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a. Approve and authorize the Director of Health Services or designee to execute a Standard Agreement with Alliance on Aging to provide monthly caregiver training classes, caregiver support group sessions and chronic disease prevention classes and to integrate information on brain health and cognitive decline risk factors into existing health communications, effective upon execution through June 30, 2025, for a total Agreement amount not to exceed $340,000; and
b. Approve and authorize the Director of Health Services or designee to sign up to three amendments where the combined amendments do not exceed 10% ($34,000) of the original contract amount and does not significantly change the scope, total not exceed maximum of $374,000.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the County of Monterey Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve and authorize the Director of Health Services or designee to execute a Standard Agreement with Alliance on Aging to provide monthly caregiver training classes, caregiver support group sessions and chronic disease prevention classes and to integrate information on brain health and cognitive decline risk factors into existing health communications, effective upon execution through June 30, 2025, for a total Agreement amount not to exceed $340,000; and
b. Approve and authorize the Director of Health Services or designee to sign up to three amendments where the combined amendments do not exceed 10% ($34,000) of the original contract amount and does not significantly change the scope, total not exceed maximum of $374,000.
SUMMARY DISCUSSION:
The County of Monterey Health Department, Public Health Bureau, (Public Health) was awarded a two-year grant from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), Healthy Brain Initiative State and Local Partnerships to Address Dementia Request for Application (RFA) #23-10055 (total grant award $707,565).
The goals of the Healthy Brain Initiative grant are to promote cognitive health, address...
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