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Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement, and all necessary subsequent documents or subsequent amendments, including extending the term of the agreement or amending the grant award, with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, to accept and expend funding in a total amount not to exceed $2,005,388, for the provision of HIV and STD prevention services, for the period of January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2024, with the option to extend the agreement for five additional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
Since 1988, the State of California Department of Health Services has contracted with the City of Long Beach (City) Department of Health and Human Services (Health Department) to provide both anonymous and confidential targeted HIV and STD testing services. As of January 1, 2018, this funding is provided as a federal pass-through through the County of Los Angeles.
Anonymous and confidential targeted HIV testing in our healthcare setting is performed, most often by rapid testing, with or without counseling. Targeted testing takes place based on patient requests and/or through the use of a client self-assessment questionnaire used to determine whether the patient will receive the low-risk or high-risk intervention.
Targeted HIV and STD testing services in healthcare settings are provided in the family planning, sexually transmitted diseases (STD), and tuberculosis (TB) ambulatory clinics, and through mobile clinic outings. These settings are staffed by State-certified counselors and provide HIV testing at venues frequented by individuals considered to be at the greatest risk. Often, patients are referred for testing services to the ambulatory STD clinic site by community providers and Health Department staff working in mental health, WIC, public health nursing, or through other services due to risk behaviors identified by these providers. Additionally, the ...
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