COUNTY OF SAN MATEOInter-Departmental Correspondence | ||||
County Manager | ||||
DATE: |
November 22, 2002 | |||
BOARD MEETING DATE: |
December 17, 2002 | |||
TO: |
Honorable Board of Supervisors | |||
FROM: |
Margaret Taylor, Director, Health Services | |||
SUBJECT: |
San Mateo County Central Labor Council Community Access Program and Children's Health Initiative Grant Contract | |||
Recommendation | ||||
Adopt a resolution authorizing the President of the Board to execute an agreement with the San Mateo County Central Labor Council. | ||||
Background | ||||
The San Mateo County Central Labor Council has contracted with the Health Services Agency since May 2001 to participate in efforts of the Community Access program (CAP) to expand health access by integrating health programs and services into a cohesive system of care for the uninsured. Through its Health@Work project, the Labor Council has been successful in creating a formal mechanism to address health and health access issues facing its 60,000 plus members in the various union locals. The Health@Work program has been a vital program responding to needs of low-income working individuals and families who do not have on-going access to health care. The Labor Council has also stepped up as partner in developing innovative strategies to increase health insurance coverage opportunities for its low-income workers and their uninsured children. | ||||
The current agreement with the Labor Council is for the amount of $25,000 for the term July 1, 2002 through June 30, 2003. | ||||
Discussion | ||||
In September 2002, the San Mateo County Health Services was awarded a second year of grant funding, which included funding for the San Mateo Central Labor Council Health@Work program to continue expanding work with its union locals. This new agreement with the Central Labor Council supercedes the existing agreement to allow the Labor Council to expand these services. Health@Work objectives for its local union members include: improving the rate of insurance and access to health care; conducting chronic disease management health education "Taking Control of your Health; developing replicable occupational health and safety curriculum; and conducting monthly occupational and health safety trainings targeting workers from five local unions. | ||||
Performance Measures |
2001-02 Actual |
2002-03 Objective | ||
Number of children enrolled in Medi-Cal, Healthy Families and Healthy Kids |
100 |
450 | ||
Number of children re-enrolled into Medi-Cal or Healthy Families |
0* |
100 | ||
*The Central Labor Council has not been providing this services long enough to have re-enrolled a client yet. Performance will be measured in FY 2002-03. | ||||
Vision Alignment | ||||
The Labor Council contract, as part of CAP and CHI, keeps the commitment of Ensuring Basic Health and Safety for All and goal number 5: Residents have access to health care and preventive care. The Labor Council contributes to this commitment and goal by providing improved access to health care and increased health coverage for all its local union members. | ||||
Fiscal Impact | ||||
The maximum amount of this new agreement is $154,000 for the term July 1, 2002 through November 30, 2003. Costs are completely covered by federal Community Access Program grant ($124,000) from the Health Resources Services Agency and the Children's Health Initiative ($30,000), which is a mix of public and private dollars and funding and expenditures are included in the Health Services Administration FY 2002-03 budget. There is no net county cost associated with this agreement with the Central Labor Council. | ||||