REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
September 10, 2024
FROM
JOSHUA DUGAS, Director, Department of Public Health
SUBJECT
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Amendment to Contract with Inland Empire Health Plan for COVID-19 Outreach, Education, and Promotion Services
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Amendment No. 4 to Contract No. 22-196 with Inland Empire Health Plan to mitigate impacts associated with COVID-19 by reducing related health disparities, allowing for the revision of line items within the existing budget to better meet the needs of County residents, with no change to the contract amount of $3,300,000, and no change to the contract period of March 15, 2022 through May 31, 2026.
(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.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not require the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The total amount of $3,300,000 for outreach, education, and promotion services is funded by the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), COVID-19 Response Through Community Collaboration grant funding. Adequate appropriation and revenue have been included in the Department of Public Health's (DPH) 2024-25 budget.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
On July 13, 2021 (Item No. 33), the Board of Supervisors (Board) accepted the grant award agreement, County Contract No. 21-540, from the CDC for COVID-19 Response Through Community Collaboration funding, in the amount of $24,844,268, for the period of June 1, 2021 through May 31, 2023, to support response activities. Under the terms of Contract No. 21-540, a portion of the funding was subcontracted to various Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) for the provision of countywide COVID-19 outreach, education, and promotion services, in the a...
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