Community Testing
PUBLIC HEALTH


3.3 Support the Sustained Public Health Response to COVID-19
Federal Expenditure CategoryCOVID-19 Testing
11/01/2023
Anticipated End Date12/31/2026
Supported Languages
- Spanish
- Armenian
- Cambodian (Khmer)
- Farsi
- Korean
- Russian
- Tagalog/Filipino
- Thai
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- Vietnamese
- Arabic
- Hindi
- Japanese
- Spanish
- Korean
- Russian
- Tagalog/Filipino
- Traditional Chinese
- Simplified Chinese
- Vietnamese
Project Contacts
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Kevin Liao
Indicators & Metrics to Date
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Vendor Operation Meetings11
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Execute contract(s) with vendor(s)2
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Conduct twice monthly public outreach efforts30
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Conduct survey regarding perceptions of improved health outcomes118
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Percent of survery responders that reported positive health outcomes74
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Strategically place 100 kiosks/dispensing machines in high need communities.10
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Conduct genomic sequencing on 500 positive COVID-19 samples a week.6126
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Distribute COVID-19 antigen tests4371408
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Identify 100% of genomic clusters100
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Analyze and report on 100% of reported SARS-CoV-2 sequencing data from LAC residents submitted via ELR100
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Number of Vaccination Clinics in FY 24-254241
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Number of Therapeutics Prescribed for FY 24-25571
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Number of Vaccination Clinics in HPI+ areas in FY 24-253098
Target Populations
- People with Disabilities
- People Experiencing Homelessness
- Systems Impacted Individuals
- Seniors and Homebound
Project Description
COVID-19 continues to have a substantial impact on residents across LA County, with a disproportionate burden on vulnerable communities, including people of color, the elderly, the uninsured, the underinsured, and others. The pandemic exacerbated existing health and socioeconomic inequities, which continue, even as cases, clusters, and outbreaks of the virus have waned. As a vital part of providing ongoing support to our communities, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) continues a long-standing, wide range of activities that began in early 2020. On April 1, 2023, all DHS community testing services transitioned to Public Health. Public Health has and continues to work closely with county, state, and federal agencies, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), the Emergency Medical Services Agency (EMSA), as well as a broad and strong partnership with community residents and stakeholders. Public Health leverages existing community partnerships to distribute antigen tests to organizations and agencies across 28 sectors and support other modes of COVID-19 testing; provide therapeutic medicines free of charge to those at higher risk of severe illness from the virus; offer vaccination services, supportive services and test distribution to those who are homebound and otherwise unable to access vaccinations and tests; provide access to safe vaccination sites, and education. Supporting a wide range of services with this dedicated funding will strengthen our approach, deepen our reach, and complement the range of services already in place to support those who are most vulnerable. With the Public Health Emergency Declaration ending, Public Health’s services have a particularly important impact given the reduced, no-cost access to testing, vaccines, therapeutic medicines, and masks. Through the opportunity to support ongoing community testing access, vaccination services, therapeutics services, and supportive services with expanded distribution efforts and reach in the hardest-hit communities, we will have a greatly enhanced ability to serve those who have experienced some of the highest rates of COVID-19, with higher rates of mortality, severe illness, and hospitalization than the general population. The locations of access and distribution are positioned to be strategic in response to hardest-hit communities and to particularly target individuals that are most vulnerable.
Goals & Objectives
Indicators
# | Type | Name | Baseline | Target |
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21 | Performance | Execute contract(s) with vendor(s) | 2.00 |
Indicators
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10 | Service Delivery | Strategically place 100 kiosks/dispensing machines in high need communities. | 0.00 | 100.00 |
14 | Service Delivery | Distribute COVID-19 antigen tests | 5000000.00 | |
16 | Service Delivery | Conduct twice monthly public outreach efforts | 48.00 | |
32 | Service Delivery | Vendor Operation Meetings | 0.00 | 48.00 |
Indicators
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11 | Performance | Conduct genomic sequencing on 500 positive COVID-19 samples a week. | 500.00 |
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2 | Performance | Identify 100% of genomic clusters | 100.00 |
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# | Type | Name | Baseline | Target |
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3 | Performance | Analyze and report on 100% of reported SARS-CoV-2 sequencing data from LAC residents submitted via ELR | 100.00 |
Indicators
# | Type | Name | Baseline | Target |
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1 | Performance | Number of Vaccination Clinics in HPI+ areas in FY 24-25 | 750.00 | |
4 | Performance | Number of Vaccination Clinics in FY 24-25 | 1000.00 |
Indicators
# | Type | Name | Baseline | Target |
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6 | Performance | Number of Therapeutics Prescribed for FY 24-25 | 40.00 |
Indicators
# | Type | Name | Baseline | Target |
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17 | Program Outcome | Conduct survey regarding perceptions of improved health outcomes | 1000.00 | |
18 | Program Outcome | Percent of survery responders that reported positive health outcomes | 75.00 |