DATE: May 21, 2024
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: David Luchini, RN, PHN, Director, Department of Public Health
SUBJECT: Approve Retroactive Data Access Agreement with the California Department of Public Health
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive Data Access Agreement with the California Department of Public Health, for access to the COVID-19 Dataset in Snowflake, a cloud-based data repository, effective February 22, 2024 through February 21, 2026 ($0).
REPORT
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. Approval of the recommended action will allow the Department access to the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) COVID-19 Dataset in a cloud-based data repository called Snowflake, which combines particular data elements specific to COVID-19 from the California Immunization Registries (CAIR) and the California Reportable Disease Information Exchange (CalREDIE), for the County of Fresno. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
There are no viable alternative actions. Should your Board not approve the recommended action, the Department will not have access to the new dataset created by CDPH to track data specifically to COVID-19 in the County of Fresno.
RETROACTIVE AGREEMENT:
This recommended agreement is retroactive to February 22, 2024 as it was received from the State on March 22, 2024. It is being brought to your Board in accordance with agenda item processing timelines.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact associated with the recommended action.
DISCUSSION:
On February 22, 2022, the Board approved Agreement No. 22-068 with CDPH to access COVID-19 vaccine data. The Department currently uses Snowflake, a cloud-based data repository, to access COVID-19 vaccine data. The purpose of the COVID-19 Dataset, which is the subject of this Agreement, is to allow the Department to review COVID-19 testing data apart from COVID-19 vaccination data. Previ...
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