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a. Authorize the Director of Health Services or their designee to accept the California Supporting Public Health Initiative ("CASPHI") grant in the amount of $909,993 from California Department of Public Health ("CDPH"), to fund for five years a permanent County of Monterey Health Department ("MCHD") Public Health Program Manager I position in the Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Unit, responsible for the performance of health equity work to reduce health disparities in the County of Monterey, for the term of December 1, 2022, to November 30, 2027; and
b. Ratify execution by the Director of Health Services of the County of Monterey's acknowledgement of receipt of an Allocation Letter executed by CDPH, describing the terms and conditions under which the CASPHI grant is to be used.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the County of Monterey Board of Supervisors:
a. Authorize the Director of Health Services or their designee to accept the California Supporting Public Health Initiative ("CASPHI") grant in the amount of $909,993 from California Department of Public Health ("CDPH"), to fund for five years a permanent County of Monterey Health Department ("MCHD") Public Health Program Manager I position in the Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Unit, responsible for the performance of health equity work to reduce health disparities in the County of Monterey, for the term of December 1, 2022, to November 30, 2027; and
b. Ratify execution by the Director of Health Services of the County of Monterey's acknowledgement of receipt of an Allocation Letter executed by CDPH, describing the terms and conditions under which the CASPHI grant is to be used.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
There has been federal recognition that local and state departments need more capacity to respond during disasters, for federally and state-mandated work, and to develop innovative programs to reduce health inequities across communities. The Federal government therefore allocated funding to t...
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