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Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommending the Board:
1) Accept the non-competitive Workforce Development (WFD) Supplemental Funding allocation, administered by the California Department of Public Health with the retroactive term of July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023, in the amount of $129,881, for implementation in Fiscal Year 2022-23 upon Board approval; and
2) Authorize the HHSA Director, or Director of Public Health, to execute and administer any subsequent administrative documents and required fiscal or programmatic reports related to said award, that do not increase the amount or term of the grant, contingent upon County Counsel and Risk Management approval.
FUNDING: 100% Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Federal funding authorized pursuant to the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, appropriated for the COVID-19 Public Workforce Development Supplemental Funding. This funding is administered by the California Department of Public Health for local health infrastructure to address infectious disease prevention and control.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
In the wake of the COVID pandemic, many children in California are behind on their routine immunizations. There are approximately 1,000 schools in California with kindergarten immunization rates below 90%, making them vulnerable to vaccine-preventable diseases, such as measles, pertussis, and chickenpox, that are expected to return over the next years. Many schools and families have faced major challenges in ensuring immunization during the pandemic. Most of California’s children could benefit from additional protection against COVID-19 and immunization rates against COVID-19 in the 5 to 11-year-old population remain low in El Dorado County. Preliminary analyses of the most recent school years in the County indicate that overdue rates have increased as up-to-date levels have decreased.
To address this, on June 28, 2022, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) no...
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