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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 05222001 - C.57 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS 'f j FROM: William Walker, M.D. , Health Services Director .... _` B Ginger Marieiro Contracts Administrator - Contra By: g Costa DATE: May 9, 2001 C'•,t � 1 1 r1 Cou Ity SUBJECT: Notice of Award #28-659 from the State Department of Health Services for the Tuberculosis Prevention & Education Program SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDED ACTION: Accept an amount not to exceed $117, 648 from the State Department of Health Services-Tuberculosis (TB) Control Branch, for the period from July 1, 2000 through June 30, 2001, for the Tuberculosis Prevention & Education Program. FINANCIAL IMPACT: Acceptance of this Award will result in an amount not to exceed $117, 648 from the State Department of Health Services-Tuberculosis Control Branch. No County funds are required. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS/BACKGROUND: Under the Tuberculosis Prevention & Education program, the Public Health Tuberculosis staff will work in collaboration with the State Department of Health Services-TB Control Branch and Contra Costa Regional Medical Center with an emphasis in the North Richmond Center for Health, to increase community awareness of Tuberculosis in order to halt its spread. The goal of this program is to decrease the number of Contra Costans with Tuberculosis infection and disease . The Health Services Department recently received notice of an Award from the State Department of Health Services TB Control Branch, granting the Department a one time only funding for this program during Fiscal Year 2000-2001 . CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: Y4 SIGNATURE: , RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER r SIGNATURE(S): ACTION OF BOARD O APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE UNANIMOUS (ABSENTA&!Q�A) 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. ATTESTED/ (tiM � � V / LO r l JOHN SWEET N,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF Wendel Brunner, M..D. (313-6712 Contact Person: ) SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR CC: Health Services (Contracts) State Dept. of Health Services - TB gY_� DEPUTY