HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 01011997 - 1997-218 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Adopted this Order on May , 1997 , by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Rogers, Uilkema, Gerber, Canciamilla, and DeSaulnier
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
Resolution in support of the Center)
for Health in North Richmond )
REsoLunoN No. 971 218
WHEREAS, planning for a center in North Richmond began in 1994 when the County received
$600,000 from the General Chemical settlement for "the construction and equipping of a Health
Clinic in the greater Richmond area." (Page 4 of General Chemical Agreement), and
WHEREAS, following the receipt of the initial funding through the General Chemical agreement,
the Board of Supervisors created the Center for Health Advisory Board in April, 1994 to work in
partnership with the Health Services Department to design the Center and provide continuing
oversight and advice regarding program operations, and
WHEREAS, the Advisory Board adopted the concept of creating a "Center for Health", where
medical services would be provided, as well as community health improvement activities, with the
overall goal of measurably improving the community's health status, and
WHEREAS,the project area for the Center for Health is six census tracts in West County including
North Richmond, Parchester Village, the western part of San Pablo and the Iron Triangle
neighborhood of the city of Richmond, and
WHEREAS, the initial program planned for the Center for Health, based on extensive analysis of
epidemiological information and a detailed community survey process, includes the following
components:
• Family practice medical care for all ages, including health education and coordination of
specialty care
• TB prevention and treatment
• HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment
• Preventive dental services and dental health education
• Youth activities to reduce violence, prevent teen pregnancy and increase involvement in
health careers, and
WHEREAS,the Center for Health will be a site for the Contra Costa Health Plan, both enrollees in
the Medical Managed Care Local Initiative and those who remain in the fee for service system will
be served, and
WHEREAS,AS, concurrent with the planning for the Center, the Department has launched two other
initiatives in the same geographic area-the Healthy Neighborhoods Project, which uses community
asset mapping to build the capacity of local residents to determine their health priorities and
implement approaches to improve the quality of life in their neighborhoods; and Partners in Health,
a project funded by the California Wellness Foundation, which is engaging the large civic institutions
(cities, business, school district, health care providers) and neighborhood residents to design and
implement a community health improvement plan whose priorities are job readiness, violence
prevention and teen pregnancy prevention; and
WHEREAS,the layering of these three efforts -the Center for Health, Healthy Neighborhoods and
Partners in Health-creates the opportunity and the momentum to bring to life a new model for public
provision of health care and health improvement which will be more efficient and more effective, and
WHEREAS, we have identified nearly $1.2 million in outside funds, including the $600,000 from
General Chemical, $25,500 from CDBG, $2,400 from the Rose Foundation, $2,400 in individual gifts
and $550,000 from Chevron to build the Center, and
WHEREAS, the Chevron funding is the result of a vigorous community advocacy process, which
convinced the Richmond City Council on February 25, 1997 to recommend to Chevron that they
allocate $550,000 to the Center, and
WHEREAS, Chevron indicated they would be guided by the City Council's recommendation, and
WHEREAS, the Richmond City Council recommendation stipulated that the County had to build
and open the Center within 18 months of their recommendation or the funds would revert to another
purpose,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Contra
Costa that the County of Contra Costa is committed to constructing the Center for Health,
contingent upon receipt of$550,000 from Chevron Corporation, and to staffing and maintaining
the operation of the Center for Health once it is built.
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 __ MaY6,,--1997-
Phil
, X997Phil Batchelor, Clerk of the Board
of Supervisors and County Administrator
by
Deputy
Orig: Mary Forna-370-5010
cc: County Administrator
Health Services Director