Common use of Specific Work Clause in Contracts

Specific Work. In cooperation with OHA, the LPHA must collaborate with local and regional partners, including CBOs and tribal partners where available in the jurisdiction, to assure adequate culturally and linguistically responsive COVID-19 -related services are available to the extent resources are available. In addition, to the extent resources are available, the LPHA must assure individuals requiring isolation have basic resources to support a successful isolation period. LPHA must conduct the following activities in accordance with the guidance to be provided by OHA: (1) Cultural and linguistic competency and responsiveness. (a) Partner with CBOs, including culturally-specific organizations where available in the jurisdiction. (b) Work with local CBOs including culturally-specific organizations to develop and implement culturally and linguistically responsive approaches to COVID-19 prevention and mitigation of COVID-19 health inequities among populations most impacted by COVID-19, including but not limited to communities of color, tribal communities and people with physical, intellectual and developmental disabilities. (c) Work with disproportionately affected communities to ensure COVID-19 related services, including case investigation, social services and wraparound supports are available to eligible individuals, and provided in a culturally and linguistically responsive manner with an emphasis on serving disproportionately impacted communities. (d) Ensure the cultural and linguistic needs and accessibility needs for people with disabilities or people facing other institutionalized barriers are addressed in the LPHA’s delivery of social services and wraparound supports. (e) Have and follow policies and procedures for meeting community members' language needs relating to both written translation and spoken or American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation. (f) Employ or contract with individuals who can provide in-person, phone, and electronic community member access to services in languages and cultures of the primary populations being served based on identified language (including ASL) needs in the County demographic data. (g) Ensure language access through telephonic interpretation service for community members whose primary language is other than English, but not a language broadly available, including ASL. (h) Provide written information provided by OHA that is culturally and linguistically appropriate for identified consumer populations. All information shall read at the sixth-grade reading level. (i) Provide public health communications (e.g. advertising, social media) that are culturally and linguistically appropriate for identified consumer populations. All information shall read at the sixth-grade reading level. (j) Provide opportunities to participate in OHA trainings to LPHA staff and LPHA contractors that provide social services and wraparound supports; trainings should be focused on long-standing trauma in Tribes, racism and oppression. (2) Testing (a) Work with local and regional partners including health care, communities disproportionately affected by COVID-19 and other partners to assure COVID-19 testing is available to individuals within the LPHA’s jurisdiction. (b) Work with health care and other partners to ensure testing is provided in a culturally and linguistically responsive manner with an emphasis on making testing available to disproportionately impacted communities. (3) Case Investigation (a) Conduct high-risk Case investigations and monitor Outbreaks in accordance with Investigative Guidelines and any OHA-issued surge guidance. (b) Enter all high-risk COVID-19 case investigation and outbreaks in Orpheus and Outbreaks database as directed by ▇▇▇. (c) Collect and enter all components of Race, Ethnicity, Language, and Disability (REALD) data for high-risk cases being interviewed if data are not already entered in Orpheus. (d) Ensure all LPHA staff designated to utilize Orpheus are trained in this system. Include in the data whether new high-risk positive Cases are tied to a known existing positive Case or to community spread. (4) Isolation. (5) Social services and wraparound supports. (6) Tribal Nation support. (7) Support infection prevention and control for high-risk populations. (a) Migrant and seasonal farmworker support. Partner with farmers, agriculture sector and farmworker service organizations to develop and execute plans for COVID-19 testing, isolation, and social service needs for migrant and seasonal farmworkers. (b) Congregate care facilities. In collaboration with State licensing agency, support infection prevention assessments, COVID-19 testing, infection control, and transmission-based precautions in congregate care facilities. (c) Vulnerable populations. Support COVID-19 testing, infection control, isolation, and social services and wraparound supports for houseless individuals, individuals residing in houseless camps, individuals involved in the carceral system and other vulnerable populations at high risk for COVID-19. (8) COVID-19 Vaccine Planning and Distribution. (a) Convene and collaborate with local and regional health care partners, CBOs, communities disproportionately affected by COVID-19 and other partners to assure culturally and linguistically appropriate access to COVID-19 vaccines in their communities. (b) Convene and collaborate with local and regional health