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a. Approve and authorize the Director of Health or Assistant Director of Health to accept a California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Health Equity and Readiness Opportunity (HERO) grant award, in the amount of $228,034 for the training of two candidates as Public Health Microbiologists and to support two Public Health Microbiologists' participation in the Lab Aspire program for a term retroactive to July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2025; and
b. Approve and authorize the Director of Health or the Assistant Director of Health to execute Grant Agreement number 22-11237 from the California Department of Public Health's Public Health Equity and Readiness Opportunity (HERO), for a total grant amount of $228,034 for the term retroactive to July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2025.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the County of Monterey Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve and authorize the Director of Health or Assistant Director of Health to accept a California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Health Equity and Readiness Opportunity (HERO) grant award, in the amount of $228,034 for the training of two candidates as Public Health Microbiologists and to support two Public Health Microbiologists' participation in the Lab Aspire program for a term retroactive to July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2025; and
b. Approve and authorize the Director of Health or the Assistant Director of Health to execute Grant Agreement number 22-11237 from the California Department of Public Health's Public Health Equity and Readiness Opportunity (HERO), for a total grant amount of $228,034 for the term retroactive to July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2025.
SUMMARY DISCUSSION:
The Health Department's Public Health Laboratory (PHL) is responsible for providing testing services to identify microorganisms that cause disease including bacteria, fungi, viruses, and parasites. The PHL provides testing with associated whole genome sequencing for communicable disease surveillance purposes,...
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