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A resolution approving amendments one and two to a COVID-19 Health Disparities Among Populations grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of Health, to address COVID-19 related health disparities and expand capacity and services to prevent and control infection or transmission among underserved populations.
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WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of Health, previously entered into a grant agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to address COVID-19 related health disparities and expand capacity and services to prevent and control infection or transmission among underserved populations approved by RS2021-1045; and,
WHEREAS, amendment one to the grant agreement changes the Project Director/Principal Investigator from Brad Thompson to Erika Leslie, M.D., a copy of which amendment one is attached hereto; and
WHEREAS, amendment two changes the Authorized Official from Tina Lester to Melva Black, M.D., updates terms and conditions, and extends the end date of the contract from May 31, 2023 to May 31, 2024, a copy of which amendment two is attached hereto; and,
WHEREAS, it is to the benefit of the citizens of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County that amendments one and two be accepted.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That amendments one and two to the COVID-19 Health Disparities Among Populations grant by and between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of Health, to address COVID-19 related health disparities and expand capacity and services to prevent and control infection or transmission among underserved populations, a copy of which amendments one and two are attached hereto and incorporated herein, are hereby approved, and the Metropolitan Mayor is authorized to execute the same.
Section 2. That this resolution shall take effect from and after its adoption, the welfare of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.
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Analysis
This resolution approves amendment one and two to a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to the Metropolitan Board of Health. The grant, originally approved pursuant to Resolution No. RS2021-1045, is used to address COVID-19 related health disparities and expand capacity and services to prevent and control infection or transmission among underserved populations. This includes implementation of a collaborative, multilevel, culturally informed approach to expand access to COVID-19 testing and vaccine administration and to reduce disparities among Nashville’s underserved African American, Hispanic, immigrant, and refugee communities.
Amendment one changes the Project Director/Principal Investigator from Brad Thompson to Erika Leslie, M.D. Amendment two changes the Authorized Official from Tina Lester to Melva Black M.D., and extends the terms of the agreement from May 31, 2023, to May 31, 2024. There are no changes to the grant award amount.