REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
December 7, 2021
FROM
JOSHUA DUGAS, Director, Department of Public Health
SUBJECT
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California Department of Public Health's Subrecipient Eligibility Form and the Local Health Jurisdiction Contact Information Form for the Disease Intervention Specialist Workforce
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve and authorize the submission of the Subrecipient Eligibility Form and the Local Health Jurisdiction Contact Information Form to the California Department of Public Health, Sexually Transmitted Disease Control Branch in order to receive annual funding in the amount of $378,476, to expand the Disease Intervention Specialist workforce to strengthen capacity to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 and other infections, for an anticipated grant period of July 1, 2021 through December 31, 2025.
(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 Subrecipient Eligibility Form and the Local Health Jurisdiction Contact Information Form to the California Department of Public Health, Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Control Branch (CDPH) is required prior to receiving annual funding in the amount of $378,476 for the expansion of the Disease Intervention Specialist (DIS) workforce and does not require a local match. The Department of Public Health (DPH) will be a subrecipient of CDPH's federal grant award Strengthening STD Prevention and Control for Health Departments: Enhanced Activities Grant.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
CDPH announced its intent to award federal funds from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to expand the DIS...
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