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a. Receive an update on the development of metrics for the Community Outreach and Education Pilot Project ("Pilot Project"), a County-wide project responding to the disparate impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on Communities of Color residing in the census tracts of the lowest quartile of the Healthy Places Index (HPI Census Tracts); and
b. Provide direction to staff as appropriate.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Receive an update on the development of metrics for the Community Outreach and Education Pilot Project ("Pilot Project"), a County-wide project responding to the disparate impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on Communities of Color residing in the census tracts of the lowest quartile of the Healthy Places Index (HPI Census Tracts); and
b. Provide direction to staff as appropriate.
SUMMARY:
The County Administrative Office in partnership with the Monterey County Health Department continues to convene a collaborative of community-based organizations focused on the development and implementation of a COVID-19 Community Outreach and Education Pilot Project.
The purpose of the Community Outreach and Education Pilot Project is to reach residents most impacted by the pandemic. Outreach and education strategies are implemented by Community Health Workers (CHWs) who are trusted messengers who live in, and are highly regarded by, their respective communities. The CHWs are trained and equipped to deliver culturally relevant messaging and assist community members with system navigation for access to resources. Community-based organizations employing the CHWs will work collaboratively to conduct outreach and provide COVID-19 education and connections to resources for hard-to-reach disparately impacted communities to support efforts to reduce COVID-19 transmission in Monterey County.
The Pilot Project's community partners will assign CHWs to implement outreach strategies in census tracts with the lowest quartile He...
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