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a. Accept a $5,000 Grant Award from the Tides Foundation, at the recommendation of the Center for Care Innovations (CCI), in partnership with the California Health Care Foundation, to support the Health Department's role as a Technology Hub participant to pilot, evaluate, and spread innovative digital health solutions to safety net health systems; and
b. Authorize the Director of Health or Assistant Director of Health to accept the Terms and Conditions of Grant No. 1903-57097, on behalf of the Health Department, Clinic Services Bureau with a retroactive grant effective date of January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Accept a $5,000 Grant Award from the Tides Foundation, at the recommendation of the Center for Care Innovations (CCI), in partnership with the California Health Care Foundation, to support the Health Department's role as a Technology Hub participant to pilot, evaluate, and spread innovative digital health solutions to safety net health systems; and
b. Authorize the Director of Health or Assistant Director of Health to accept the Terms and Conditions of Grant No. 1903-57097, on behalf of the Health Department, Clinic Services Bureau with a retroactive grant effective date of January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Health Department Clinic Services Bureau (Health Department) operates nine community clinic sites designated as Federally Qualified Health Center Look-Alikes (FQHC-LA), which provide preventative, primary, and specialty medical care services.
The Center for Care Innovations (CCI), in partnership with California Health Care Foundation and Tides Foundation, has awarded the Health Department a grant in the amount of $5,000 to support the Health Department's priority areas in technology. The Health Department became a Tech Hub participant in July 2018 after implementing a texting program in 2015 and serving as a Host Site to share its tex...
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