To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Public Health
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Approval of State Standard Agreement #19-10873 for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Local Infrastructure Funding
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve State Standard Agreement #19-10873 with the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) for Infrastructure Disease Prevention and Local Control Infrastructure Funding for the period beginning Feb. 1, 2020 through June 30, 2023;
2. Authorize the Chair of the Board to sign two original agreements and one original Contractor Certification Clause (CCC);
3. Authorize the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) - Public Health Director, or a designee thereof, to sign any amendments or documents related to state standard agreement #19-10873; and
4. Direct the Clerk of the Board to forward two original signed agreements and one original signed CCC to DHHS - Public Health for forwarding to CDPH.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Public Health Funds
DISCUSSION:
On July 1, 2019, CDPH received $35 million in one-time funds for local public health infrastructures to address infectious disease prevention and control. CDPH has allocated $220,856.31 in one-time funding for DHHS - Public Health to increase capacity in infectious disease prevention and control efforts.
At the time of allocation announcement, DHHS - Public Health identified the need to cross-train Public Health nurses in other programs in infectious disease prevention and control to build surge capacity should an infectious disease present as a threat to the community. This funding will be used in staff time to develop and implement a formal training curriculum for new and existing Public Health nurses. Funding will also be used to review and update existing policies and procedures, and identify the need for new policies and procedures specific to infectious disease prevention and control. Activities also ...
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