TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Health and Human Services Agency
MEETING DATE: August 16, 2016
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Tammy Moss Chandler
PHONE:
463-7774
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Dave Jensen
PHONE:
234-6636
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Adoption of Resolution Authorizing Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) Public Health to Accept a Department of Agriculture Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed) Grant; and Approval of Agreement with California Department of Public Health in the Amount of $960,000 for Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention for Fiscal Years 2017-19
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
recommendation
Adopt Resolution authorizing Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) Public Health to accept a Department of Agriculture Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed) Grant; approve Agreement with California Department of Public Health in the amount of $960,000 for nutrition education and obesity prevention for fiscal years 2017-19; and authorize Chair to sign same.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
In October, 2013 the Board of Supervisors authorized the HHSA, Public Health Director to sign all documents related to this grant.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
HHSA, Public Health, has been given a grant to provide nutrition education and obesity prevention services, "Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education" (SNAP-Ed) to eligible low-income families in Mendocino County. The program is funded federally by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and administered at the state level by the California Department of Social Services and the California Department of Public Health. Locally, the grant will be administered by Public Health, Prevention and Planning Unit, to provide nutrition education primarily to low income families and children, and use Policy, System and Environmental (PSE) changes to improve access to healthy fo...
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