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C. 33
To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date: October  5, 2021
The Seal of Contra Costa County, CA
Contra
Costa
County
Subject: Grant Agreement #28-967-1 with Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc., dba Heluna Health

APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On:   10/05/2021
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: Ori Tzvielli, M.D., 925-608-5267
cc: Marcy 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  5, 2021
Monica Nino, County Administrator
 
BY: , Deputy

 

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Grant Agreement #28-967-1, including indemnification with Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc., dba Heluna Health, a corporation to pay the County in an amount not to exceed $250,000 to provide COVID-19 and respiratory viral panel testing for the Community Sentinel Surveillance Project, for the period from August 1, 2021 through July 31, 2022.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Approval of this agreement will result in an amount payable to the County of up to $250,000 for COVID-19 related activities. No County match is required.

BACKGROUND:

Since the emergence of COVID-19 in California in January 2020, the California Department of Public Health (CHPH) and local public health partners have been tracking and monitoring COVID-19 cases in California and have implemented containment and mitigation efforts. COVID-19 surveillance is essential to estimate disease prevalence over time, throughout the state, and amount key groups at high risk for infection in order to improve containment, mitigation and prevention measures, which may vary depending on regional COVID-19 epidemiology.  
  
Therefore, CDPH and several California local health jurisdictions, including Contra Costa County, are working with the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to initiate sentinel community surveillance for COVID-19. Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc. has been designated by the CHDP to administer this funding and to provide consulting and technical assistance that will be needed to perform the required activities.  
  
On July 13, 2021, the Board of Supervisors approved Grant Agreement #28-967 with Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc. dba Heluna Health for Contra Costa County to participate in the State Community Sentinel Surveillance Project which allows Contra Costa County Health Services Department patients who are experiencing COVID-19 like symptoms to be tested for both COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses, through July 31, 2021.  
  
Approval of Grant Agreement #28-967-1 will allow the County to continue to participate in the State Community Sentinel Surveillance Project, through July 31, 2022. The County is agreeing to indemnify and hold harmless the Grantor for claims arising out of the County’s performance under this contract.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, the County will not be able to participate in the State Community Sentinel Surveillance Project.

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