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a. Approve and authorize the Director of Health or Assistant Director of Health to execute a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") with San Mateo County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services Division allowing County of Monterey to use the Cannabis Decoded messages to reach to the County of Monterey community members effective May 27, 2019 to June 30, 2022; and
b. Approve non-standard insurance provision in Agreement as recommended by the Director of Health.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve and authorize the Director of Health or Assistant Director of Health to execute a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") with San Mateo County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services Division allowing County of Monterey to use the Cannabis Decoded messages to reach to the County of Monterey community members effective May 27, 2019 to June 30, 2022; and
b. Approve non-standard insurance provision in Agreement as recommended by the Director of Health.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The goal of the Monterey County Health Department Cannabis Program (Cannabis Program) is to provide community education on the adverse effects of cannabis use by youth including pregnant and lactating women. The Cannabis Program will fund The Social Changery to expand the existing Cannabis Decoded social media campaign to include educational messaging that will engage Monterey County youth and their parents. County engagement will be provided through a website and Instagram channel expansion that will grow Cannabis Decoded into a statewide campaign providing participating counties the capacity to share materials.
The approval of this recommended action will enable collaboration with our statewide partners to promote oral health by developing and implementing prevention, policies, and guidelines; integrate oral health in traditional healthcare settings; address chronic disease risk factors such as tobacco use and sugar consumption; and expand existing local...
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