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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
DATE: August 25, 1997
SUBJECT: Application for Federal Lead Poisoning Prevention Funds
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee (Wendel Brunner), to submit an
application and execute a contract with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the amount of
$25,000 in funding for the "Lead Poisoning Education Partnership", which will provide targeted outreach
on lead poisoning in West Contra Costa County through 9/30/98.
BACKGROUND:
The Health Services Department (HSD) 'currently receives funding from the state primarily for case
management and follow up of children already identified as lead poisoned. The HSD has no funding
available for community-based outreach and education to prevent childhood lead poisoning. Based on
discussions with the U.S. EPA, Region IX, in June, 1997, the Health Services Department was asked to
submit an application for $25,000 for community-based lead poisoning prevention activities. An initial
application was submitted on July 31, 1997, pending Board of Supervisors approval.
The funding will be used to subcontract with two community-based organizations to provide targeted lead
poisoning outreach to the African American and Southeast Asian populations in West Contra Costa County.
Additionally, funding will be used for training and to develop a consortium of lead poisoning prevention
community advocates.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Signing the application will allow the Health Services Department to apply for$25,000 in funding from the
U.S. EPA for community-based lead poisoning prevention outreach and education activities. This would
be additional revenue to the County.
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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.
Contact Person:Kathy Martin.313-6810
CC: Wendel Brunner,MD,
Health Services Administration ATTESTED
PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOAFb16F�
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
BY DEPUTY