Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Colleen Chawla, Chief, San Mateo County Health
Tamarra Jones, Director, Public Health Policy and Planning
Subject: Agreement Between County of San Mateo, Public Health, Policy and Planning d/b/a Health Equity, Policy and Planning and San Mateo Commission d/b/a Health Plan of San Mateo for Funding to Facilitate Successful Implement the County's Community Health Assessment, Community Health Improvement Plan
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an agreement with Health Plan of San Mateo to fund a comprehensive Community Health Assessment (CHA) for San Mateo County for the term of December 1, 2025 through December 31, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $340,000.
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BACKGROUND:
Since 2022, San Mateo County Health has been moving towards alignment with best practices that support Community Health Assessments (CHA) and Community Health Improvement Planning (CHIP) for Local Health Jurisdictions (LHJs).
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) released guidance indicating LHJs are responsible for CHA and CHIP planning. The guidance also specifically indicates the requirement for Managed Care Plans (MCPs) to meaningfully participate in the jurisdiction's CHA/CHIP activities. Meaningful support is defined as data sharing and funding CHA/CHIP activities and priorities. This guidance applies to the MCPs in San Mateo County - the Health Plan of San Mateo and Kaiser Permanente.
In accordance with the new regulatory requirements from CDPH, funding requests were submitted to both MCPs. An agreement with Kaiser Permanente in the amount of $60,000 was signed January 6, 2026. Health Plan of San Mateo awarded $340,000 for San Mateo County's next CHA, which will be completed by June 2028. This effort and subsequent analysis will ultimately inform the data community members will review to determine San Mateo County's next set of CH...
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