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FROM: William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director Contra
Costa
DATE: July 1, 1996 County
A SUBJECT: Submittal of letter of intent for grant proposal to Columbia Foundation
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director or his designee (Wendel Brunner, M.D.) to sign and
execute a letter of intent for grant proposal, on behalf of the County to the Columbia Foundation to fund
Healthy Neighborhood programs in West County. This project was developed to facilitate neighborhood
action to improve the health and quality of life in the community.
BACKGROUND:
As managed care becomes a guiding force for health care programs, MediCal patients will no longer be
restricted to using county facilities, but will be able to select from a range of providers. In order for County
facilities to make the transition to this more competitive approach, strategies must be devised to attract
patients who have had positive experiences with the County's health programs.
If funded the project will continue it's current efforts funded by the East Bay Community Foundation which
focuses on the catchment areas of the Center for Health in North Richmond. The project works closely with
the residents of the area to identify conditions in their neighborhoods which affect their health and help them
to make the changes they want.
Instead of highlighting deficiencies in the community, which many researchers have done already, this
project will focus on the capacities of these communities and will assist residents to mobilize resources to
improve their lives and the lives of their children.
The funding would be used to promote awareness of individual health responsibility; support the individual
and community to take increased responsibility for their health and develop systems and infrastructure to
support managed care. The Columbia Foundation requires the Board Chair's signature on its form;
accompanying the letter of intent,
FISCAL IMPACT:
Total project budget is $200,000.00. The request to the Columbia Foundation is $50,000.00 which would
result in new revenue for the County.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE _OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON 9�Co APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
V UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) 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.
Contact Person: Wendel Brunner, M.D. 31 3-6 71 2 9 9-La
CC: Health Services Administration ATTESTED
Public Health Administration PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Health Services Administration SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
BY ' DEPUTY
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Violehce Prevention • Chronic Disease Prevention • Unintentional Injury: Preveio.R. �
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DATE: July 5, 1996
TO: Wendel Brunner viaP ul Kraintz
FR: Mary Anne Morgan . 6&7PAOI
RE: Request to place an item on the Board of Supervisors Agenda
The Community Wellness & Prevention Program would like to submit a letter of intent to the
Columbia Foundation to fund Healthy Neighborhood programs in West County. The Columbia
Foundations requires the Board Chair's signature on its form accompanying the letter of intent.
Attached are the required copies for the proposed board order to the Board of Supervisors (1
original and 12 copies). Please review the order and approve. Upon your approval, please
forward this packet to William Walker. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE LETTER OF INTENT
IS DUE JULY 30, 1996. PLEASE APPROVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
Thank you very much for your assistance in this project.
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES DEPARTMENT
597 Center Avenue,Suite 115,Martinez,CA 94553 • Telephone(510)313-6808 • FAX(510)313-6840 • Email:HN0051@hancisnet.org
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