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C. 34

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	December 18, 2018

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Acceptance of Grant Award #28-385 with the California Endowment

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 12/18/2018

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:	Anna Roth, 925-370-5101
cc:	L Walker 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: December 18, 2018
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to accept on behalf of the County Grant Award #28-385 with the California Endowment, to pay County an amount not to exceed $14,218 for the Health Services Department’s (HSD) Health Career Peer Education Program (PEP) Initiative, for the period from December 1, 2018 through July 31, 2019.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Approval of this Grant Award will result in an amount not to exceed $14,218 of State funding for the Reducing Health Disparities Initiative. No County funds are required.

BACKGROUND:

The goal of this program is to increase youth access to public health, medical and clinical careers through piloting a peer education model for students in Richmond and West Contra Costa County (WCCC). The PEP Initiative will allow peer educators to provide instruction of the Public Health Solutions (PHS) curricula to at least 100 WCCC Unified School District high school academy students. Peer educators will also provide classroom facilitation, teacher support, activities, college and career focused events and coordinate PHS program internships for students in the West Contra Costa Unified School District with an emphasis on serving underrepresented students of color.

Approval of Grant Award #28-385 will provide funding for the PEP Initiative through July 31, 2019.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this Grant Award is not approved, County will not receive additional funds to support underrepresented students of color in the West Contra Costa Unified School District.