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FROM: Mark Finucane, Health Services Director Contra
By: Elizabeth A. Spooner, Contracts Administrator Costa
DATE: July 3, 1986 County
SUBJECT: Approval of Standard Agreement for Local Jurisdiction Special Needs and
Priorities Funding (SNAP) #29-329 with the State Department of Health Services
(Refugee Health Services State Project DCVI-502)
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECCMMENDATION(S) a BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute on behalf of the County, Standard
Agreement/SNAP #29-329 (State Project #VI-502) with the State Department of Health
Services in the amount of $30,000 for the period June 30, 1986 - June 30, 1987 for
establishment of Comprehensive Public Health Case-finding for Refugees.
II . FINANCIAL'IMPACT:
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Approval of this agreement by the State will result in $30,000 of State funding for
establishment of Comprehensive Public Health Case-finding for Refugees. This pro-
ject is 50% State funded with 509 County in-kind matching funds required, for a
total project cost of $60,000. County matching funds are included in the FY 86-87
Department Budget .
III . REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS/BACKGROUND:
Each year the State makes AB-8 Special Needs and Priorities Funds (SNAP) available
to counties. On March 18, 1986, the Board authorized submission of applications
for various projects under the Distressed County Facility, Refugee Health Services,
Computerized Information Systems, and Elderly Care categories for Special Needs and
Priorities funding. Standard Agreement #29-329 will provide $30,000 . of State
Refugee Health Services SNAP funds to integrate into refugee health clinical ser-
vices comprehensive public health case-finding and follow-up. ' Preventive health
services are available for newly arriving refugees under the California Refugee
Preventive Health Services Program, but funding under this program is limited to
newly arriving refugees . Standard Agreement #29-329 will provide funding for
services to refugees who have been here longer. This project will provide
increased interpreter services to assist Public Health Nurses and will focus on
health education, nutritional and counseling services for high-risk perinatal refu-
gees and on improved compliance to INH prophylaxis for refugees with tuberculosis
infection.
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) .
The Board Chairman should sign four copies of the agreement, three of which should
then be returned to the Contracts and Grants Unit for submission to State
Department of Health Services.
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CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: _ YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF B ARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON 7 77 8 7 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
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HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AUNANIMOUS (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 (Contracts) ATTESTED _ /p7� / /
County Administrator PHIL ATCHEL R. CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Auditor-Controller SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
State Dept. of Health Services
BY ,DEPUTY'
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