Agenda

Return

C. 44

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	July 18, 2017

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Grant Award #29-393-27 from the California Department of Public Health, Tuberculosis Control Branch

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 07/18/2017

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:	Dan Peddycord, 925-313-6712
cc:	Tasha Scott 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: July 18, 2017
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Health Services Director or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, as follows:


A. Grant Award #29-393-27 from the California Department of Public Health, Tuberculosis Control Branch, to pay the County, an amount not to exceed $284,469, for the period from July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018, for the Tuberculosis (TB) Control Program, and

RECOMMENDATION(S): (CONT'D)

B. Authorize the Purchasing Agent to issue payments(s) in the amount not to exceed $15,889, to be used for food, shelter, incentives and enablers (FSIE). The FSIE allotment will be used for gift cards ($20 each for Safeway, SaveMart, Target and Gas Stations), taxi vouchers and rent subsidies.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Acceptance of this Award will result in up to $284,469 in funding from the California Department of Public Health, Tuberculosis Control Branch, for fiscal year 2017-2018. No County match required.

BACKGROUND:

The Contra Costa County, Public Health Department maintains a TB Control Program, which serves all reported TB patients and their contacts in Contra Costa County. Outreach services are provided to reach the “Hard-to Reach” people with TB and those at high risk. The TB control staff work within the Communicable Disease Section in collaboration with the HIV/AIDS Program, Substance Abuse Programs, Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Health Centers, and providers throughout the County.

Approval of Grant Award #29-393-27 will allow the Department to continue to expand its prevention and control activities which are essential to decreasing TB transmission, prevent the development of drug resistance, and cure TB patients, through June 30, 2018.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this grant is not approved, the County will not receive funds to continue identifying and treating Contra Costa County residents who have active TB and ensure that they complete appropriate therapy.