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TO: BOAR[? OF SUPERVISORS
Contra
FROM:' William Calker. \1.D.. Health Serices Director "
B-: Jacqueline Pigg. Contracts Administrator Costa
DATE: May 10, 2007 County
SUFJECT: Notice of Awards =28-76' and 28-'6'-1 from the State Department of Health Services for the
Refugee Health Assessment and Augmentation Program
RECOMMENDATION(S):
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Approve and authorize the Health Services Director or his designee (Wendel Brunner, M.D.) to
accept as follows:
a. Notice of Award =28-'6' from the State Department of Health Services. in an amount not to
exceed S'.0.000. for the Refugee Health Assessment Program (RHAP), for the period October 1.
2006 through September 30. 200': and
b. Notice of Award =28-76'-1 from the State Department of Health Services. in an amount not to I
exceed S9.000. for augmentation to the Refugee Health Assessment Program (REAP), for the
period Januar}- 1. 200'through September X0. 2007.
FISCAL DIPACT:
Acceptance of these Awards will result in a combined total of 579.000 for FY 2006-2007 from I
the State Department of Health Services for the Refugee Health assessment Program. No County
funds are required.
BACKGROi\D/REASO\(S)FOR RECONIJIENDATION(S):
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The Refugee Health Assessment Program (RHAP) provides health assessments to all newt j
arriving refugees into Contra Costa Count-. Based on the assessment. communicable diseases are
treated and the new arrivals. as well as. ether Contra Costans are protected from disease. In
addition. this program provides highly trained and culturally appropriate medical interpreters for the
COtTUNUED ON ATTACHMENT: XX YES SIGiJAT'JRE:
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VOTE OF SUPERVI CRS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
UNANIM0U5 ABSEN"� \P AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
AYES: NOES: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOV.N.
ABSENT: ABSTAIN:
Contact Person: R endel Brunner.\LD. (-)1=-6'12) ATTESTED
JOHN CULL -J. CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
CC: Health Services Department ,Contracts; SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADi J:NISTRATOR I
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Board Order
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Countx-'s Afghan. Russian. Vietnamese_ Loa and Mien clinics (li —per week). The RHAP advocates
for people with limited-English skills to achieve access and care within the Contra Costa Health
Services Department.
The Health Service Department recently received notices of award from the State Department of Health
Ser-ices. granting the Department the maximum amount of S70.000 for the Refugee Health
Assessment Program (RLLkP) and a maximum augmented amount of 59.000 to allow additional
Farsi Dari interpreters to sere patients. who speak either of these languages as a first language. during
fiscal rear 2006-200-7
Two certified and sealed copies of the Board Order should be returned to the Contracts and Grants
Unit.
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