ORDINANCE NO. 240910
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Sponsor: Director of Health Department
Accepting and approving a one-year $300,691.00 grant with the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education ("MDESE") to provide funding for the Building Blocks Home Visiting program that promotes a healthy and safe parenting and home environment; appropriating and estimating revenue in the amount of $300,691.00; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
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WHEREAS, the Nurse-Family Partnership is an evidence-based community health program that supports first-time, low-income mothers, helping them overcome barriers to resources and empowering them to achieve better health and life outcomes for themselves and their children by fostering a trusting relationship with a public health nurse; and
WHEREAS, the public health nurse provides ongoing support through home visits, starting early in pregnancy and continuing until the child's second birthday, offering guidance on prenatal and postnatal care to improve pregnancy and birth outcomes, and addressing disparities related to race, ethnicity, income, and insurance status; and
WHEREAS, the Nurse-Family Partnership aims to improve pregnancy outcomes through preventive health practices, enhance child development by promoting responsible and competent care, and increase family economic self-sufficiency by helping parents plan for the future, including further education and employment opportunities; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. That a contract between the City of Kansas City and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education ("MDESE"), whereby the MDESE will provide funding to the Building Blocks of Missouri home visitation program which promotes improved outcomes in pregnancy and child health through the development of better women's health practices, responsible and competent care fo...
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