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Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to execute a contract, and any necessary documents including any necessary subsequent amendments, with the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, of Los Angeles, CA, for conducting the California Health Interview Survey City of Long Beach Oversample Project, in a total annual amount not to exceed $200,000, for a period of two years, with the option to renew for three additional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to enter into a contract with the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research (UCLA CHPR) for the delivery of the California Health Interview Survey City of Long Beach Oversampling Project (CHIS Oversample).
The City of Long Beach (City) Department of Health and Human Services (Health Department) serves a diverse population and must understand the specific needs of each community in order to create effective and culturally appropriate strategies to address ongoing issues. Currently there is a lack of data for underrepresented communities in Long Beach, including but not limited to our Black, Latino, Cambodian and Filipino populations.
The Health Department continues to strive to improve data collection and to achieve a greater understanding of each community. In support of this effort, the Health Department requests to contract with the UCLA CHPR to conduct the CHIS Oversample. The California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) is the largest state health survey in the nation. For nearly 20 years, the CHIS has provided representative data on all 58 counties in California along with a detailed picture of the health and health care needs of California’s large and diverse populations. CHIS data have been trusted and used in several publications by local health jurisdictions such as San Diego County and the Health Department. In LA County, the CHIS provides statistically valid information for our L...
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