To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Public Health
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Grant Agreement with County Medical Service Program for the Local Indigent Care Needs Implementation Grant for the term of July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2025.
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve the grant agreement with the County Medical Services Program (CMSP) in the amount of $1,500,000 for the term of September 1, 2021, through August 31, 2024;
2. Authorize the Director of Public Health, or designee thereof, to sign three (3) originals of the agreement;
3. Authorize the Director of Public Health, or designee thereof, to sign all future amendments and documents directly related to this grant agreement upon review and approval of County Counsel and Risk Management; and
4. Direct the Clerk of the Board to return one (1) copy of the certified board report to the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) - Contract Unit
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Public Health Fund
DISCUSSION:
The Public Health Mobile Outreach Program has a long history of operating and working with community partners in multiple settings and underserved populations since the 1980s. The mobile clinic reaches people in places where vulnerable groups gather including homeless encampments, shelters, free meal programs, low-income housing facilities, substance use residential treatment programs, and traditionally low-income areas such as tribal communities. Additionally, the program provides HIV care coordination and has the skill to expand services to include hepatitis C (HCV) disease management.
Working relationships with community partners such as Waterfront Recovery Services, Aegis, Arcata House, Alcohol Drug Care Services, United Indian Health Services, Open Door (including Mobile Medical), and others are highly established and have been paramount to supporting the target population in accessing enabling services. In addition, Public Heal...
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