To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Appointments and Reappointment to the Los Medanos Health Advisory Committee
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPOINT the following individuals to seats on the Los Medanos Health Advisory Committee with term expiration dates of December 31, 2027:
Angelica Lopez to City of Pittsburg Seat 2
REAPPOINT Christopher Pedraza to the Health Services, Behavioral Health Division Seat on the Los Medanos Health Advisory Committee with a term ending December 31, 2027.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact for this action.
BACKGROUND:
The Los Medanos Community Health Advisory Committee (the "LMHAC") was created by the Board of Supervisors in 2018 as pursuant to the terms and conditions approved by LAFCo to dissolve the LMCHD. The purpose of the LMHAC is to:
1. Develop an area health plan that identifies the major health disparities that impact residents of the former LMCHD service area and establishes priorities for improving health outcomes. The plan will be presented to the Board of Supervisors for review and will not be final unless adopted by the Board of Supervisors. The LMHAC shall submit an updated plan for approval by the Board of Supervisors no less than every five years.
2. Solicit proposals from service providers that are interested in participating in the Los Medanos Area Health Plan Service Program (the "Service Program") and are capable of addressing the priorities outlined in the adopted plan. Funding for grants will be provided from (i) a special fund established by the Auditor-Controller, at the direction of the Board of Supervisors, that is used to segregate the property tax revenue received by the County as a result of the dissolution of the District, and (ii) any other funds made available to the grant program (e.g. through restricted donations, grants, etc.).
3. Monitor the efficacy of the programs funde...
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