Action 26.
Regular Board of Supervisors Meeting
Health & Social Services
- Meeting Date:
- 07/11/2023
- Title:
- Public Health Emergency Preparedness Program Amendment No. 3
- Submitted By:
- Elizabeth Robinson, 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:
Kimberly Mitchell
TITLE
of PRESENTER:
of PRESENTER:
Public Health Preparedness Program Coordinator
Docket Number (If applicable):
Mandated Function?:
Not Mandated
Source of Mandate
or Basis for Support?:
or Basis for Support?:
Information
Agenda Item Text:
Approve Amendment 3 to Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) CTR055207, Public Health Emergency Preparedness Program, between the Arizona Department of Health Services and Cochise Health & Social Services, to extend the grant program through June 30, 2024.
Background:
| Background: | |||||
| 1.1 Center for Disease Control and Prevention Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) Grant The Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS), through the Bureau of Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP), has been working with Arizona Counties and Tribes to improve the preparedness of each community in the event of any public health emergency. Most of these projects were funded by grants from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). This Agreement is designed to increase participation in the ongoing development of the State and County Health Preparedness Infrastructure through the CDC Public Health Preparedness Cooperative Agreement with the ADHS. The CCHSS PHEP team participates in regional healthcare coalition meetings and conference calls, maintains response plans, participates in regional emergency preparedness planning, develops and maintains mutual aid agreements with other jurisdictions, participates in workgroups to enhance the Medical Electronic Disease Surveillance and Intelligence System (MEDSIS), participates in epidemiology specific trainings, workshops, or conferences, participates in required statewide/regional public health exercises and in SNS/Receiving/Staging and Storing exercises. 1.2 Workforce Development Grant ADHS is tasked with overseeing the CDC Workforce Development Crisis Emergency Cooperative Agreement to address the need to establish, expand, and sustain a public health workforce to support COVID-19 prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery initiatives, including school-based health programs. Funding for this initiative comes from the CDC Workforce Development Crisis Emergency Cooperative Agreement. |
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:
CCHSS would not be able to help local healthcare systems and community members/partners obtain needed resources during any/all public health emergencies. The Workforce Development Grant has funded $115,000 for training, conferences, and travel expenditures for staff members. CCHSS will not be able to fund the contract with Government Leadership Solutions for the development of the health department Strategic Plan that is required to become an accredited department.
To BOS Staff: Document Disposition/Follow-Up:
Email signed copy to Elizabeth Robinson and Kimberly Mitchell.