DEPARTMENT: Health
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Dawn Emerick, Ed.D
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT:
Authorizing agreements with the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio for the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District's Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) Healthy Neighborhoods Program for terms ending September 29, 2020.
SUMMARY:
This Ordinance will authorize an amendment to an agreement with the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA) to implement tobacco prevention strategies, adding to the current scope of work for an amount of $5,670.00, for a total amount of up to $40,670.00 and authorizes an agreement with UTHSCSA to provide community-clinical linkage strategies in an amount up to $68,316.00 for the REACH Healthy Neighborhoods Program, funded by the REACH Healthy Neighborhoods CDC grant, both with terms ending September 29, 2020.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
On June 21, 2018, City Council authorized the application to accept funds from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in an amount not to exceed $900,000.00 per year for up to 5 years for an award to improve health, prevent chronic diseases and reduce health disparities among certain racial and ethnic populations. In the funding application Metro Health proposed to implement culturally tailored interventions to address the preventable behaviors of tobacco use, poor nutrition and physical inactivity building on the success of the Healthy Neighborhoods Program and Office of Health Equity.
The REACH Healthy Neighborhoods Program expanded the existing Healthy Neighborhoods program utilizing the Community Health Worker model to address health disparities within the near East, South, and West sides of San Antonio. The Office of Health Equity is housed within Metro Health and provides training and technical assistance on cultural competence, cultural humility, and culturally appropriate evidence-based strategies f...
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