To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Grant Agreement #29-818-8 with Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc. (dba Heluna Health)
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
RESCIND Board action of March 3, 2026 (C.64) which pertained to a contract with Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc. (dba Heluna Health); and APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Grant Agreement #29-818-8 with Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc. (dba Heluna Health), a nonprofit corporation, to pay County an amount not to exceed $25,000 for participation in the FoodNet Expanded Case Exposure Ascertainment (eCEA) Project to study foodborne bacteria for the period April 1, 2026 through July 31, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Agreement will result in an amount not to exceed $25,000 in funding from the Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc. (No County match required)
BACKGROUND:
The Health Services Department's Public Health Division receives hundreds of reports of Salmonellosis and Shigellosis cases annually. There are likely many cases that do not get reported because community members do not see their doctor or confirmatory testing is not performed. These infections can result in serious illness and hospitalization across the age spectrum. Administering the expanded case report and the FoodNet eCEA questionnaire will allow health officials to gather additional information that could result in enhanced disease prevention and control activities.
On April 15, 2025, the Board of Supervisors approved Grant Agreement #29-818-7 with Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc. (DBA Heluna Health), to receive funds in the amount of $22,500 for participation in the FoodNet eCEA, to study foodborne bacteria, for the period from August 1, 2024 through July 31, 2025.
On March 3, 2026 (C.64) the Board of Supervisors approv...
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