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HEALTH SERVICES AGENCY - Executive Director Jayme Bottke
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Requested Action(s)
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a) LETTER - Request approval and authorization for the Executive Director to sign and submit a letter requesting the rejection of Governor Newsom’s proposal to eliminate the entire $300,000,000 ongoing General Fund Future of Public Health (FoPH) investment to Senator Caroline Menjivar & Assembly Member Akilah Weber
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Financial Impact:
The Governor’s May Revision budget proposal is set to eliminate the entire FoPH funds, and Tehama County Public Health stands to lose $642,801 per fiscal year for FY’s 23-24, 24-25, and 25-26.
Background Information:
The Budget Act of 2022 for budget year 2022-2023 (Health and Safety Code 101320, 101320.3, and 101320.5) provides $200,400,000 annually allocated to 61 local health jurisdictions (LHJ's) for public health workforce and infrastructure, referred to as the Future of Public Health Funding.
The Future of Public Health (FoPH) initiative aims at transforming and modernizing California to be able to handle public health threats. The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the critical role of public health systems, but also their understaffing, inadequate information technology (IT) systems, and lab capacity. Therefore, California has adopted a modified foundational public health framework addressing six (6) key service areas:
• Workforce Development, Recruitment, and Training
• Emergency Preparedness and Response
• IT, Data Science, and Informatics
• Communications, Public Education, Engagement, and Behavior Change
• Community Partnerships
• Community Health Improvement
There will be a substantial negative impact to our local Public Health infrastructure if the FoPH funding is eliminated.