To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Grant Agreement #78-065 with Kaiser Foundation Hospitals
?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 Grant Agreement #78-065 with Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, a non-profit corporation, to pay the County an amount not to exceed $95,000 to support the Health Ambassador, Career Pathways Program to train young adults for health careers in West County for the period October 1, 2024 through June 30, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Grant Agreement will result in a total payment to the county not to exceed $95,000. No County match is required.
BACKGROUND:
Health disparities are associated with poor educational outcomes, and in Richmond, Latino and African American residents face disproportionate rates of preventable chronic illnesses such as heart disease, obesity, and cancer. Public health agencies alone cannot reduce these disparities, but by working collaboratively with schools and community-based partners to support lived experience workforce readiness efforts, the County can support West Contra Costa residents and students the necessary skills and experience to advance their education and career goals and become part of the health workforce. The Health Ambassador, Career Pathways Program will increase underrepresented youth access to healthcare careers and increase representation in community health and clinical careers for students in West County by connecting them to mentorship and internships.
Under Contra Costa Health Services, Office of The Director's, Equity Team, The Health Ambassadors, Career Pathways Program provides health career exposure to historically marginalized young adults (18-30). A Health Career Pathways Program started in 2013 in Richmond's West Contra Costa Unified School District as class curriculum wi...
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