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Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement, and any subsequent amendments, with the California Department of Public Health to accept and expend funding in an amount not to exceed $1,435,350 ($287,070 per year for five years), for the California Oral Health Program, for the period of January 1, 2018 through June 30, 2022; and
Increase appropriations in the Health Fund (SR 130) in the Health and Human Services Department (HE) by $574,140, offset by reimbursement grant revenue. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
The California Oral Health Program (OHP) was established in July 2014. The mission of the OHP is to improve the oral health of all Californians through prevention, education, and organized community efforts. To achieve these goals, the OHP is providing strategic advice and leadership to oral health stakeholders throughout the state, building oral health workforce capacity and infrastructure, and implementing and evaluating evidence-based best practices in oral disease prevention. Local health jurisdictions are working with the California Department of Public Health to develop a state oral health plan. The OHP plan will serve to identify priorities, goals, and objectives to address the burden of disease, increase access to oral health services for high risk populations, and to increase the oral health status of all Californians.
The Health and Human Services Department (Health Department) seeks to implement the OHP plan to create and expand capacity at the local level to educate, prevent, and provide linkages to treatment programs for high-risk populations (children and adults who have experienced tooth decay, cavities or periodontal disease), and improve the oral health status of all City residents.
The grant term is from 2018 to 2022 and consists of planning and implementation phases. During the planning phase, the Health Department will focus on set-up and establish a Citywide oral health plan by working with commun...
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