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FROM: William Walker,M.D., Health Services Director
By: Jacqueline Pigg, Contracts Administrator _ ' - =� Costa
DATE: March 5, 2008 County
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SUBJECT: Approval of Grant Award#28-783 with the Boston Scientific Foundation
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Wendel Brunner, M.D.) to execute on
behalf of the County, Grant Award #28-783 with the Boston Scientific Foundation, to pay the County an
amount not to exceed $75,000, for the Health Disparities Initiative — Health Care for the Homeless Project,
for the period from.January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008.
FISCAL IMPACT'
Approval of this award will result in an amount not to exceed $75,000 from the Boston Scientific
Foundation for the Health Disparities Initiative — Health Care for the Homeless Project, through December
31, 2008. No County funds required.
BACKGROUND/REASON(S) FOR RECOMMENDATION(S):
This Health Disparities Initiative — Health Care for the Homeless Project will be collaboration between the
Health Care for the Homeless Program and the County Office of Homeless Programs, along with the
community-based network of programs available to homeless individuals. This project will interface with
all systems of care used by homeless patients, including the Division of Mental Health and Alcohol and
Other Drugs, and the continuum of care for homeless clients, including Anka Behavioral Health and
Rubicon Program. The goal of the project is for improved health outcomes for homeless clients.
Boston Scientific Foundation is awarding fiends to Contra Costa County Health Services for its Health Care
for the Homeless Program, to provide training in self-management techniques for multi-disciplinary staff
teams who work with homeless patients with chronic diseases. Grant funds will also be used to purchase
relevant equipment, supplies, self-management tools, and education materials,
Three certified sealed copies of the Board Order should be returned to the Contracts and Grants Unit.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE: a � J
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE 0 ER
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SIGNATURE (S):
ACTION OF BOARDN APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED _ OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVI S I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENITAND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
�_) AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
AYES: S: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
ABSENT: ABSTAIN:
Contact Person: Wendel Brunner,M.D. (313-6712) ATTESTED f r '�Vo d
JOHN CULLEN, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
CC: Health Services Department (Contracts) SUP= COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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