DATE: November 2, 2021
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: David Luchini, RN, PHN, Director, Department of Public Health
SUBJECT: Retroactive Revenue Agreement with the California Department of Public Health
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive revenue Agreement with the California Department of Public Health for the California Perinatal Equity Initiative, effective July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2023, total not to exceed $1,191,288; and
2. Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Public Health, or designee, to execute the State Contractor's Release Form for the final invoice.
REPORT
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. Approval of the first recommended action will provide the Department of Public Health (Department) with funding from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) to continue implementation of the California Perinatal Equity Initiative (PEI) in the County. The funding will support local perinatal equity activities to fill gaps in current services and assist with implementation of a collective impact effort to reduce African American infant mortality. Approval of the second recommended action will allow the Department Director, or designee, to execute the State Contractor's Release Form for submittal with the final invoice to the State. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
There are no viable alternative actions. Should your Board not approve the recommended action, the Department would not be able to accept the CDPH funds nor implement the PEI in the County, which would result in less work completed to address the causes of persistent inequality in perinatal health and provide best practices to eliminate disparities in infant mortality.
RETROACTIVE AGREEMENT:
The recommended Agreement was received from CDPH on July 27, 2021 and is retroactive to July 1, 2021. The time required to prepare and review the a...
Click here for full text