HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY – T. BELTON, INTERIM

Approve and Authorize the HHSA Director to sign a Practicum Agreement with Northern Arizona University (NAU) for the placement of student nurses and Bachelor's Degree interns at the Health and Human Services Agency, Public Health Services Division.

SBC FILE NUMBER: 130

NAU is one of several universities that offer Baccalaureate and Master's degrees in community health and nursing.  A section of their curriculum requires students to complete a specified number of hours in the field of Public Health.  San Benito County Public Health hosts student interns and nurses from California State University Monterey Bay (CSUMB), California State University Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) and Western Governor’s University (WGU) would like to add NAU as an additional educational partner.  Partnering with NAU, WGU, CSUMB, CSUDH and other universities allows Public Health to train nursing students as potential public health employees and increases the pool of public health nurses in the region. It also provides the division with supplemental labor through licensed student nurses as these student nurses already have Associate Degrees and registered nurse licenses.

There is no monetary requirement to enter into the agreement.

Approve and Authorize the HHSA Director to sign an Affiliation Agreement with Northern Arizona University for the Placement of Student Nurses (interns) at the Health and Human Services Agency, Public Health Services Division.