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Health Services Department recommending the Board approve the Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health (MCAH) budget for Fiscal Year 2009-2010 and accept the associated allocation from the California Department of Public Health for Fiscal Year 2009-2010 in the amount of $236,713.
FUNDING: Federal - Title V Maternal and Child Health Grant funds; Federal - Title XIX Medicaid Match; Health Services Dept - PH Realignment Match; EDU High School District - Healthy Start Program Match.
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BUDGET SUMMARY:
Total Estimated Cost $236,713
Funding
Budgeted (Estimate) $272,923
Funding Allocation $236,713
Savings $
Other $
Total Funding Available $236,713
Change To Net County Cost $0
Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost: The MCAH Program involves no Net County Cost. The budgeted amount was estimated and submitted prior to receipt of the final funding documents, accounting for the variance between the budgeted amount and the actual allocation. Expenditure plans have been adjusted to remain within the available funding allocation.
Background: The State of California receives Federal funding from the Title V Maternal and Child Services Block Grant and allocates these funds out to the counties to provide specific services. These funds must be used to ensure: (1) access to quality health care services for pregnant women, and children, (2) preventive and primary health care services for children and youth, and (3) family-centered, community-based comprehensive health services for children with special health needs.
Reason for Recommendation: Approval of this funding allocation will allow the Department to continue providing healthcare services to women, children, and adolescents in the community.
The goals of the MCAH program include:
1. Ensure all children in El Dorado County are born with optimal health outcomes to healthy mothers;
2. Erase disparities among racial/ethnic, gend...
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