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City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139,
www.miamibeachfl.gov
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor Philip Levine and Members of the City Commission
Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
FROM: RaulAguila, City Attorney QN
DATE: October 22,2014
SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE Clry OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, TO URGE THE CHILDREN'S TRUST AND THE MIAMI.
DADE COUNry SCHOOL BOARD TO SUPPORT AND FINANCE
COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL.BASED HEALTH GENTERS IN MIAMI BEACH
PUBLIC SCHOOLS; PARTICULARLY, BY PLACING A CENTER lN THE Clw OF
MIAMI BEACH AT A MIAMI BEACH PUBLIC SCHOOL; AND SUSTAIN THE
REGISTERED NURSE HEALTH SUITES WITHIN MIAMI BEACH PUBLIC
SCHOOLS AND FEEDER SCHOOLS.
BACKGROUND
Pursuant to the request of Commissioner Micky Steinberg, a resolution was prepared urging the
Children's Trust and the Miami-Dade County School Board to support and finance the
Comprehensive School-Based Health Centers process; particularly, by placing a Center in the
City of Miami Beach at a Miami Beach public school; and sustain the registered nurse health
suites within Miami Beach public schools or feeder schools.
The Education Compact with Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS), established on
January 16, 2008, includes the outcome to increase the health and well-being of students in
Miami Beach public schools. The activities included in the Compact agreement to support this
outcome include the following:
o The school District will maintain health clinics (nurse practitioners and/or registered
nurses) at Fienberg-Fisher K-8 Center, Biscayne Elementary, Nautilus Middle, and
Miami Beach Senior High, subject to continued available funding, and will work with all
Miami Beach schools to coordinate visits from the Health Connect In our Schools service
(HCIOS) (as available) or similar service to schools and/or Miami Beach recreation
centers;
r The District and the City will collaborate to deliver information regarding health and
wellness education, prevention and intervention strategies regarding nutrition, physical
activity levels, and health maintenance in accordance with the District's Wellness
lnitiative;
r The City will explore the development of a middle school level after-school program.
The District will collaborate with the City by assisting with the recruitment of students,
including providing space within District-owned facilities as needed, and exploring
expanded transportation options for participating students; and
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oThe District will explore the expansion of fulltime nurse practitioners and/or registered
nurses at schools without health clinics, subject to available funding. The schools
participating in the municipal Nurse lnitiative have an HCIOS team of professionals
including a shared registered nurse, a fulltime medical assistant, and a social worker.
The benefits of HCIOS health teams include: a coordinated level of school-based
healthcare, expanded health screenings, and assessments with access to follow-up
care, mental and behavioral health services to identify and solve student health and
educational issues, nutrition and health counseling, health services for uninsured
students with no other option for access to health care, emergency first aid/CPR, and
chronic disease management.
On September 15, 2014, Dr. Peter Gorski, Chief Health and Child Development Officer The
Children's Trust, provided additional information regarding changes to the HCIOS program
beginning in the 2015-16 school year, which changes include, but are not limited to, the
following:
oRegistered Nurse-staffed Health Suites (RNHS) will provide enhanced basic school
health services that include physical, oral, and behavioral health) new model. The shift
from the current HCIOS model to the RNHS model will result in an estimated decrease
of 27 HCIOS across Miami-Dade County from 160 to 133, but allow for the creation of
Comprehensive School-Based Health Centers.
oComprehensive School-Based Health Centers (SBHC) will results in a scaled back
number of health suites initially in order to initiate the SBHC model linked to community
pediatric practices to provide primary care to underserved children and families.
Approximately 5 or 6 will be created. These centers will provide comprehensive primary
care, oral health, and behavioral health services and be strategically located within
Miami-Dade County in areas with high rates of Medicaid eligibility and child poverty.
On September 23,2014, the Committee for Quality Education passed a motion requesting the
Mayor and Commission to sustain health clinic suites in all Miami Beach feeder public schools
with a registered nurse and encourage the Children's Trust and Miami-Dade County Public
Schools to place a Comprehensive School-Based Health Center on Miami Beach. The City
already provides funding to Treasure lsland Elementary and North Beach Elementary to fund a
nurse position for both 201-2014 and the 2014-2015 school years.
Based upon the foregoing, to urge the Children's Trust and the Miami-Dade County School
Board to support and finance the Comprehensive School-Based Health Centers process;
particularly, by placing a Center in the City of Miami Beach at a Miami Beach public school;
and/or sustain the registered nurse health suites within Miami Beach public schools or feeder
schools.
Gonclusion
The Administration recommends that the Mayor and City Commission urge the Children's Trust
and the Miami-Dade County School Board to support and finance the Comprehensive School-
Based Health Centers process; particularly, by placing a Center in the City of Miami Beach at a
Miami Beach public school; and sustain the registered nurse health suites within Miami Beach
public schools or feeder schools.
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g MIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR AND COMMISSION
MEMORANDUM
TO: Jimmy Morales, City Manager
FROM: MickySteinberg,Commissioner
DATE: October 15,2014
SUBJECT: Agenda item for the October 22,2014 Commission Meeting
Please add to the October 22, 2014 Commission Agenda a Resolution urging the
Children's Trust and the Miami-Dade County School Board to support and finance
comprehensive school-based health centers in Miami Beach Public Schools;
particularly, by placing a center in the City of Miami Beach at a Miami Beach Public
School; and sustain the registered nurse health suites within Miami Beach Public
Schools and feeder schools. Please see the attached.
lf you have any questions please do not hesitate to call our office.
