To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Public Health
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: Majority
SUBJECT:
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Approval of Memorandum of Understanding with Klamath-Trinity Joint Unified School District for the Facilitation of Dental Screenings for Elementary School Students
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
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That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve the memorandum of understanding with Klamath-Trinity Joint Unified School District regarding the facilitation of dental screenings for elementary school students; and
2. Authorize the Department of Health and Human Services - Public Health Director or designee thereof, to sign any and all subsequent amendments, and any other documents directly related to existing memoranda of understandings with Humboldt County elementary schools to support the facilitation of dental screenings for students, after review and approval of County Counsel, Risk Management, and County Administrative Office; and
3. Authorize the Department of Health and Human Services - Public Health Director or designee thereof, to execute additional memoranda of understanding regarding the facilitation of dental screenings for students, after review and approval of County Counsel, Risk Management, and County Administrative Office; and
4. Direct the clerk of the Board to return one certified copy of the order pertaining to this item to the Department of Health and Human Services - Contracts Unit.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Public Health Funds (1175)
DISCUSSION:
Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services - Public Health (DHHS-PH) was awarded $917,090 from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) for the period of July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2027, to expand upon the existing Local Oral Health Program (LOHP). The focus of the LOHP during this current 5-year grant period is to support the development of oral health education, prevention, and linkage to treatment for high-need populations in Humboldt Count...
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