California State & Local Planning & Response Activities
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Agreements between the County of Los Angeles, the State of California, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
On March 30, 2006 HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky signed Planning Resolutions detailing HHS', California's, and Los Angeles County's shared and independent responsibilities for pandemic planning.
Federal Help for California Planning
California received $6,723,207 and Los Angeles received $2,900,529 in phase one funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to use for pandemic planning activities. California received additional funds of $17,632,167 and Los Angeles County received $6,997,627 from the revised phase two of Health and Human Services’ local and state allocations. A supplemental $5,482,954 for California and a supplemental $2,268,550 for Los Angeles County were awarded to help strengthen the state's and the county's capacities to respond to a pandemic influenza outbreak. These grants are based on a formula adjusted for population.
State and Local Funding Distribution Chart >>
Phase I Allocation Press Release >>
Phase II Allocation Press Release >>
2007 Allocation, August >>
State Activities
The state of California, HHS, and other federal agencies held a pandemic planning summit on March 30, 2006, with public health and emergency management and response leaders within the state.
Local Activities
State Contacts
Contact Information for the Departments of Agriculture, Wildlife and Public Health
Find information on how to contact these departments in California, by mail and by phone. When available, fax numbers and Web addresses are also provided
