RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director or his designee, to accept, on behalf of the County, Agreement #29-683 from University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), an educational institution, to pay the County an amount not to exceed $11,800 for the Connection to Health (CTH) Diabetes Self-Management Project at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC), for the period from July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2018.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Agreement will result in an amount payable to the County not to exceed $11,800 from UCSF for the CTH Diabetes Self-Management Project. No County match required.
BACKGROUND:
The purpose of this Memorandum of Understanding in collaboration with UCSF, is to fund the County to implement the CTH Diabetes Self-Management Project in Contra Costa County for patients with type 2 diabetes. The CTH is an integrated online program of patient assessment and behavioral change tools and strategies, to promote diabetes related lifestyle change. The goal is to support patients with type 2 diabetes to adopt healthy behaviors and improve their health. Approval of Agreement #29-683 will allow the County to work in support with UCSF on the CTH Project, through June 30, 2018.
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