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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS }}
FROM: Mark Finucane, Health Services Director" �.J�.JI ' ra
By: Elizabeth A. Spooner , Contracts Administrator Costa
DATE: October 9, 1986 Com" "1
SUBJECT: Approve submission of Special Needs and Priorities (SNAP) Proposal X129-336 to
the State Department of Health Services for funding to control an outbreak of
Early Primary Syphilis
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S ) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute on behalf of the County, SNAP
Proposal #29-336 for submission to the State Department of Health Services
requesting $2,206.77 of SNAP Public Health Emergencies funding for the period
October 1986 - January 1987 to establish a clinic to control an outbreak of Early
Primary Syphilis in the Pittsburg and West Pittsburg areas.
II. FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Approval of this proposal by the State will result in $2,206.77 of State funding
for this project. The County in-kind contribution of $2,206.77 brings the total
project cost to $4,413.54. The clinic will be staffed by current County employees
expert in treating sexually transmitted disease. The hours spent in this clinic
will be overtime hours for these staff members.
III . REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS/BACKGROUND:
During June, July and August of this year 24 new cases of Early Primary Syphilis
have been detected in the Pittsburg and West Pittsburg areas. In the past, public
health efforts have limited the number of cases in those two cities to five per
year . To prevent the spread of this disease to other parts of the County and
State, special efforts toward prevention must be immediately initiated. SNAP
Proposal #29-336 requests funding to establish a clinic that will provide screening
for early detection of infected cases and direct involvement by the Department in
educational services .
This document has been approved by the . Department's Contracts and Grants
Administrator in accordance with the guidelines approved by the Board's Order of
December 1, 1981 (Guidelines for contract preparation and processing, Health
Services Department) .
Due to the emergency nature of this project, a copy of the proposal has previously
been forwarded to the State Department of Health Services, but subject to Board
approval. The Board Chairman should sign eight copies of the proposal, seven of
which should then be returned to the Contracts and Grants Unit for submission to
the State.
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CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: __ YES SIGNATURE: ,
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDAT&
OF BOARD COM ITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
- _SIGNATURE(SJ:
ACTION OF BOARD ON 2-1 � APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
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.
JRIC: Health Services (Contracts) OCT 2 1 1986
Cc: County Administrator ATTESTED
Auditor-Controller PHIL BATCHELOR. CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Contractor SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
BY DEPUTY
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