Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Travis Kusman, Director, Emergency Medical Services
Colleen Chawla, Chief, San Mateo County Health
Subject: Amendment to CDPH Public Health Emergency Preparedness Agreement
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing amendment A1 to the agreement with the California Department of Public Health to provide funding to San Mateo County Health to conduct public health emergency preparedness activities, for the unchanged term of July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2027, increasing the amount by $803,197 to an amount not to exceed $6,695,116.
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BACKGROUND:
Federal funds have been made available through the states to strengthen national public health and medical emergency preparedness and response infrastructure. These funds support planning, training, medical surge capacity, supply stockpiling, and overall disaster readiness.
DISCUSSION:
The Emergency Medical Services (EMS) division coordinates emergency disaster planning and response for San Mateo County Health.
In June 2022, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) awarded EMS five years of grant funding to support public health and medical emergency preparedness activities, including emergency preparedness training and healthcare coordination, epidemiology and disease surveillance capacity, pandemic planning and medical supply storage, and improvements to emergency communications with hospitals and first responders.
Consistent with San Mateo County Health's mission to protect and promote community health through preparedness and coordinated response, the County participates in the Association of Bay Area Health Officers (ABAHO), a regional collaborative of Bay Area local health departments that coordinates public health preparedness planning, information sharing, and regional response initiatives.
To support this regional work, ABAHO designates a Regional Coordinator to adva...
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