Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution amends the Public Health Budget to accept a grant from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and creates a 1.0 FTE limited-term Data Analyst Project Position for the Epidemiology & Data Science Team. The grant is for $51,556 annually for the next five years and will partially support a Data Analyst position focused on monitoring respiratory and other viral pathogens. Public Health plans to use this funding in combination with funds from the COVID Immunization Supplemental grant and DHS Public Health Infrastructure Grant to fully fund the position as outlined in the body of the resolution.
Title
Amending the Public Health Budget to Accept Grant Funds from University of Wisconsin and Create a 1.0 Data Analyst Project Position for the Epidemiology & Data Science Team
Body
WHEREAS, the University of Wisconsin-Madison is allocating $51,556 annually for the next five years to Public Health Madison & Dane County (Public Health) to partially support a Data Analyst position focused on monitoring respiratory and other viral pathogens; and
WHEREAS, Public Health plans to use this funding in combination with funds (see table below) from the COVID Immunization Supplemental grant and DHS Public Health Infrastructure Grant to fund this position; and
WHEREAS, The position will support data management related to the public Dane County respiratory illness dashboard, including the maintenance, analysis, and evaluation of data flowing into the dashboard. The position will optimize workflows, processes, and data handling to continuously improve the dashboard’s mission to inform the public of the local respiratory illness landscape. The position will convene and co-host the Dane County Respiratory Pathogens Collaborative, a group of clinical, lab, data, and other partners, that shares information pertinent to the impact of the respiratory illness season on the Dane County community. Finally, the position will serve as a public health liaison to...
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