Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Louise F. Rogers, Chief, San Mateo County Health
Tamarra Jones, Director, Public Health Policy and Planning
Subject: Acceptance of Award from the California Department of Public Health for Implementation of the Hepatitis C Virus Collaboration Project Grant No. 24-HCV15
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing the acceptance of an award from the California Department of Public Health to develop and implement public health activities related to hepatitis C control and prevention, for the term of July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2028, in an amount not to exceed $801,128.
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BACKGROUND:
California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) surveillance data indicates that over the past five years, there were continued increases in the rate of newly reported hepatitis C infections. The purpose of the grant is to implement public health activities related to monitoring, prevention, testing, and linkage to and retention in care activities for the most vulnerable and underserved individuals living with, or at high risk for, HCV infection.
DISCUSSION:
HCV is prevalent among California's prison population. As of September 2023, 25% of nearly 95,000 residents in 33 prisons in California had a history of HCV. In order to identify HCV cases, link to treatment and reduce the transmission of HCV, funding from this award will be used to offset the cost of 1.0 FTE Communicable Disease Investigator with the Public Health, Policy and Planning (PHPP) division, who will provide routine, universal opt-out rapid HCV screening for all incarcerated persons in San Mateo County jails and link identified cases to treatment.
This agreement is coming to your Board late due to delayed receipt of the CDPH agreement.
The resolution contains the County's standard provisions allowing amendment of the County's fiscal obligations by a maximum ...
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