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Authorize acceptance of unanticipated sponsorship grant funds for District 3 totaling $5,500 received from Kaiser Permanente ($2,500), Sutter Health ($2,500) and Partnership HealthPlan of California ($500) for the current period through June 30, 2024 to cover expenditure costs of the Black Maternal & Infant Health Seminar which was a joint effort of Supervisor Williams - District 3, Black Women Organized for Political Action (BWOPA) and Solano County Health and Social Services; and Approve an Appropriation Transfer Request for $5,500 to recognize the unanticipated funds to District 3 (4/5 vote required)
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
Supervisor Williams requests that the Board authorize acceptance of unanticipated sponsorship grant funds for District 3 totaling $5,500 received from Kaiser Permanente ($2,500), Sutter Health ($2,500) and Partnership HealthPlan of California ($500) received to cover expenditure costs of the Black Maternal & Infant Health Seminar which was a joint effort of Supervisor Williams - District 3, Black Women Organized for Political Action (BWOPA) and Solano County Health and Social Services; and Approve an Appropriation Transfer Request for $5,500 to recognize the unanticipated funds to District 3. (4/5 vote required)
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Supervisor Williams in conjunction with BWOPA and Solano County Health & Social Services' Black Infant Health Program held the Healing Our Future: Addressing Black Maternal and Infant Health Seminar on Saturday, January 20, 2024. The intent of the seminar was to inform the local community of the health disparities faced by Black Woman and Infants with a focus of seeking preventative solutions.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) data shows that Black women are two to three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related complications than white women, with most of the ma...
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