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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCRA-R-14-0014 Cover MemoSEOPW Board of Commissioners Meeting February 24, 2014 SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM To: Board Chair Keon Hardemon and Members of the CRA Board Date: February 14, 2013 File: 14-00142 Subject: Resolution Accepting Grant from Health Foundation of South Florida, Inc. From: Clarence E. Woods, 111 References: Executive Director Enclosures: Supporting Documentation; Legislation BACKGROUND: The attached Resolution of the Board of Commissioners of the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency ("CRA") accepts a grant in the amount of $10,000 from the Health Foundation of South Florida, inc. ("HFSF") in support of the Overtown Health Partnership's ("OHP") efforts to inform and educate residents about existing community health resources and to promote healthy living. This Resolution also authorizes the CRA to administer the grant on behalf of OHP. HFSF history traces back to 1960, and seeks to improve the health status of people in Broward, Miami -Dade and Monroe Counties by funding providers and supporting programs to: increase the accessibility of quality, sustainable, community -based primary health services, including behavioral health, for all with a focus on the underserved; promote healthy eating active communities and preventive health measures; improve organizational effectiveness and efficiency among grantees and selected health and social service providers; and improve the effective delivery and efficiency of the health system for the poor and uninsured. Several health indicators reflect a series of health relates risks to Overtown residents. Specifically, Overtown has the highest incidents of diabetes, adult asthma, pediatric asthma, and alcohol abuse related emergency visits in the Miami -Dade County. Overtown also has the highest hospitalization rates due to congestive heart failure and long-term complications of diabetes. Moreover, from 2006-2008, the Florida Department of Health reflects Overtown as having one of the highest infant mortality rates. Surveys reveal residents perceive their community to be in a poor state of health when it conies to issues of diabetes, hypertension, obesity, and sexually transmitted infections. When asked what could help improve the health of the community, respondents consistently shared that community members need increased access to health information, affordable services, and respectful interactions with health care providers. In response to the current health state of Overtown, the Overtown Health Partnership ("OHP") was formed as a coalition of local community -based organizations and stakeholders that seek to improve the health of residents within the Redevelopment Area by informing and educating residents about existing community health resources and promoting healthy living. Given that the CRA is charged with facilitating redevelopment efforts throughout the redevelopment area, the CRA collaborated with OHP, and applied for grant funds from HFSF in order to support OHP's efforts. HFSF has awarded grant funding to the CRA in the amount of $10,000 for OHP`s efforts. JUSTIFICATION: Section 2, Goal 6, at page 11, of the 2009 Southeast Overtown/Park West Redevelopment Plan lists "[i]mproving the quality of life for residents." FUNDING: This Resolution does not commit funding.