TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Public Health
MEETING DATE: October 17, 2023
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Jenine Miller, Psy. D.
PHONE:
707-472-2341
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Kirsty Bates
PHONE:
707-472-2791
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Approval of Retroactive Agreement with Mendocino County AIDS/Viral Hepatitis Network in the Amount of $125,000, to Provide Harm Reduction Services and Needle Exchange Throughout Mendocino County, Effective July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
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Approve retroactive Agreement with Mendocino County AIDS/Viral Hepatitis Network, in the amount of $125,000, to provide harm reduction services and needle exchange throughout Mendocino County, effective July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024; authorize the Public Health Director or designee to sign any future amendments that do not increase the annual maximum amount; and authorize Chair to sign same.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
None.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
Mendocino County AIDS/Viral Hepatitis Network (MCAVHN) has been serving the local community since 1987, providing services and support to persons affected by substance use disorders and behavioral health conditions, as well as harm reduction services for the prevention of Hepatitis C and HIV. Through Agreements with Mendocino County Public Health (PH), MCAVHN has provided services for Mendocino County in compliance with best practices of the California Department of Public Health's Syringe Exchange Certification Program. The goal of these services is to reduce the spread of infectious diseases that threaten public health, improve the safe disposal of syringes while reducing the inappropriate disposal of syringes and medications that threaten the general public, and engage individuals who are injection drug users to connect them with recovery and treatment services.
MCAVHN's harm reduction and needle exchange servi...
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