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Committee advances two retroactive CDC hepatitis grants for DPH

San Francisco Board of Supervisors Budget and Finance Committee · January 30, 2013
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Summary

The committee moved two retroactive CDC grants for the Department of Public Health forward to the full Board: roughly $519,945 for enhanced hepatitis surveillance and $300,000 for hepatitis B early identification and linkage to care targeting foreign-born Asian Pacific Islanders.

The committee considered two resolutions for the San Francisco Department of Public Health to retroactively accept and expend CDC grants. Dr. Melissa Sanchez, project director and principal investigator for both projects, said the first grant supports core and enhanced surveillance for hepatitis B and C—targeting high-risk populations including Asian Pacific Islanders (hepatitis B), baby boomers and injection drug users (hepatitis C), and African American residents. The second grant focuses on hepatitis B screening, testing and linkage to care for chronically infected, foreign-born Asian Pacific Islanders.

Supervisor Eric Marr asked whether the department would work with community-based groups; Dr. Sanchez said an advisory panel and an existing Hep C task force (convened earlier by the previous mayor) will be engaged to reach target populations. There was no public comment. The chair moved to forward both items to the full Board with recommendation; the motion was seconded and advanced without opposition.

The items will be placed on the Board agenda for Feb. 5, 2013 for final action.

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