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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 10301990 - IO.5 L•0.-5 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Contra t. FROM: Costa n INTERNAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE County DATE: October 22, 1990 o�K- T~ - SUBJECT: STATUS REPORT ON THE COUNTY'S THREE-YEAR AIDS RESPONSE PLAN SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATIONS: 1. Request the Health Services Director to approach the Mayor, City Manager and Police Chief of the City of Richmond about the possibility of cooperating with the County in an educational campaign designed to inform city employees of the danger of AIDS, particularly among intravenous drug users and their sexual partners and the resulting high level of drug exposure being seen among newborn babies, in hopes that the Richmond Police and other employees can assist in getting the message out that AIDS is a very real and growing danger to the population. 2. Request the Health Services Director to prepare a graphic display showing the HIV infection rate historically compared to today and the infection rate among various high risk populations and present those figures as well as any additional data and recommendations he may have to our Committee on December 10, 1990. BACKGROUND: We have been providing the Board with quarterly reports on activities related to the AIDS epidemic and the Health Services Department' s response to the epidemic. As the attached report notes, as a result of some intensive case-finding, additional cases of AIDS have been uncovered in the County, bringing the total reported number of cases in the County to 515. Contra CONTINUED ON ATTACHMEWes YES SIGNATURE: RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER - � X72 SIGNATURE S ACTION OF BOARD ON October 3 0� 1990 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED _X OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE X UNANIMOUS(ABSENT ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ONTHE DATE SHOWN. CC: ATTESTED ' O� 996 County Administrator PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF Health Services Director SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR Director of Public Health / M382 (10/88) BY ��GnJ DEPUTY costa County has the ninth highest rate of AIDS infection per 1.00,000 population among all counties in California. It is this figure which has caused us to recommend that the Health Services Director also provide our Committee with data not just on AIDS cases, but with the much broader HIV infection information. Because of the concerns expressed by the Health Services Director regarding the preliminary data on the extent of AIDS among women of child-bearing age, we have asked that additional information be provided to our Committee in December. We will report back to the Board following receipt of that data. Contra The Board of supervisors Costa Health � Health Services Department Tom Powers,1st District County Nancy C.Panden,2nd District J OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR Robert 1.Schrader,3rd District t ��6.-'---�- �s Sunne Wright McPeak,4th District _7 ; Tom Torlakson,stn District Mark Finucane,Director is ` Administrative Offices County Administrator c:. '+r`, 20 Allen Street -: r 4 Martinez,California 94553 Phil Batchelor ,:__ �_� (415)646-4416 County Administrator October 17, 1990 To: Board of Supervisors Internal Operations Committee From: Mark Finucane, Health Services Director � by Wendel Brunner, M. D., Public Health iIIrector A Subject: AIDS Update 1. Blue Lights Campaign As part of the nationwide observance of October as AIDS Awareness month, the Contra Costa County Health Services Department's AIDS Program is sponsoring the Blue Lights Campaign throughout the county. The Blue Lights Campaign in Contra Costa County has three objectives: To increase community awareness of AIDS and HIV prevention; • To promote a humane response to the AIDS epidemic in Contra Costa County; and • To display symbols of community healing and compassion surrounding the AIDS issue. The Blue lights campaign is part of a world-wide campaign which encourages businesses and private citizens to participate by placing a blue light in their windows or by displaying a blue ribbon. It is a simple, peaceful demonstration that communicates the message: Until there is a cure, there is the light of hope: STOP AIDS. 2 From the beginning of the epidemic in our county through mid-October, 515 Contra Costa citizens have been diagnosed with AIDS. Contra Costa County ranks ninth among the 54 California counties reporting AIDS cases for AIDS cumulative incidence: Counties San Francisco 1029.93 Marin 132.58 Sonoma 115.69 Los Angeles 112.58 Alameda 101.81 I San Diego 88.55 I Mendocino 72.16 I San Mateo 70.33 CONTRA COSTA 59.73 Solano 54.87 10 100 1000 10000 AIDS cases per 100,000 residents The message that AIDS is here needs to be very clear. There has been tremendous support for the campaign all over the county including sites in East, West and Central County and from the Contra Costa Board of Supervisors. In West County, Familias Unidas, Planned Parenthood, and the BAART methadone clinic are sponsors as are other Health Services Department offices such as Sojourne Community Counseling Center and Public Health Nursing. In Central County, the Contra Costa County AIDS Task Force, the Diablo Valley AIDS Center at the Metropolitan Community Church and the United Way of the Bay Area are serving as 'Blue light" stations. In East County, the United Council of Spanish Speaking Organiza- tions, the Pittsburg Preschool Coordinating Council and the REACH Project are all sponsoring Blue Lights. Members of the AIDS Program's Education and Prevention Team, in the community health outreach workers are supporting AIDS staff from Fami.ias Unidas in Richmond, in conducting door-to-door canvassing of the Easter Hill area during October inviting residents to hear presentations planned in both English and Spanish on Novem- ber 7 and 8 at the Easter Hill Community Center. At the same time, residents of Easter Hill will receive a mailer with information about the anonymous HIV testing site at the Richmond Health Center. 3 On Friday, October 26, a "Blue Ribbon Fair" is planned at the Nevin Street Park in Richmond. Members of the West County AIDS Network are sponsoring the Fair to raise the level of AIDS awareness. Food, entertainment, and 'life-saving information" will be offered. _ In addition to the proclamation of our Board of Supervisors, the Richmond City Council has also proclaimed its support of October as AIDS Awareness Month and for the Blue Lights campaign. The press has been informed about activities throughout the month and has covered the campaign with major articles in both the Contra Costa Times and the West County Times. Blue lights, posters, buttons and ribbons are available at the AIDS Program and at any of the Blue Light stations throughout the county. 2. AIDS Case Finding The Public Health AIDS Program's surveillance unit has been actively involved in AIDS case finding over the past month. An additional 25 Contra Costans diagnosed with AIDS were found due to this concerted effort. The AIDS Program has begun active surveillance at Kaiser Richmond, Mt. Diablo Hospital and Kaiser Martinez to improve AIDS case reporting. 3. Preliminary Seroprevalence Data I have received some preliminary data gathered from blinded seroprevalence surveys that have been conducted by the Health Services Department. Preliminary data for 1989 suggest that women of childbearing age participating in county programs seem to have higher levels of HIV infection than the 1988 data implied. These higher rates among participants at county clinics for 1989 cannot be extended to include all childbear- ing women in the county, but we would not be surprised if the results of the state annual survey of women giving birth in California showed a similar increase. Within the next thirty days, I will report back to the Board with a summary of the data and its implica- tions. r 4 4. Resource Directory The Public Health AIDS Program has just published an AIDS/HIV Resource Directory for AIDS service providers serving HIV-infected Contra Costans and their loved ones. With over 150 listings of agencies serving these clients, we hope that the Resource Directory will allow for better coordination among service providers which will result in more comprehensive services to the HIV-infected community. Five hundred directories have been printed and are being distributed throughout county agencies, hospitals, home care agencies and community-based organizations serving Contra Costans.