care partners, CBOs, communities disproportionately affected by COVID-19 and other partners to identify, assess and address gaps in the vaccine delivery system using local data and in collaboration with local advisory boards if present in the jurisdiction. Operate in accordance with federal and OHA guidance, including expanding access through expanded operations and accessibility of operations (e.g., providing vaccinations during evenings, overnight, and on weekends) when needed to ensure access to COVID-19 vaccines. (c) Prioritize vaccine distribution and administration in accordance with federal and OHA guidance. (d) LPHAs that provide COVID-19 vaccine administration must submit vaccine orders, vaccine administration data and VAERS (Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System) information in accordance with federal and OHA guidance. (e) Plan and implement vaccination activities with organizations as needed to ensure equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines in the jurisdiction. Example organizations include but are not limited to: (f) Promote COVID-19 and other vaccinations to increase vaccine confidence by culturally specific groups, communities of color, and others and to also increase accessibility for people with disabilities

Specific Work. In cooperation with OHA, the LPHA must collaborate with local and regional partners, including CBOs and tribal partners where available in the jurisdiction, to assure adequate culturally and linguistically responsive COVID-19 -related services are available to the extent resources are available. In addition, to the extent resources are available, the LPHA must assure individuals requiring isolation have basic resources to support a successful isolation period. LPHA must conduct the following activities in accordance with the guidance to be provided by OHA: (1) Cultural and linguistic competency and responsiveness. (a) Partner with CBOs, including culturally-specific organizations where available in the jurisdiction. (b) Work with local CBOs including culturally-specific organizations to develop and implement culturally and linguistically responsive approaches to COVID-19 prevention and mitigation of COVID-19 health inequities among populations most impacted by COVID-19, including but not limited to communities of color, tribal communities and people with physical, intellectual and developmental disabilities. (c) Work with disproportionately affected communities to ensure COVID-19 related services, including case investigation, social services and wraparound supports are available to eligible individuals, and provided in a culturally and linguistically responsive manner with an emphasis on serving disproportionately impacted communities. (d) Ensure the cultural and linguistic needs and accessibility needs for people with disabilities or people facing other institutionalized barriers are addressed in the LPHA’s delivery of social services and wraparound supports. (e) Have and follow policies and procedures for meeting community members' language needs relating to both written translation and spoken or American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation. (f) Employ or contract with individuals who can provide in-person, phone, and electronic community member access to services in languages and cultures of the primary populations being served based on identified language (including ASL) needs in the County demographic data. (g) Ensure language access through telephonic interpretation service for community members whose primary language is other than English, but not a language broadly available, including ASL. (h) Provide written information provided by OHA that is culturally and linguistically appropriate for identified consumer populations. All information shall read at the sixth-grade reading level. (i) Provide public health communications (e.g. advertising, social media) that are culturally and linguistically appropriate for identified consumer populations. All information shall read at the sixth-grade reading level. (j) Provide opportunities to participate in OHA trainings to LPHA staff and LPHA contractors that provide social services and wraparound supports; trainings should be focused on long-standing trauma in Tribes, racism and oppression. (2) Testing (a) Work with local and regional partners including health care, communities disproportionately affected by COVID-19 and other partners to assure COVID-19 testing is available to individuals within the LPHA’s jurisdiction. (b) Work with health care and other partners to ensure testing is provided in a culturally and linguistically responsive manner with an emphasis on making testing available to disproportionately impacted communities. (3) Case Investigation (a) Conduct high-risk Case investigations and monitor Outbreaks in accordance with Investigative Guidelines and any OHA-issued surge guidance. (b) Enter all high-risk COVID-19 case investigation and outbreaks in Orpheus and Outbreaks database as directed by ▇▇▇. (c) Collect and enter all components of Race, Ethnicity, Language, and Disability (REALD) data for high-risk cases being interviewed if data are not already entered in Orpheus. (d) Ensure all LPHA staff designated to utilize Orpheus are trained in this system. Include in the data whether new high-risk positive Cases are tied to a known existing positive Case or to community spread. (4) Isolation. (5) Social services and wraparound