HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 06212011 - C.42RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to submit, grant
Application #28-596-9 to the California Department of Public Health, to pay the County an
amount not to exceed $750,188, for the continuation of the Childhood Lead Poisoning
Prevention Project, for the period from July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2014.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this application will result in an amount not to exceed $750,188 for the Fiscal
Years 2011 through 2014. No County funds are required.
BACKGROUND:
The California Department of Public Health, Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Branch
(CLPPB) invited Contra Costa County to participate in the application process for
Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program funding. The Centers for Disease Control
(CDC) identifies lead poisoning as the principal environmental health problem-affecting
children in the United States and emphasizes that this is a problem, which is entirely
preventable. In Contra Costa County, over 500 residents have been diagnosed with a lead
level of over 10 mcg/dl and approximately, 75 children
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 06/21/2011 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
ABSENT:Gayle B. Uilkema, District II
Supervisor
Contact: Wendel Brunner, MD
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: June 21, 2011
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc: J Pigg, D Gary
C. 42
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:June 21, 2011
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Submission of Grant Application #28-596-9 with California Department of Public Health
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
each year have low levels of lead between 5-10 mcg/dl. The only way to know if a child has
been poisoned by lead is to test the child. This Project is the sole source of funding for case
management and follow-up to children identified as lead poisoned. The goal of the project is
to decrease the exposure of children to lead and the incidence of increased childhood blood
lead levels.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this contract is not approved, children and residents of Contra Costa County will not be
treated nor receive the necessary information with regard to exposure to lead poisoning.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
NOT APPLICABLE