Action 9.
Regular Board of Supervisors Meeting
Health & Social Services
- Meeting Date:
- 08/10/2021
- Title:
- COVID-19 Health Disparities
- Submitted By:
- Brigitta Costello, Health & Social Services
- Department:
- Health & Social Services
Presentation:
No A/V Presentation
Recommendation:
Approve
Document Signatures:
BOS Signature Required
# of ORIGINALS
Submitted for Signature:
Submitted for Signature:
1
NAME
of PRESENTER:
of PRESENTER:
Alicia Thompson
TITLE
of PRESENTER:
of PRESENTER:
Health Director
Mandated Function?:
Not Mandated
Source of Mandate
or Basis for Support?:
or Basis for Support?:
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Information
Agenda Item Text:
Approve Contract CTR055990 between the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) and Cochise Health & Social Services for the COVID-19 Health Disparities project, in the amount of $3,169,013, effective June 1, 2021 through May 31, 2023.
Background:
The purpose of this intergovernmental agreement (IGA) is to leverage partnerships between ADHS, Local Health Departments and Statewide Partners by providing CDC COVID-19 Health Disparities Among Populations at High-Risk and Underserved, Including Racial and Ethnic Minority Populations and Rural Communities funding to support the implementation of the four (4) overarching strategies identified in the CDC grant.
- Expand existing and/or develop new mitigation and prevention resources and services to reduce COVID-19 related disparities among populations at higher risk and that are underserved,
- Increase/ improve data collection and reporting for populations experiencing a disproportionate burden of COVID-19 infection, severe illness, and death to guide the response to the COVID-19 pandemic,
- Build, leverage, and expand infrastructure support for COVID-19 prevention and control among populations that are at higher risk and underserved, and
- Mobilize partners and collaborators to advance health equity and address social determinants of health as they related to COVID-19 health disparities among populations at higher risk and that are underserved.
Department's Next Steps (if approved):
- Send signed approved IGA back to ADHS
- Receive notification that IGA has been fully executed and ready for approval in ADHS Portal
- Budget Amendment (BA) prepared by Program Manager/Coordinator
- Once Purchase Order is released from ADHS, send --> BA, Fully Executed Contract, minutes of BOS meeting where IGA/Contract was approved, P.O. and Fillable Grant Form to County Finance for entry into New World System
- IGA & BA are processed by County Finance
Impact of NOT Approving/Alternatives:
CHSS would not be able to address health disparities to this extent.
To BOS Staff: Document Disposition/Follow-Up:
Returned signed contract to Alicia Thompson, CHSS.
Fiscal Impact
- Fiscal Year:
- 2021/2022
Fiscal Impact & Funding Sources (if known):
