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CONSIDERATION OF AN AWARD IN THE AMOUNT OF $31,744.00 FROM THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (KDHE) TO SUPPORT THE CONTROL OF TUBERCULOSIS (TB) IN SEDGWICK COUNTY AT THE DIVISION OF HEALTH.
Presented by: ADRIENNE BYRNE-LUTZ, HEALTH DIRECTOR, SEDGWICK COUNTY DIVISION OF HEALTH
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Authorize acceptance of the grant. Per Resolution 64-2013, this will be submitted to the County Manager for final approval and signature.
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Grant Renewal: Yes
Never Applied: No
Applied; not awarded: No
Grant Summary and Timeline:
Control of TB is a core public health function provided by the Division of Health and mandated by State statute (see Legal Considerations section below). Employers, universities, detention centers, hospitals, nursing homes, homeless shelters, and physicians refer all persons with positive TB test results, and those suspected of active TB, to the Division of Health. Persons exposed to known active TB cases are sought out and evaluated according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and KDHE Standards of Care.
This award provides funding necessary:
• To assist with the management and treatment of people with active TB through direct observation of daily therapy;
• To evaluate and treat contacts of active disease cases for TB Infection and suspects for active TB disease;
• To provide preventive therapy for those with TB Infection but not transmitting TB to others; and
• For training of TB Control staff.
In 2016, the TB clinic averaged 336 encounters monthly. From January 1 through December 1, 2016, the TB clinic has:
• Evaluated 246 clients
• Managed 9 cases of active disease
• Provided direct observation therapy 1,129 times
• Placed 104 clients on preventive therapy
Financial Considerations:
Grant period starts: January 1, 2017
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