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Regular Agenda Item 2. H.
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| Regular BOS Meeting |
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| Information |
| Request/Subject |
| Approval of Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Gila County and Arizona Community Action Association (ACAA) d/b/a Wildfire to collaborative partnership for Dental Health in Gila County. The MOU will be in force from August 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023, in the amount of $128,400. |
| Background Information |
Gila County Community Services needs assessment for fiscal 2022/2023, and the number one request from the community was dental services.
Wildfire would like to create a collaborative partnership with the Gila County Health Department and the public libraries to address the social determinants of dental health, impacting the health of families in Gila County. The MOU will create and communicate a referral pathway between the Gila County Health Department, public libraries, and the Gila County Community Services Department to prioritize families and children with dental-related impacts. |
| Evaluation |
| If the MOU with ACAA d/b/a Wildfire is approved, the Gila County Community Services Department, public libraries, and Gila County Health Department will collaborate to bring dental resources to the families and children of Gila County. The MOU will be in place for the period of August 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023, in the amount of $128,400. |
| Conclusion |
| By the Board of Supervisors approving the MOU with ACAA d/b/a Wildfire, the Gila County Community Services Department, public libraries, and Gila County Health Department will create a collaborative partnership to provide dental resources to the families and children of Gila County. |
| Recommendation |
| The Gila County Community Services Department Director recommends that the Board of Supervisors approve the MOU with ACAA d/b/a Wildfire, which would allow the Gila County Community Services Department, public libraries, and Gila County Health Department, to collaborate on a partnership for dental resources in Gila County for the period of August 1, 2022, to June 30, 2032, in the amount of $128,400. |
| Suggested Motion |
| Information/Discussion/Action to approve a Memorandum of Understanding between the Arizona Community Action Association d/b/a Wildfire and the Gila County Community Services Department, public libraries, and Gila County Health Division to allow collaboration on a partnership for dental resources for the families and children of Gila County for the period of August 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023, in the amount of $128,400. (Malissa Buzan) |
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