HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 05122009 - C.34RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director or his designee (Wendel Brunner,
M.D.), to accept on behalf of the County, a grant award (#29-679) from University of
California San Francisco (UCSF), to pay the County an amount not to exceed $40,000 for
the Dental Fluoride Reach Study Project, for the period from May 1, 2009 through
November 1, 2010.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Acceptance of this Grant Award will result in an amount not to exceed $40,000 from
University of California San Francisco (UCSF) for Dental Fluoride Reach Study Project.
No County funds are required.
BACKGROUND:
The Fluoride Reach Project to prevent early childhood cavities is part of the UCSF Center to
address disparities in children’s oral health. This NIH-funded program is conducted by
several UCSF doctors from the School of Medicine and Dentistry. In collaboration with
UCSF, Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Health Centers will conduct a study on
ways to deliver
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 05/12/2009 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Susan A. Bonilla, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Wendel Brunner, M.D.
313-6712
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: May 12, 2009
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Celicia Nelson, Deputy
cc: Jacqueline Pigg, Barbara Borbon
C.34
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:May 12, 2009
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Grant Award Agreement #29-679 from University of California San Francisco (UCSF)
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
Fluoride Varnish (FV), a non-invasive, low cost, evidence-based, dental cavities
preventative agent, to children ages one (1) through three (3) years in low-income families.
Approval of Grant Award Agreement #29-679 will allow USCF to pay the County to fund
the Fluoride Reach Project, to support dental services and equipment through November 1,
2010.
Three sealed and certified copies of the Board should be returned to the Contracts and
Grants Unit.