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a. Approve and authorize the Director of Health or Assistant Director of Health to sign a Work Order Agreement with Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc. dba Heluna Health, in the amount of $319,618 to support COVID-19 epidemiology services for the period retroactive from May 1, 2020 to March 31, 2022; and
b. Accept the risk provisions (indemnification, insurance, and limitations of liability) as recommended by the Director of Health; and
c. Accept the Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure provision 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 sign a Work Order Agreement with Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc. dba Heluna Health, in the amount of $319,618 to support COVID-19 epidemiology services for the period retroactive from May 1, 2020 to March 31, 2022; and
b. Accept the risk provisions (indemnification, insurance, and limitations of liability) as recommended by the Director of Health; and
c. Accept the Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure provision as recommended by the Director of Health.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Monterey County Health Department is seeking approval to receive funding from the Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc. dba Heluna Health to monitor, track, and provide epidemiology progress reports to assist with mitigation in response to COVID-19 in Monterey County. As part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded funding for Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Prevention and Control of Emerging Infectious Diseases (ELC) work order grant agreements. This is one of those ELC grant agreements.
The Health Department has been awarded $319,618 to establish and monitor key activities related to COVID-19 in the areas of epidemiology, laboratory, and informatics. Monitoring the indicat...
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