Thank you.
Tathiane Trofino
On behalf of Commissioner Micky Steinberg
MIAMIBEAG*
Com mi ssi oner M icky Stei n berg
OFFICE OF MAYOR AND COMMISSION
1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, FL 33139
Tel: 305-673-7 103 I Fax: 305-673-7096 / www.miamibeachfl .gov
We are committed to providing excellent public service and safety to all who live, work and play in our vibrant, tropical, historic
community.
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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CIry
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, TO URGE THE CHILDREN'S TRUST AND
THE MIAMI.DADE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD TO SUPPORT AND
FINANCE COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL.BASED HEALTH CENTERS IN
MIAMI BEACH PUBLIC SCHOOLS; PARTICULARLY, BY PLACING A
CENTER !N THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH AT A MIAMI BEACH PUBLIC
SGHOOL; AND SUSTAIN THE REGISTERED NURSE HEALTH SUITES
WITHIN MIAMI BEACH PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND FEEDER SCHOOLS.
WHEREAS, the Education Compact with Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS),
established on January 16, 2008, includes the outcome to increase the health and well-being of
students in Miami Beach public schools; and
WHEREAS, the activities included in the Compact agreement to support this outcome
include the following:
o The school District will maintain health clinics (nurse practitioners and/or
registered nurses) at Fienberg-Fisher K-8 Center, Biscayne Elementary, Nautilus
Middle, and Miami Beach Senior High, subject to continued available funding,
and will work with all Miami Beach schools to coordinate visits from the Health
Connect ln our Schools service (HCIOS) (as available) or similar service to
schools and/or Miami Beach recreation centers;
o The District and the City will collaborate to deliver information regarding health
and wellness education, prevention and intervention strategies regarding
nutrition, physical activity levels, and health maintenance in accordance with the
District's Wellness lnitiative;
o The City will explore the development of a middle school level after-school
program. The District will collaborate with the City by assisting with the
recruitment of students, including providing space within District-owned facilities
as needed, and exploring expanded transportation options for participating
students; and
oThe District will explore the expansion of full-time nurse practitioners and/or
registered nurses at schools without health clinics, subject to available funding.
The schools participating in the municipal Nurse lnitiative have an HCIOS team
of professionals including a shared registered nurse, a fulltime medical
assistant, and a social worker. The benefits of HCIOS health teams include: a
coordinated level of school-based healthcare, expanded health screenings, and
assessments with access to follow-up care, mental and behavioral health
services to identify and solve student health and educational issues, nutrition and
health counseling, health services for uninsured students with no other option for
access to health care, emergency first aid/CPR, and chronic disease
management;
and
WHEREAS, on September 15, 2014, Dr. Peter Gorski, Chief Health and Child
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Development Officer The Children's Trust, provided additional information regarding changes to
the HCIOS program beginning in the 2015-16 school year, which changes include, but are not
limited to, the following:
oRegistered Nurse-staffed Health Suites (RNHS) will provide enhanced basic
school health services that include physical, oral, and behavioral health) new
model. The shift from the current HCIOS model to the RNHS model will result in
an estimated decrease of 27 HCIOS across Miami-Dade County from 160 to 133,
but allow for the creation of Comprehensive School-Based Health Centers.
rComprehensive School-Based Health Centers (SBHC) will results in a scaled
back number of health suites initially in order to initiate the SBHC model linked to
community pediatric practices to provide primary care to underserved children
and families. Approximately 5 or 6 will be created. These centers will provide
comprehensive primary care, oral health, and behavioral health services and be
strategically located within Miami-Dade County in areas with high rates of
Medicaid eligibility and child poverty;
and
WHEREAS, on September 23, 2014, the Committee for Quality Education passed a
motion requesting the Mayor and Commission to sustain health clinic suites in all Miami Beach
feeder public schools with a registered nurse and encourage the Children's Trust and Miami-
Dade County Public Schools to place a Comprehensive School-Based Health Center on Miami
Beach; and
WHEREAS, the City already provides funding to Treasure lsland Elementary and North
Beach Elementary to fund a nurse position for both 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 school years,
which program has been tremendously successful; and,
WHEREAS, the City Commission urges the Children's Trust and Miami-Dade County
Public Schools to support the Comprehensive School Based Health Center process;
particularly, by placing a Center in the City of Miami Beach at a Miami Beach public school; and
sustain the registered nurse health suites within the Miami Beach public schools.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, to urge the Children's Trust and
the Miami-Dade County School Board to support and finance the Comprehensive School-Based
Health Centers process; particularly, by placing a Center in the City of Miami Beach at a Miami
Beach public school; and sustain the registered nurse health suites within Miami Beach public
schools or feeder schools.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this _ day of
ATTEST:
2014.
APPROVED AS TO
FORM & LANGUAGE
& FOR EXECUTION
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Rafael E. Granado, City Clerk
Philip Levine, Mayor
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