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Public Health Department recommending Chairman be authorized to sign Agreement 07-65220 and Certification CCC-307 with the State of California Department of Health Services in the amount of $79,206 for the term July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008 accepting Immunization Action Plan (IAP) funding to continue public awareness, prevention, surveillance and outbreak control of pediatric diseases in El Dorado County for Fiscal Year 2007/2008.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve.
FUNDING: California Department of Health Services Grant
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BUDGET SUMMARY:
Total Estimated Cost $79,206
Funding
Budgeted $79,206
New Funding $
Savings $
Other $
Total Funding Available $79,206
Change To Net County Cost $0
Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost: This Agreement provides $79,206 in Immunization Action Program Grant funding to Public Health for the 2007/2008 fiscal year, of which up to $36,000 will be shared with the El Dorado County Community Health Center, and is included in the FY 07/08 budget.
Background: The Pediatric IAP, now in place in El Dorado County, focuses on public awareness and education, prevention, surveillance and outbreak control of diseases such as polio, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, measles, rubella, mumps, hepatitis-a, hepatitis-b, pneumonia, varicella (chicken pox) and hemophilus influenza. It also allows the Department to act as a consultant to the entire El Dorado County medical community regarding immunizations.
Reason for Recommendation: County-wide assessment of immunization levels and prompt response to disease outbreak continue to be an important focus of the Plan. The Public Health Department is endeavoring to increase public awareness, thereby optimizing El Dorado immunization levels and, if possible, completely eliminating illness and death due to vaccine preventable diseases in the County. A portion of this funding will be shared with the El Dorado County Commu...
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