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To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	August 16, 2022

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Grant Award #78-006 with the State of California Department of Public Health

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 08/16/2022

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 16, 2022
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to accept Grant Award #78-006 with the State of California Health and Human Services Agency, California Department of Public Health (CDPH), to pay the county an amount not to exceed $4,844,667, for the Future of Public Health (FoPH) funding for the period from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Acceptance of this grant award will result in payment to the County of up to $4,844,667 from the CDPH. No county match is required.

BACKGROUND:

The Budget Act of 2022 provides $200,400,000 annually to local health jurisdictions for public health workforce and infrastructure. These funds are considered ongoing funds and part of ongoing baseline state budget. The CDPH is allocating $4,844,667 to Contra Costa County. The grant award was received by the CDPH on June 30, 2022 and the process for approvals was started on July 19, 2022.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

The County’s Public Health Division collaborates with all other Health Services Department’s divisions on a regular basis. Enhancing the infrastructure of the division will support the Health Services Department at large by providing a streamlined and centralized center of operations. The Public Health Division supports the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Health Centers in several clinical functions including quality improvement coordination. Other Public Health Programs such as the Opioid Initiative overlaps operations with the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Health Centers and Behavioral Health divisions. The Health Care for the Homeless and Enhanced Care Management Programs coordinate directly with Health Housing and Homeless Division on a regular basis. This funding will improve the relationships and outcomes of all these collaborative relationships.

FoPH funding is intended to support the expansion and stabilization of Public Health Division programs. These funds will be used to hire new positions to support the following components of the Public Health Division: Quality Improvement, Operations, Finance, Procurement, Hiring/Workforce Development, Project Management and Administration.

Approval of Grant Award #78-006 will allow Contra Costa County’s Health Services Department to enhance the workforce and infrastructure of Public Health Division services, through June 30, 2023.