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C. 30

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	August 9, 2022

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Grant Amendment #28-967-2 with Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc., dba Heluna Health

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 08/09/2022

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 Tzvieli, 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: August 9, 2022
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 Amendment #28-967-2 with Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc., dba Heluna Health, to extend the term end date of July 31, 2022 to October 31, 2022, with no change in the amount payable to the County of $250,000 to continue to provide COVID-19 and respiratory viral panel testing for the Community Sentinel Surveillance Project.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Approval of this agreement does not change the original amount payable to the County of $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. The County has been contracting with them for these services since June 2021.

On October 5, 2021, the Board of Supervisors approval of this Grant Agreement #28-967-1 with Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc. dba Heluna Health, to pay the County in the amount of $250,000, 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, 2022. The Contract is agreeing to indemnify and hold harmless the Grantor for claims arising out of County’s performance under this Contract.

Approval of Grant Amendment #28-967-2 will allow the County to continue to participate in the State Community Sentinel Surveillance Project, through October 31, 2022.