supports. (6) Tribal Nation support. (7) Support infection prevention and control for high-risk populations. (a) Migrant and seasonal farmworker support. Partner with farmers, agriculture sector and farmworker service organizations to develop and execute plans for COVID-19 testing, isolation, and social service needs for migrant and seasonal farmworkers. (b) Congregate care facilities. In collaboration with State licensing agency, support infection prevention assessments, COVID-19 testing, infection control, and transmission-based precautions in congregate care facilities. (c) Vulnerable populations. Support COVID-19 testing, infection control, isolation, and social services and wraparound supports for houseless individuals, individuals residing in houseless camps, individuals involved in the carceral system and other vulnerable populations at high risk for COVID-19. (8) COVID-19 Vaccine Planning and Distribution. (a) Convene and collaborate with local and regional health care partners, CBOs, communities disproportionately affected by COVID-19 and other partners to assure culturally and linguistically appropriate access to COVID-19 vaccines in their communities. (b) Convene and collaborate with local and regional health care partners, CBOs, communities disproportionately affected by COVID-19 and other partners to identify, assess and address gaps in the vaccine delivery system using local data and in collaboration with local advisory boards if present in the jurisdiction. Operate in accordance with federal and OHA guidance, including expanding access through expanded operations and accessibility of operations (e.g., providing vaccinations during evenings, overnight, and on weekends) when needed to ensure access to COVID-19 vaccines. (c) Prioritize vaccine distribution and administration in accordance with federal and OHA guidance. (d) LPHAs that provide COVID-19 vaccine administration must submit vaccine orders, vaccine administration data and VAERS (Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System) information in accordance with federal and OHA guidance. (e) Plan and implement vaccination activities with organizations as needed to ensure equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines in the jurisdiction. Example organizations include but are not limited to: (f) Promote COVID-19 and other vaccinations to increase vaccine confidence by culturally specific groups, communities of color, and others and to also increase accessibility for people with disabilities

Specific Work. In cooperation with OHA, the LPHA must collaborate with local and regional partners, including CBOs and tribal partners where available in the jurisdiction, to assure adequate culturally and linguistically responsive COVID-19 -related services are available to the extent resources are available. In addition, to the extent resources are available, the LPHA must assure individuals requiring isolation have basic resources to support a successful isolation period. OHA has entered into grant agreements with community-based organizations (CBOs) to provide a range of culturally and linguistically responsive services, including community engagement and education, social services and wraparound supports. Services provided by CBOs will complement the work of the LPHA. LPHA must conduct the following activities in accordance with the guidance to be provided by OHA: (1) Cultural and linguistic competency and responsiveness. (a) : LPHA must: Partner with CBOs, including culturally-specific organizations where available in the jurisdiction. (b) . OHA will share with LPHA the grant agreement and deliverables between OHA and OHA-funded CBOs and the contact information for all the CBOs. LPHA must communicate with OHA-funded CBOs about any changes that will affect coordination for wraparound services. Work with local CBOs including culturally-specific organizations to develop and implement culturally and linguistically responsive approaches to COVID-19 prevention and mitigation of COVID-19 health inequities among populations most impacted by COVID-19, including but not limited to communities of color, tribal communities and people with physical, intellectual and developmental disabilities. (c) . Work with disproportionately affected communities to ensure COVID-19 related services, including case investigation, social services and wraparound supports are available to eligible individuals, and provided in a culturally and linguistically responsive manner with an emphasis on serving disproportionately impacted communities. (d) . Ensure the cultural and linguistic needs and accessibility needs for people with disabilities or people facing other institutionalized barriers are addressed in the LPHA’s delivery of social services and wraparound supports. (e) . Have and follow policies and procedures for meeting community members' language needs relating to both written translation and spoken or American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation. (f) . Employ or contract with individuals who can provide in-person, phone, and electronic community member access to services in languages and cultures of the primary populations being served based on identified language (including ASL) needs in the County demographic data. (g) . Ensure language access through telephonic interpretation service for community members whose primary language is other than English, but not a language broadly available, including