Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 09-10-13--regular — reading text

to receive the redirected surplus and provide proof to the Coalition that the funds had been encumbered for an allowable purchase prior to June 30. Based on State fiscal year -end purchasing policies, this was an impossible request and FDOH- Okaleosa clearly communicated our inability to meet her request. The Coalition' s ineffective fiscal management resulted in a reversion of over $ 10, 000 of funding slated to support pregnant women and babies in Okaloosa County. Florida Department of Health www. FloridasHrmIHrcom Okabosa County TWITTER: HeaIB, yFIA 221 NE Hospital Drive, Fort Walton beach, FL 32548 FACEBOOK FLDeparbnenlofHealth PHONE. 85018339240• FA 850183 3- 9252  6.1. a On July 2, 2013, Dr. Chapman notified the Okaloosa Walton Healthy Start Executive Director and Board Members, as well as Okaloosa CHID Healthy Start staff that our CHID would not serve as a sub- contractor beyond November 30, 2013. This provided the Coalition nearly five months to solicit another vendor to provide the desired services, and provided FDOH employees the maximum lead time prior to the transition. Dr. Chapman offered to provide the Coalition' s Board resources to assist in Ere developing a request for proposal, such as Healthy Start staff position descriptions and performance expectations. 2 C re While Dr. Chapman was out of town in August for a family medical emergency she was contacted by the current Board President and has agreed to meet with the Board to discuss her concerns. In r addition, the Okaloosa- Walton Healthy Start Coalition has released as of the week of August 26 a = notice of Request for Proposal to solicit new vendors for the continuation of Healthy Start services in Okaloosa County. The RFP notice can be found at htto : /healthystartokawalton. / org. This is an excellent opportunity for one of our many community based organizations to perform a pivotal role by linking these important healthy start services with their other services to women and children. n a Florida Department of Health .. FloriJSel4ealth. com Ohaloosa County TWITTER: Hea HyFLA 221 NE Hospital Drive Fori Walton Pei FL 32548 FACEBOON: FLDepaNnentolHei PHONE'. 85018339240 • FAX 85018339252 it  6.1. b Original Message - - - - -- Subject: From: Barry Gray < bg_usagreencleansupply @yahoo.com> To: Michael Beedie < mbeedie @fwb. org> CC: joyce gillie gossom <jgossom @fwb.org> E m August 13, 2013 RE: Okaloosa County Healthy Start Program a`r Dear Mr. Beedie: inm This letter is in support of the Okaloosa County Healthy Start Program and in responds t to Dr. Karen Chapman notice to terminate the Okaloosa County Healthy Start Program s within the Florida Department of Health Okaloosa County and requesting to be on the August agenda. Healthy Start was born in 1991 when the Governor and First Lady c convened a group of community leaders and challenged them to build local coalitions to n reduce Florida' s alarmingly high infant mortality rate. Healthy Start builds on Governor rn Chiles' experience as chairman of the National Commission to Prevent Infant Mortality c and helps at- risk mothers receive the care they need for a healthy pregnancy and baby. Governor Lawton Chiles believed every child deserved a healthy start in life and worked with communities to build strong local coalitions to provide high -quality prenatal care for mothers and health care for children. Okaloosa County Healthy Start Program has provided invaluable assistance such as: r Healthy Start y Care Coordination and Outreach z Breastfeeding and Childbirth education Ad Parenting education and support Smoking Cessation Assistance o Nutritional services and counseling n Psychosocial counseling y Horne Visits o Mary other services to address individual identified risks MomCare: A Medicaid -funded program authorized by a special waiver from the federal government called the Sixth Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act ( SOBRA). Identify any client needs Ensure health insurance for the newborn Increase Healthy Start screening rates Increase participation in the WIC program Assign a primary care provider within 30 days Increase family planning services PLEASE SEE ATTACHMENTS  6. t. c The 2001 Florida Statutes, Title XXIX Public Health, Chapter 383 Maternity and Infancy Hygiene 383. 216 Community- based prenatal and infant health care.- - 1) The Department of Health shall cooperate with localities which wish to establish prenatal and infant health care coalitions, and shall acknowledge and incorporate, if appropriate, E existing community children' s services organizations, pursuant to this section within the resources allocated. The purpose of this program is to establish a partnership among the p private sector, the public sector, state government, local government, community alliances, a and maternal and child health care providers, for the provision of coordinated community- based prenatal and infant health care. The prenatal and infant health care coalitions must m m work in a coordinated, non -duplicative manner with local health planning councils established pursuant to s. 406. 033. $ Nd 2) Each prenatal and infant health care coalition shall develop, in coordination with the = Department of Health, a plan which shall include at a minimum provision to: r 0n a) Perform community assessments, using the Planned Approach to Community Health rn PATCH) process, to identify the local need for comprehensive preventive and primary prenatal and infant health care. These assessments shall be used to: c u 1. Determine the priority target groups for receipt of care. 2. Determine outcome performance objectives jointly with the department. N_ 3. Identify potential local providers of services. L m v 4. Determine the type of services required to serve the identified priority target groups. xu 5. Identify the unmet need for services for the identified priority target groups. M a.N b) Design a prenatal and infant health care services delivery plan which is consistent with local community objectives and this section. m rn c) Solicit and select local service providers based on reliability and availability, and define the am role of each in the services delivery plan. ' o LL d) Determine the allocation of available federal, state, and local resources to prenatal and c infant health care providers. ry M e) Review, monitor, and advise the department concerning the performance of the services delivery system, and make any necessary annual adjustments in the design of the delivery ry J system, the provider composition, the targeting of services,