Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Louise F. Rogers, Chief, San Mateo County Health
Marc Meulman, Director, Public Health Policy and Planning
Subject: Acceptance of Award from the California Department of Public Health Sexually Transmitted Diseases Control Branch for Expansion of the Disease Intervention Specialist Workforce
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing the acceptance of an award from the California Department of Public Health Sexually Transmitted Diseases Control Branch to increase capacity to conduct disease investigation activities, for the term of July 1, 2021 through December 31, 2025 in an amount not to exceed $986,280.
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BACKGROUND:
California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Sexually Transmitted Disease Control Branch will support health departments to increase capacity to conduct sexually transmitted disease (STD) investigation, linkage to prevention and treatment, case management and oversight, and outbreak response for other infectious diseases. The purpose of this grant is to support jurisdictional prevention and response activities. CDPH expects public health agencies to use available funding to hire personnel to address jurisdictional STD response needs over the performance period, including hiring of personnel to build capacity to address public health priorities deriving from STD and other infectious diseases.
DISCUSSION:
Funding from this award is used to increase capacity by hiring personnel to conduct STD investigation (case investigation and contact tracing), linkage to prevention and treatment, case management and oversight, and outbreak response for STD and other infectious diseases.
The resolution contains the County’s standard provisions allowing amendment of the County’s fiscal obligations by a maximum of $25,000 (in aggregate).
The agreement and resolution have been reviewed and approved by County Attorney as to form.
It is anticipated that 98% of individuals who test positive for a sexually transmitted disease will be referred for medical care services.
PERFORMANCE MEASURE:
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Measure |
FY 2021-22 Estimated |
FY 2022-23 Projected |
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Percentage of individuals who test positive for a sexually transmitted disease that are referred for medical care services |
97% 947 Individuals |
98% 971 Individuals |
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no Net County Cost associated with this agreement. The term of this agreement is July 1, 2021 through December 31, 2025. The amount of the agreement is not to exceed is $986,280 for the four-year term, of which $131,718 is included in the Public Health, Policy and Planning (PHPP) FY 2021-22 Adopted Budget. $213,642 will also be included in the PHPP FY 2022-23, and $213,640 for FY 2023-24, and FY 2024-25 Recommended Budgets.