ASL. (h) . Provide written information provided by OHA that is culturally and linguistically appropriate for identified consumer populations. All information shall read at the sixth-grade reading level. (i) . Provide public health communications (e.g. advertising, social media) that are culturally and linguistically appropriate for identified consumer populations. All information shall read at the sixth-grade reading level. (j) . Provide opportunities to participate in OHA trainings to LPHA staff and LPHA contractors that provide social services and wraparound supports; trainings should be focused on long-standing trauma in Tribes, racism and oppression. (2) Testing (a) . LPHA must: Work with OHA regional field operations coordinator, local and regional partners including health care, communities disproportionately affected by COVID-19 and other partners to assure COVID-19 testing is available to individuals within the LPHA’s jurisdiction. (b) . Work with health care and other partners to ensure testing is provided in a culturally and linguistically responsive manner with an emphasis on making testing available to disproportionately impacted communities. (3) Case Investigation (a) communities LPHA must: Conduct high-risk Case investigations and monitor Outbreaks in accordance with Investigative Guidelines and any OHA-issued surge guidance. (b) . Enter all high-risk COVID-19 case investigation and outbreaks in Opera and Opera Outbreaks,Orpheus and Outbreaks database as directed by ▇▇▇. (c) . Collect and enter all components of Race, Ethnicity, Language, and Disability (REALD) data for high-risk cases being interviewed if data are not already entered in Orpheus. (d) OPERAOrpheus. Ensure all LPHA staff designated to utilize Opera Orpheus are trained in this system. Include in the data whether new high-risk positive Cases are tied to a known existing positive Case or to community spread. (4) Isolation. (5) Social . As resources allow and within the context of current COVID-19 Investigative Guidelines, LPHA must facilitate efforts, including by partnering with OHA-funded CBOs and other community resources to link individuals needing isolation supports such as housing and food. The LPHA will utilize existing resources when possible such as covered Case management benefits, WIC benefits, etc. LPHA must ensure social services referral and tracking processes are developed and maintained and, to the extent the LPHA has sufficient resources, make available direct services as needed. LPHA must cooperate with CBOs and other community resources to provide referral and follow-up for social services and wraparound supports. (6) Tribal Nation support. (7) Support infection prevention supports for affected individuals and control communities. LPHA must ensure alignment of supports for highpatients and families by coordinating with Federally-risk populations. (a) recognized tribes if a patient identifies as American Indian/Alaska Native and/or a member of an Oregon Tribe, if the patient gives permission to notify the Tribe. LPHA must: Migrant and seasonal farmworker support. Partner with farmers, agriculture sector and farmworker service organizations to develop and execute plans for COVID-19 testing, isolation, and social service needs for migrant and seasonal farmworkers. (b) . Congregate care facilities. In collaboration with State licensing agency, support infection prevention assessments, COVID-19 testing, infection control, and transmission-based precautions in congregate care facilities. (c) . Vulnerable populations. Support COVID-19 testing, infection control, isolation, and social services and wraparound supports for houseless individuals, individuals residing in houseless camps, individuals involved in the carceral system and other vulnerable populations at high risk for COVID-19. (8) COVID-19 Vaccine Planning and Distribution. (a) Convene and collaborate with local and regional health care partners, CBOs, communities disproportionately affected by COVID-19 and other partners to assure culturally and linguistically appropriate access to COVID-19 vaccines in their communities. (b) Convene and collaborate with local and regional health care partners, CBOs, communities disproportionately affected by COVID-19 and other partners to identify, assess and address gaps in the vaccine delivery system using local data and in collaboration with local advisory boards if present in the jurisdiction. Operate in accordance with federal and OHA guidance, including expanding access through expanded operations and accessibility of operations (e.g., providing vaccinations during evenings, overnight, and on weekends) when needed to ensure access to COVID-19 vaccines. (c) Prioritize vaccine distribution and administration in accordance with federal and OHA guidance. (d) LPHAs that provide COVID-19 vaccine administration must submit vaccine orders, vaccine administration data and VAERS (Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System) information in accordance with federal and OHA guidance. (e) Plan and implement vaccination activities with organizations as needed to ensure equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines in the jurisdiction. Example organizations include but are not limited to: (f) Promote COVID-19 and other vaccinations to increase vaccine confidence by culturally specific groups, communities of color, and others and to also increase accessibility for people with disabilities