TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Public Health
MEETING DATE:
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Jenine Miller, Psy.D.
PHONE:
707-472-2341
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Bhavvy Ducharme
PHONE:
707-456-3827
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Approval of Retroactive Agreement with Round Valley Indian Health Center in the Amount of $8,250, to Conduct CalFresh Healthy Living/Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention Branch Activities, Effective October 1, 2022, through September 30, 2023
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
recommendation
Approve retroactive Agreement with Round Valley Indian Health Center in the amount of $8,250, to conduct CalFresh Healthy Living/Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention Branch activities, effective October 1, 2022, through September 30, 2023; authorize the Public Health Director or designee to sign any amendments that do not increase the maximum amount; and authorize Chair to sign same.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
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SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
In 2019, the California Department of Public Health, Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention Branch granted Mendocino County $450,000 in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education (SNAP-Ed) funds, for implementing the CalFresh Healthy Living Program through September 30, 2022. The SNAP-Ed grant was amended on October 4, 2022, to include an additional $150,000, and extend the term through September 30, 2023.
Since 2019, the County has utilized a portion of SNAP-Ed funds to continuously contract with Round Valley Indian Health Center (RVIHC) to provide certain SNAP-Ed grant deliverables under the CalFresh Healthy Living Program. Through the proposed Agreement, the services RVIHC will provide include: recruiting a Family Advocate; attending relative meetings, conferences and trainings; providing virtual or in-person education to children, parents and other adults through classes focusing on healthy eating and nutrition, physi...
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