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: Amendment to the Grant Agreement with California Department of Public Health Sexually Transmitted Disease Control Branch
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an amendment to the grant agreement with California Department of Public Health Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Control Branch for STD program management and collaboration projects, increasing the amount by $361,580 to an amount not to exceed $1,280,243 with no change to the contract term of July 1, 2019, through June 30, 2024.
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BACKGROUND:
California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) surveillance data indicate that over the past five years, there have been continued increases in infectious syphilis, congenital syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia trachomatis infection across the State. The purpose of this grant is to implement public health activities to monitor, investigate, and prevent STDs in collaboration with community-based organizations within San Mateo County. Funding allocated to San Mateo County shall be used to conduct routine, universal testing for gonorrhea and chlamydia among people who are incarcerated in county juvenile correctional facilities; and to conduct or ensure the provision of routine, universal testing for syphilis among people who are incarcerated in county jails with a positivity of 2% or more.
On June 23, 2020, your Board approved the acceptance of an award from CDPH STD Control Branch for STD program management and collaboration projects, for the term of July 1, 2019, through June 30, 2024, in an amount not to exceed $848,850.
On June 17, 2022, your Board approved an additional allocation of $69,813 from CDPH STD Control Branch to the grant agreement due to the passage of the 2021 ...
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