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Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommending the Board:
1) Make findings in accordance with County Ordinance 3.13.030 that it is appropriate to contract with the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) to provide a fellow from the California Epidemiologic Investigation Service (Cal EIS) to track, report, and/or analyze data to support the County Public Health Division’s response to COVID-19 under Agreement 6165 because “(C) due to the limited timeframes, temporary or occasional nature, or schedule for the project or scope of work, the ongoing aggregate of work to be performed is not sufficient to warrant addition of permanent staff;”
2) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign the Agreement 6165 with CDPH for a maximum obligation of $45,000, with a term of July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023; and
3) Authorize the HHSA Director, or designee, to execute further documents relating to Agreement 6165, contingent upon County Counsel and Risk Management approval, including amendments which do not increase the maximum compensation or term of the agreement.
FUNDING: Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has a California Epidemiologic Investigation Service (Cal-EIS) Fellowship program in which it places a qualified fellow with a participating county. The participating county sponsors a fellow, who provides services under the auspices of CDPH and receives both compensation as well as work experience. CDPH is accepting applications for the Cal-EIS Fellowship Program for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-23 training year.
HHSA currently has one Epidemiologist on staff in the Public Health Division. Pre- COVID the ongoing job duties included syndromic surveillance of the disease burden in El Dorado County; database management of our Vital Statistics system, disease reporting interface with the California Department of Public Health, WellDorado data ...
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