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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2013.10.17 - 21072MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #13276 October 17, 2013 BY: General Government Committee, Christine Long, Chairperson IN RE: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES/HEALTH DIVISION - REQUEST TO EXPEND FROM THE LARRY PERNICK HEALTH EDUCATION FUND FOR OAKLAND COUNTY To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen: WHEREAS the Larry Pernick Health Education Fund for Oakland County was established in 1997 in memory of Commissioner Lawrence Pernick; and WHEREAS the donated funds are intended to be used for health education programs targeted toward populations at risk for health problems due to socio-economics, race/ethnicity, age, or disability; and WHEREAS Henry Ford Hospital West Bloomfield is a recognized partner in the community to educate and encourage Healthy Lifestyles through creative programming utilizing their Demonstration Kitchen and their hydroponic greenhouse; and WHEREAS Sheiko Elementary School in West Bloomfield in which 35% of their students are Title I due to low income, has requested to participate in a pilot program with Henry Ford Hospital West Bloomfield to educate their 3rd , 4th and 5th graders in healthy eating and lifestyles; and WHEREAS expenditures in the amount of $3,200 are being requested from the Larry Pernick Health Education Fund by the Health Division in fiscal year 2014 to be used as scholarship funds for Title I students to participate in the pilot project at Sheiko Elementary School. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby approves expenditures by the Health Division in the amount of $3,200 from the Larry Pernick Health Education Fund for Oakland County to be used for a pilot project at Sheiko Elementary School in fiscal year 2014. Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution. GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Motion carried on a roll call vote with Quarles voting no. 5-2-1-0 FORMULi7k. 5: Fruits&vegetables /day 2.: hours of screen time/day 1: hour of physical activity/day 0: sugar-added drinks On-site visits Kick-off visit HFWBH team Nutrition/Farming Exercise/Farming HFWBH team+ chef HFWBH team Nutrition/Farming HFWBH team + ; Nutritionist Celebration visit HFWBH team when What '3reeni-ouse Session (including plant project) Novemhe,- fts/vegetabies servings &Snacks ideas Six nyoroponic systems instaked 5,cnon•!* Februa, Instant recess baly Sc:een time diseussion DK Session/evaluation of the program Greenhouse Session evaluation of the program Zurnba a.nc; net'. Sugar intake Water importance- October DK session (including snack) School Pilot Project — Chef for a day / Farmer for a day: extended version Pilot prolect at chPikn emPntary School Rationale: this educational project will focus on the 5-2-1-0 formula, the fitness and nutrition guide for kids designed to promote healthier eating and greater physical activity by Henry Ford pediatricians. The project will include two (2) field trips to West Bloomfield Hospital (HFWBH), one in the fall and one in the spring. in between, our team (including also a nutritionist and a chef) will organize three (3) on-site visits at the school. This program will be promoting the content of the 5-2-1-0 formula, and monitor the kids in regards to their motivation to healthy eating and sustainable farming. *HFWBH will install six (6) hydroponic Flood & Drain systems at the school, two for each grade. The students will be responsible for running them throughout the year, under the supervision and guide of our resident farmer. Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital Resolution #13276 October 17, 2013 The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Finance Committee. There were no objections.