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Regular Agenda Item 3. E.
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| Regular BOS Meeting |
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| Information |
| Request/Subject |
| Request to Advertise Request for Proposals No. 102119-Consultation Services: Public Health Prevention and Surveillance |
| Background Information |
Gila County Public Health Department (GCPHD) seeks to improve: outcomes for residents affected by the current public health opioid epidemic; and increase program effectiveness and utilization of immunization programs for community members and vulnerable populations. GCPHD is seeking consultation services from local Arizona, health-focused, consultants in the areas of opioid prevention services, and immunization marketing and research programming, for rural communities. GCPHD has allocated $60,000 for opioid prevention and $40,000 for immunization marketing and research consultative services. We are requesting bids that comprehensively address prevention services in these areas.
GCPHD will accept proposals from organizations with the following types and levels of experience as a public health consultant: 1) Individual or agency that employs a professional with a completed Master of Public Health from an accredited university; 2) A minimum of three (3) years of experience with public health marketing, experience acquired concurrently is considered acceptable; 3) Must document all prior experience working with opioid prevention, immunization marketing, immunization surveillance, and facilitating public health boards; and 4) Experience with local rural public health agencies using grant management principles is preferred.
GCPHD currently has funding through the Arizona Department of Health Services to provide prescription drug overdose prevention strategies for Gila County residents. Recently GCPHD received funding to establish the Gila County Overdose Fatality Review Team to collect and review data on the causes of deaths and recommend a change in policies and programs that will decrease the number of Gila County overdose deaths. GCPHD was the first health department in Arizona to implement a naloxone distribution center in Globe and Payson Arizona. GCPHD has established partnerships with Copper Basin Coalition and Sonoran Prevention Works. These partnerships focus on educating the community on safe medication disposal, introduction of harm reduction philosophies, usage, and the importance of naloxone and referrals to treatment and services. Additionally, immunization coverage rates in Arizona continue to fall. The ability for parents to opt their child out of vaccination is simple and is being done more frequently throughout Arizona. This has resulted in families and communities being at increased risk for vaccine-preventable diseases. Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) has identified approaches that could aid in addressing this negative trend and increase vaccine coverage rates across all Arizona communities. The overall goal of the consultation and marketing support is to apply comprehensive evidence-based strategies to improve health outcomes and wellbeing for Gila County residents. |
| Evaluation |
| The purpose of this request is to implement collaborative and comprehensive public health approaches and public health marketing supporting public health opioid prevention and surveillance and for immunization/vaccination prevention, marketing, and surveillance. To comply with mandated grant guidelines, Gila County must consult with a certified health professional, with an extensive background in public health research, meeting facilitation, and marketing of rural public health services. Without consulting these services Gila County would have to employ multiple part-time employees that have these skills and without a guarantee for long-term funding. |
| Conclusion |
To meet grant requirements that support our Community Health Assessment goals and objectives GCPHD seeks to improve: outcomes for residents affected by the current public health opioid epidemic; and increase program effectiveness and utilization of immunization programs for community members and vulnerable populations. GCPHD is seeking consultation services from local Arizona, health-focused, consultants in the areas of opioid prevention services, and immunization marketing and research programming, for rural communities. GCPHD has allocated $60,000 for opioid prevention and $40,000 for immunization marketing and research consultative services. We are requesting bids that comprehensively address prevention services in these areas.
Upon approval from the Board of Supervisors, the advertisement for Request for Proposals No. 102119-Consultation Services: Public Health Prevention and Surveillance will run in the Arizona Silver Belt on November 27, 2019, and December 4, 2019, editions of the Arizona Silver Belt newspaper with a proposal due date of December 18, 2019. |
| Recommendation |
| It is the recommendation of the Finance Director and the Health & Emergency Services Department Director that the Board of Supervisors authorizes the advertisement of Request for Proposals No. 102119-Consultation Services: Public Health Prevention and Surveillance to be published for two consecutive weeks in the Arizona Silver Belt newspaper. |
| Suggested Motion |
| Information/Discussion/Action to authorize the advertisement for Request for Proposals No. 102119 - Consultation Services: Public Health Prevention and Surveillance. (Michael O'Driscoll) |
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