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Tot BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROMt Supervisor Tom Powers Contra
Supervisor Sunne McPeak Costa
DATEt May 3, 1988 Count
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SUBJECTt Prenatal Care Referral Service .
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SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
Refer to Finance Committee the issue of Contra Costa County making a one
time contribution toward the development of a comprehensive prenatal
referral system in conjunction with the East Bay Perinatal Council and
Alameda County. '
BACKGROUND:
Contra Costa County Health Services Staff has been working with Alameda
County's Oversight Committee on Infant Mortality, Alameda County Health
Services and the Perinatal Network of Alameda/Contra Costa to address
the problems of infant mortality and low birthweight in the two-county
region.
The East Bay Perinatal Council is willing to assume the task of securing
ongoing major financial support for a comprehensive prenatal referral
system, a regional "baby-line".
Alameda County has committed $20,000 toward the development of the
"baby-line". Contra Costa County has not committed any funds.
The projected start date for the referral system 'is Spring 1989.
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CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENTo YES BIONATUREi
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S)
ACTION OF BOARD ON May 10, 1988 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT l 1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS 1S A TRUE
AYESt NOESt AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
ABSENTt ABSTAINt AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CCI Finance Committee ATTESTED �0 I98r
County Administrator Phil Ba h.elor, Clerk of the Board
Health services. Director of Supervisors and County Administrator
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