Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution amends Public Health’s 2025 Operating Budget to accept grant funds from the Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP). The grant award totals $914,520 over a 36-month period starting in 2025. The funding will be used to create a 1.0 FTE Public Health Nurse and a 1.0 FTE Nurse Family Partnership Coordinator.
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Amending the Public Health Budget to Accept Grant Funds from Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) and create a 1.0 FTE Public Health Nurse and 1.0 FTE NFP Coordinator Position for the NFP Program
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WHEREAS, NFP is a national, evidence based, nurse delivered home visiting program supporting healthy pregnancies, healthy births, and life outcomes; and
WHEREAS, Public Health has been awarded $914,520 from NFP via the NFP National Service Office Incentive Fund. The Incentive Fund offers a pathway for high-performing NFP program partners to expand their service delivery to meet the needs of more families impacted by economic and social inequality and adversity in their communities; and
WHEREAS, the Public Health NFP program in Madison and Dane county has had a waitlist for over 2 years and this has resulted in clients enrolling in the program later in their pregnancy or not at all; and
WHEREAS, with this additional funding and the creation of a 1.0 FTE Public Health Nurse position, the Public Health NFP program will be able to enroll clients earlier in their pregnancy and support improving health outcomes. The Public Health Nurse will support a caseload of up to 25 families throughout the pregnancy and until the child is 2 years old; and
WHEREAS, the 1.0 FTE NFP Coordinator will serve as a leadworker in the Public Health NFP program and is responsible for the development, coordination and implementation of the NFP program within Public Health. They will provide daily program management and support a team of Public Health Nurses working in the Public Health NFP program.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that Public Health will r...
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