HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 12082009 - C.36RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director or his designee (Wendel Brunner,
M.D.), to accept an award (County #29-393-12), from the State of California, Tuberculosis
Control Branch, to pay the County an amount not to exceed $331,949, for the period from
July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010, for the Tuberculosis (TB) Control Program.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Acceptance of this Award will result in a total of $331,949 from the State of California,
Tuberculosis Control Branch for fiscal year 2009-2010. No County funds are required
BACKGROUND:
The Contra Costa County, Public Health Department maintains a TB Control Program,
which serves all reported TB patients and their contacts in Contra Costa County. Outreach
services are provided to reach the “Hard-to Reach” people with TB and those at high risk.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 12/08/2009 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: December 8, 2009
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Katherine Sinclair, Deputy
cc: J. Pigg, B. Borbon
C.36
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:December 8, 2009
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Notice of Award #29-393-12 from the State of California, Tuberculosis Control Branch
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
The TB control staff work within the Communicable Disease Section in collaboration with
the HIV/AIDS Program, Substance Abuse Programs, Contra Costa Regional Medical Center
and Health Centers, and providers throughout the County.
Acceptance of this Award will allow the Department to: (1) continue to expand prevention
and control activities, and (2) improve completion of appropriate therapy which is essential
to decrease TB transmission, prevent the development of drug resistance, and cure TB
patients, through June 30, 2010.