To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Memorandum of Understanding #72-261 with the California Department of Public Health
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) #72-261 with the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), a government agency, to establish the California Epidemiologic Investigation Services (Cal-EIS) Fellowship Program with the County’s Public Health Division for the period July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2029.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact for this action.
BACKGROUND:
The CDPH has established the Cal-EIS Fellowship program in accordance with California Health and Safety Code Section 131090, which states that the CDPH may provide consultant and advisory services and for the training of technical and professional personnel in educational institutions and field training centers. Therefore, the CDPH is authorized to establish a Fellowship Program with the County’s Public Health Division. The goal of the fellowship program is for CDPH chosen fellows to engage in field experience and development of goals and objectives to achieve applied epidemiology competencies within the application of public health biostatistics/epidemiology established principles and practice. County’s goal is to provide facilities and supervised experiential learning opportunities to program fellows including program participation, conference attendance, and practical instruction and the completion of the Cal-EIS Fellowship Program.
Approval of MOU #72-261 will allow the Contractor to assist in the development and implementation of the Cal-EIS Fellowship Program through June 30, 2029. This Agreement includes a mutual indemnification provision that requires parties to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the other party for claims arising from negligent or intentional actions of the indemnifying parting arising out of the performance of the Contract.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this MOU is not approved, the County will not implement the Cal-EIS Fellowship Program through CDPH.