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Health and Human Services Agency recommending the Board adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 159-2022 amending the Authorized Personnel Allocation to add one (1.0) Full Time Equivalent Health Educator allocation in the Health and Human Services Agency.
FUNDING: 100% State California Department of Public Health Future of Public Health (FoPH) grant allocation.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
Effective July 1, 2022, the Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) Public Health Division was allocated approximately $1 million dollars in the form of annual, permanent funding from the Governor's Budget under Future of Public Health (FoPH) program (File ID: 22-1361). These funds are intended to lay the foundation for the future of public health, to increase capacity to respond to major public health events. 70% of these funds must be used to create a sustainable staffing structure which has the capacity to meet new mandates set by the State and Federal Government.
Education and information dissemination is a major component of a public health response. Communication can often be challenging to coordinate during major events, and it is important that information is delivered in way that best suits the community specifically for any events that occur locally in El Dorado County. HHSA is requesting a dedicated, permanent, 1.0 full-time Health Educator to select, develop, create, and deliver educational/informational resources and materials along with assisting the Public Health Department with development of social media messaging and press releases.
The classification of Health Educator is a fully qualified journey-level classification in the Health Educator class series, responsible for the effective implementation of specialized Public Health education and prevention programs.
Working directly with the Human Resources Department, HHSA has developed the attached Personnel Allocation Resolution which was approved by County Counsel.
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