TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Health and Human Services Agency
MEETING DATE: May 25, 2021
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Mary Alice Willeford
PHONE:
468-7067
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Joy Beeler
PHONE:
472-2388
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Approval of Amendment to BOS Agreement No. 20-155 with Nuestra Alianza de Willits in the Amount of $333,212.50 for a New Total of $491,912.50 to Continue to Pilot the Promotores de Salud Program to Engage with the Spanish Speaking Community to Provide COVID-19 Prevention and Outreach Services, Effective Upon Full Execution Through a New End Date June 30, 2022 (Original End Date of May 31, 2021)
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
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Approve Amendment to BOS Agreement No. 20-155 with Nuestra Alianza de Willits in the amount of $333,212.50 for a new total of $491,912.50 to continue to pilot the Promotores de Salud Program to engage with the Spanish speaking community to provide COVID-19 prevention and outreach services, effective upon full execution through a new end date of June 30, 2022 (original end date of May 31, 2021); authorize Health and Human Services Assistant Director to sign any future amendments that do not increase the maximum amount; and authorize Chair to sign same.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
November 17, 2020, Item No. 4(p), BOS Agreement No. 20-155.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
In Mendocino County the demand for Nuestra Alianza de Willits to continue to oversee a Promotores de Salud demonstration program that trains and prepares culturally responsive Spanish speaking community health workers, also known as promotoras or promotores, to support health education and prevention efforts in Mendocino County's COVID-19 response in order to reduce the disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 virus on the Hispanic/Latinx population continues to be a need. Funds are being used to develop, train, document and evaluate an Ambassador of Health ...
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