To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Ori Tzvieli, Interim Health Services Director
Report Title: Unpaid Internship Agreement #78-081 with Mt. Diablo Unified School District
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Interim Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of County Unpaid Internship Agreement #78-081 with Mt. Diablo Unified School District (MDUSD), an educational institution, to provide healthcare workforce experience, career exploration, and internship placements for District student interns in Contra Costa County’s Public Health Division, for the period June 1, 2025 through May 31, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact for this action.
BACKGROUND:
Contra Costa Health Career Pathways partners with educational institutions countywide to provide healthcare workforce experience and career exploration activities for high school students. The purpose of this agreement is to provide MDUSD student interns with the opportunity to integrate academic knowledge with applied skills at progressively higher levels of performance and responsibility. This internship experience for MDUSD students is considered to be an integral part of both educational and professional preparation. The division provides the requisite healthcare workforce education, while at the same time, benefitting from the intern students’ services to the County’s Public Health division. MDUSD student interns will be placed in summer internships focused on increasing knowledge, understanding, and skills in Public Health, prevention and community engagement. Per Administrative Bulletin 600.3 CCRMC educational services are exempt from solicitation requirements.
Under Unpaid Internship Agreement #78-081 with MDUSD, district student interns will receive healthcare workforce experience and internship placements in the County’s Public Health Division through May 31, 2026. This Contract internship agreement includes mutual indemnification to hold harmless both parties for any claims arising out of the performance of this Contract.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Unpaid Internship Agreement is not approved, the students will not receive supervised healthcare workforce experience in County’s Public Health Division.
CHILDREN’S IMPACT STATEMENT:
The recommendation supports the following children's outcome: (1) Children and Youth Healthy and Preparing for Productive Adulthood.