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 Tuberculosis Control Branch for a Tuberculosis Prevention and Control Program
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing the acceptance of an award from the California Department of Public Health Tuberculosis Control Branch (CDPH-TB) to provide tuberculosis prevention and control activities, for the term of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025, in an amount not to exceed $343,377.
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BACKGROUND:
CDPH-TB provides funding to assist jurisdictions in performing Tuberculosis (TB) control activities. San Mateo TB Control Program provides Public Health Nurse (PHN) case management for all active and latent TB cases throughout their treatment, case and contact investigation, home and worksite investigations, Directly Observed Therapy (DOT) and Video Directly Observed Therapy (VDOT) for all cases. Additionally, CDPH-TB monitors Civil Surgeon reporting of TB screening for immigration status adjustor applicants and tracks TB screening for all immigration B Waivers. San Mateo County ranks as the sixth highest county for TB incidence in the state of California.
DISCUSSION:
The TB cases in San Mateo County illustrate extreme disparities by race, ethnicity, and place of birth. In 2022, 96% of TB cases in San Mateo County were born in Asian countries, with 41% of those being born in the Philippines. Twenty percent of cases were born in Latin American countries. One-third (33%) of TB cases in San Mateo County lived in Daly City, where 51% of the population is foreign-born. Funding from this award will be used to offset the cost of 3.0 FTE of Community Workers. The Community Workers provide DOT, VDOT, transportation to medical appointments, and daily communicati...
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