REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
April 23, 2024
FROM
JOSHUA DUGAS, Director, Department of Public Health
SUBJECT
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Supplemental Allocation from the California Department of Public Health Tuberculosis Control Branch, for the Enhanced Prevention and Control Project
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Accept allocation and approve acceptance of award (Grant Award No. 2336ADDF00) from the California Department of Public Health Tuberculosis Control Branch, for the Enhanced Prevention and Control Project, for tuberculosis prevention and control activities, in the amount of $20,000, for the retroactive period of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024.
(Presenter: Joshua Dugas, Director, 387-9146)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
Pursue County Goals and Objectives by Working with Other Agencies and Stakeholders.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
This item does not impact Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The one-time supplemental allocation (Grant Award No. 2336ADDF00) in the amount of $20,000 from the federal Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), that passes through the California Department of Public Health Tuberculosis Control Branch (CDPH), for the Enhanced Prevention and Control Project (Project), does not require a local match. Adequate appropriation and revenue have been included in the Department of Public Health's (DPH) 2023-24 budget.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
DPH has received Project grant funding since 1948 to support countywide prevention efforts to control the spread of Tuberculosis (TB). DPH will use the one-time allocation to supplement current funding and conduct additional TB prevention and control activities that included training, program supplies, and other supportive services to assist with the treatment of TB patients. Supportive services include F...
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