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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Mark Finucane, Health Services Director
FROM: By. EliXabeth A. Spooner , Contracts Administrator Contra
Costa
DATE: August 14, 1986 CA
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Approve submission of Funding Application 429-331 to the American Cancer
SUBJECT: Society California Division, Inc.
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute on behalf of the County, Funding
Application 429-331 for submission to the American Cancer Society California
Division, Inc. in the amount of $31,868 for the period April 1, 1987 - March 31,
1988 for an Environmental Health Education Program.
II . FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Approval of this agreement. by the American Cancer Society will result in $31,868 of
futnding for an Environmental Health Education Program. Sources of funding are as
follows:
$31,868 American Cancer Society
45,527 County in-kind share
$77,395 Total Program Cost
The County's in-kind share includes salaries and supplies already included in the
Department budget. There will be no net increase of General Fund dollars for this
program.
III. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS/BACKGROUND:
On May 6, 1986, the Board of Supervisors adopted the Hazardous Waste Task Force
Report which called for the Department of Health Education to develop community
education materials and programs on environmental health issues. The Health
Services Department Prevention Program is, for the purpose of this request, the
Department of Health Education for Contra Costa County.
The purpose of this application is to request American Cancer Society funding to
implement an Environmental Health Education Program. This program will further
develop the Environmental Health Coordinating Council, established in 1985 as a
coalition of community, industry, labor, and local government committed to the
environmental health education needs of Contra Costa County residents . The funding
will be used to coordinate the implementation' of a community education campaign,
design educational packages on various aspects of environmental health, increase
community awareness of risks and prevention measures available, and. increase com-
munity involvement in the problem-solving process around environmental health
issues.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: _ YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S1:
ACTION OF BOARD ON August 26 , .1986 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT II I AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
cc: County Administrator ATTESTED August 26 , 1936
Auditor Controller PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Health Services (Contracts) SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Health. Services Director
Contractor
'182/7-83 BY ,DEPUTY
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American Cancer Society
California Division, Inc.
Funding Application 429-331
Board Order
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This document has been approved by the Department's Contracts and Grants
Administrator in accordance with the guidelines approved by the Board's Order of
December 13, 1981 (Guidelines for contract preparation and processing, Health
Services Department) .
The Board Chairman should sign four copies of the application, three of which
should then be returned to the Contracts and Grants Unit for submission to the
American Cancer Society California Division, Inc.
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