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To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	October 24, 2017

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Grant Award #28-767-6 from the California Department of Public Health, Refugee Health Assessment Program

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 10/24/2017

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	William Walker, M.D. 925-957-5410
cc:	E Suisala M Wilhelm

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: October 24, 2017
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Health Services Director or his designee, to accept on behalf of the County, Grant Award #28-767-6 (17-07-90899-00) from the California Department of Public Health, to pay County in an amount not to exceed $170,000, for the County’s Refugee Health Assessment Program, for the period October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Acceptance of these awards will result in a total of $170,000 for FY 2017-2018 from the California Department of Public Health for the Refugee Health Assessment Program. No County match required.

BACKGROUND:

The Refugee Health Assessment Program (RHAP) provides health assessment services to refugees, asylees, entrants from Haiti and Cuba, special visa immigrants, certified victims of human trafficking and other eligible entrants as required in the California Refugee Health Assessment form (CDPH 8418A). Based on the assessment, communicable diseases are treated on new arrivals, as well as, other Contra Costa residents, who are not protected from disease. In addition, this program provides highly trained and culturally appropriate medical interpreters for the County’s Afghan, Russian, Vietnamese, Lao and Mien clinics (13 per week). The RHAP advocates for people with limited English skills to achieve access and care within the Contra Costa Health Services Department.

On November 8, 2016, the Board of Supervisors approved Grant Award #28-767-5 with California Department of Public Health, Refugee Health Assessment Program (RHAP) for County’s RHAP projects for October 1, 2016 through September 30, 2017.

The Health Service Department recently received a notice of award from the California Department of Public Health, granting Health Services Department funding. Acceptance of the Grant Award #28-767-6 allows the County to continue the Refugee Health Assessment Program through September 30, 2018.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this grant award is not accepted, people with limited English skills in the RHAP program will not receive access and care within the Contra Costa Health Services Department.