To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Public Health
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Agreement from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH).
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve and authorize the State Standard Agreement # 19-10150 for WIC funding in the amount of $3,304,392.00 for the period of October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2022;
2. Authorize the Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) - Public Health Director or a designee thereof to sign State Standard Agreement # 19-10150;
3. Authorize the Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) - Public Health Director or a designee thereof to sign one (1) copy of Exhibit F Certification Regrading Lobbying;
4. Authorize the DHHS - Public Health Director or a designee thereof to sign future amendments and documents directly related to State Standard Agreement # 19-10150 upon County Counsel and Risk Management review and approval; and
5. Direct the Clerk of the Board to return one (1) copy of the certified agenda item to DHHS - Public Health.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Public Health Fund
DISCUSSION:
The County of Humboldt has participated in the WIC program since 1976. WIC provides individualized nutrition counseling, breastfeeding support, vouchers to purchase healthy foods for low-income women and their children as well as referrals to health care providers and medical clinics. The target population includes women who are pregnant, breastfeeding or have recently delivered a baby as well as infants and children less than five years of age. DHHS - Public Health WIC serves approximately 3,400 clients a month. WIC is federally funded; CDPH is responsible for administering these funds for local WIC programs.
The State Standard Agreement # 19-10150 before the Board today is to continue to provide WIC funding from October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2022 in the amount of $3,304,392.
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