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Authorizing Acceptance of the Illinois Department of Public Health LHD Respiratory Surveillance and Outbreak Response (RSORG-25) Grant
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WHEREAS, the Illinois Department of Public Health has made grants available to the Kane County Health Department for epidemiologic investigations, infection control and outbreak response efforts for respiratory diseases and other public health significant events; and.
WHEREAS, funding may be used to support numerous response activities, including epidemiology, testing, infection control education and response, mitigation, resource coordination, communications, and other related activities; and
WHEREAS, grant funding from the Illinois Department of Public Health to continue case investigation and outbreak response efforts for respiratory diseases and other public health significant events has been awarded to the Health Department in the amount of One Million dollars $1,000,000.00); and
WHEREAS, the Kane County Health Department will use the RSORG grant funding for ongoing training, outreach and support of infection prevention and control efforts in healthcare facilities; and
WHEREAS, the Kane County Health Department will use the RSORG-25 grant funding for six full time positions to carry out epidemiologic investigations, infection control and outbreak response efforts which includes outreach, training and infection prevention and control efforts in long term care facilities; and.
WHEREAS, the RSORG grant serves to engage high risk congregate care settings in Kane County to ensure that all are prepared and appropriately responding to respiratory illness/outbreaks and are implementing prevention measures to limit severe disease outcomes; so
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Kane County Board that the Chairman thereof is hereby authorized to enter into said grant agreement with the Illinois Department of Public Health.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Kane County Board that the Health Department is authorized to hire six full time positions fully funded by the RSORG.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Kane County Board that the following adjustment to the Fiscal Year 2024 budget is hereby authorized:
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Was Personnel/Item/Service approved in original budget or a subsequent budget revision? No
Are funds currently available for this Personnel/Item/Service in the specific line item? No
If funds are not currently available in the specified line item, where are the funds available?
Respiratory Surveillance and Outbreak Response Grant
Passed by the Kane County Board on June 11, 2024.
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John A. Cunningham, MBA, JD, JD Corinne M. Pierog MA, MBA
Clerk, County Board Chairman, County Board
Kane County, Illinois Kane County, Illinois
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