HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 05201986 - 1.16 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Mark Finucane, Health Services Director w1ra
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DATE: May 20, 1986 COU*
SUBJECT. Present Certificate of Appreciation to Refugee
Health Project--Catholic Charities , Diocese of Oakland
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I . Recommended Action:
Present Certification of Appreciation to Refugee Health Project
--Catholic Charities , Diocese of Oakland for seven years of
providing interpreter services to medical care professionals
of Contra Costa County Health Services in the delivery of
health care to the refugee population.
II . Financial Impact:
None
III . Reasons for Recommendations/Background:
For seven years the Refugee Health Project--Catholic Charities,
Diocese of Oakland has been able to provide Health Services
with multi-lingual translators to medical care professionals
for the purpose of providing comprehensive, understandable
medical instruction to the large refugee community with regard
to health matters .
They have consistently provided rare language interpreters
such as Hmong, Lau and ..Polish. It is therefore fitting that
although their services have been contractual , a great deal
of effort has been expended to provide the correct interpreter
for specific patients .
IV. Consequences of Negative Action:
Not applicable.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: _ YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BO RD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON May 20, 1986 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 ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: Health Services Director ATTESTED 4n&u 'm' /9* G
County Administrator
PHIL BATC ELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
BY �/�GC.a/ DEPUTY
M382/7-83