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FROM: Supervisor Tom Torlakson Contra
Costa
October 1 , 1985
DATE: County
REGIONAL TASK FORCE ON A.I .D.S.
SUBJECT:
SPECIFIC REQUESTS) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: At the ABAG Executive Committee meeting
of September 19, a regional public health and educational effort on
AIDS was discussed. A task force is being formed of technical and
medical experts and policy makers within the region to pursue the
availability of state and foundation grants.
Supervisor Powers and I . representing Contra Costa County, urged
that all efforts be made to bring this critical public health issue to
the state ' s attention. An Alameda County Public Health Officer
indicated their county, with 130 cases this year, is looking at a $3
million health cost. Approximately 1/3 of these cases fall into the
county obligation. The caseloads are expected to double each year for
the next several years . The medical bills are expected to at least
double and may go even higher as other means of treatment are
discovered. This medical officer also indicated that the average
incubation period is five years which is why (even if transmission of
the disease can be reduced significantly in the near future) the
caseload will continue to double because of the incubation period.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Authorize our Public Health Officer to
participate in the regional task force meetings and prepare a report
.for presentation to. our Board on the potential health and fiscal
impacts of the AIDS epidemic in Contra Costa County.
Furthermore, ask our Cable TV Coordinator to look at ways where
this county use the local community access channels to show video
presentations about this public health menace and to have Sarah
Hoffman work with the ABAG task force to see if we might convince
commerical TV media in the Bay Area to give free air time for public
educational programs on AIDS.
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Public Health Officer Phil Batchelor, Clerk of the Board of
Cable TV Coordinator Supervisors and County Administrator
Public Works Director .
County Administrator
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