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Consent Agenda
Public Healt
JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
TO: Board of County Commissioners
Mark McCauley, County Administrator
FROM: Apple Martine, Public Health Director
Lindsay Scalf, Community Prevention and Wellness Initiative Coordinator
DATE: October 10, 2022
SUBJECT: Agenda item — MOU between Jefferson County Public Health and the University
of Washington's Master of Public Health in Community Oriented Public Health
Practice program for a Community Engagement Project; November 1, 2022-
December 16, 2022; No monetary exchange
STATEMENT OF ISSUE:
Jefferson County Public Health (JCPH), Community Health Division, requests Board approval of the
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Jefferson County and the University of Washington (UW) for
community engagement service to Master of Public Health (MPH) students enrolled in the Community
Oriented Public Health Practice program HSERV 531 Community Development course during Fall of 2022.
ANALYSIS/STRATEGIC GOALS/PRO'S and CON'S:
Students of UW will be supervised by JCPH health educators, part of the Community Prevention and Wellness
Initiative, as students undertake a project involving research and fieldwork, which exposes them to public
health practice in rural settings. This cooperative relationship between service institution and educational
intuition is mutually beneficial.
FISCAL IMPACT/COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS:
There is no fiscal impact.
RECOMMENDATION:
JCPH management requests approval of MOU between Jefferson County and the University of Washington for
community engagement services to MPH students enrolled in HSERV 531 Community Development course
during Fall of 2022.
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