptance of funds, if awarded, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for the Innovative State and Public Health Strategies to Prevent and Manage Diabetes and Heart Disease and Stroke Grant


SUMMARY:

This ordinance authorizes the submission of an application to and acceptance of funds, if awarded, in an amount not to exceed $3,000,000.00 annually from the CDC for the delivery of services within the Innovative State and Public Health Strategies to Prevent and Manage Diabetes and Heart Disease and Stroke grant for prevention activities and authorizes a personnel complement of three (3) Management Analyst positions. Following the initial 12 months of funding there will be four additional years of level funding available.
The funds will be used to support the goals and objectives of the San Antonio Diabetes Collaborative which utilizes the Collective Impact Model to prevent those at risk of developing diabetes from progressing to diabetes. The Diabetes Collaborative which is led by the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District (Metro Health) is a partnership of several organizations in San Antonio working together to align policies and systems to connect clinical health care to community based prevention programs. This funding opportunity will allow Metro Health to contract with sub-recipients from the San Antonio Diabetes Collaborative for the design, testing and evaluation of novel approaches to address evidence-based strategies aimed at reducing risks, complications, and barriers to prevent and control diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD) in high-burden populations. Metro Health plans to issue a Request for Proposal to sub-recipient(s) interested in providing the above work for (a) diabetes or (b) cardiovascular disease or both and to write an evaluat...