To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Standard Agreement #28-596-17 with 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 Standard Agreement #28-596-17 (State #26-10138) with the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), to pay the County an amount not to exceed $1,317,924, for continuation of the Public Health Division's Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Project, for the period from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2028.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Agreement will result in a funding amount not to exceed $1,317,924 from CDPH. No County match is required.
BACKGROUND:
In Contra Costa County, over 60% of the housing units were built before 1978, the year consumer product safety commission banned lead paint. Lead paint is a recognized source of lead poisoning in children. Over 5,000 children live in these types of units. Since 1992, over 800 children have been identified in Contra Costa County with lead poisoning, and many more are likely to have lead poisoning although they have not been tested. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) identifies lead poisoning as the principal environmental health problem affecting children in the United States and emphasizes that this is a problem, which is entirely preventable. In Contra Costa County, over 500 residents have been diagnosed with a lead level of over 10 mcg/dl and approximately 75 children each year have low levels of lead between 5-10 mcg/dl. The only way to know if a child has been poisoned by lead is to test the child. This Project is the sole source of funding for case management and follow-up care for children identified as lead-poisoned. The goal of the Project is to decrease the exposure of children to lead and the incidence of increased childhood blood lead l...
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