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HEALTH SERVICES AGENCY / PUBLIC HEALTH - Executive Director Jayme Bottke
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Requested Action(s)
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a) AGREEMENT - Request approval and authorization for the Executive Director and other designated Health Services Agency staff to sign the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health (MCAH) Division Agreement Funding Application (AFA) and related documents for the purpose of the California Home Visiting Program (CHVP) Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) and Evidenced-Based Home Visiting (EBHV) expansions in the amount of $1,310,909.33, effective 7/1/24 through 6/30/25
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Financial Impact:
This is a receivable to the Agency in the amount of $1,310,909.33, for FY 2024-25.
Background Information:
The California Home Visiting Program (CHVP) is designed to provide evidence-based home visiting for overburdened families who are at risk for Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), including child maltreatment, domestic violence, substance abuse and mental illness. Home visiting gives parents the tools and know-how to independently raise their children. It’s a preventive intervention focused on promoting positive parenting and child development.
Healthy Families Tehama (HFT) currently has forty-six (46) families enrolled in home visiting programs, and an additional thirty-two (32) families are receiving home visiting services through the Tehama County Department of Education’s “Help Me Grow” program.
If not approved, the Health Services Agency may not have the funding necessary to provide home visiting programs that promote maternal health and well-being, improve infant and child health and development, strengthen family functioning, and cultivate strong communities.