REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
March 11, 2025
FROM
JOSHUA DUGAS, Director, Department of Public Health
SUBJECT
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Non-financial Memorandum of Understanding with the California Department of Public Health to Establish the California Epidemiologic Investigation Service Fellowship Program
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve a non-financial Memorandum of Understanding with the California Department of Public Health, including non-standard terms, for one-year assignments of the California Epidemiologic Investigation Service Fellowship Program, for the period of July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2029.
(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
The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is non-financial in nature and will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has a separate agreement with the Regents of the University of California, Davis (UCD) through which fellows from the California Epidemiologic Investigation Service (Cal-EIS) Fellowship Program (Fellowship) are insured and compensated.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Established in 1989, in response to the need to employ qualified epidemiologists in California's health departments, the Cal-EIS Fellowship allows epidemiologists who have recently graduated from a Master's degree program to gain hands-on experience working with an epidemiologist preceptor in local health departments. Participating fellows receive administrative support and compensation through a separate interagency agreement between CDPH and UCD.
Through the Fellowship, the County will receive support with epidemiological tasks such as invest...
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