To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Public Health
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Grant Agreement #19-10355 with the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention Branch (NEOPB) for the Term of October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2022
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
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That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve the grant agreement #19-10355 with CDPH in an amount up to $645,174 for the term of October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2022;
2. Authorize the Chair to sign four originals of the attached grant agreement #19-10355, one original Federal Terms and Conditions (Exhibit F), and one original of the Contractor Certifications (CCC 307);
3. Authorize the Director of Public Health, or designee, to sign any subsequent amendments and documents directly related to the grant agreement #19-10355 upon County Counsel and Risk Management review and approval; and
4. Direct the Clerk of the Board to return four signed originals of the grant agreement, one executed original Federal Terms and Conditions (Exhibit F), and one executed original of the Contractor Certifications (CCC 307) to the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)- Contract Unit for transmittal to DHHS - Public Health.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Public Health Fund
DISCUSSION:
The County of Humboldt has been working with CDPH on nutrition education and physical activity programs since 2006. The NEOPB is supported by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). NEOPB operates the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed) program, a component of the USDA’s larger Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Using evidence-based nutrition education and obesity prevention interventions, SNAP-Ed promotes healthy eating habits and a physically active lifestyle for the primary prevention of nutrition-related chronic diseases for Americans living at or below 185% of the federal poverty level.
On August 16, 2016, your Board approved grant agreement #16-10150 for the term of October 1, 2016 through September 30, 2019. The agreement before your Board today will renew that agreement and allow DHHS-Public Health, Healthy Communities to continue to provide Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention (NEOP) activities and interventions to low-income Humboldt County residents.
The interventions and activities contained within the grant agreement include behavioral outcomes as well as physical and social environment outcomes. These are consistent with goal of increasing
recognition of the significant role environmental factors play in individual and group decision making. Direct education activities will continue to be a focus of the NEOP program through food tastings and nutrition education. In addition, NEOP will work with community partners to promote healthy food and beverage policies that make healthy choices easier for Humboldt County residents in their communities and schools. This agreement will allow the Healthy Communities Division to more efficiently facilitate school-based nutrition education activities by subcontracting with the Humboldt County Office of Education (HCOE) to provide nutrition education at local schools. The subcontract with HCOE will follow at a later date.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Approval of grant agreement #19-10355 with CDPH will allow DHHS - Public Health to be
reimbursed up to a maximum of $645,174 for the period of October 1, 2019 to September 30, 2022. The three year NEOP grant is 100% federally funded and runs on a federal fiscal year. Funding in the amount of $215,058 was included in the approved county budget for fiscal year (FY) 2018-19 and the funding amounts of $215,058 for FYs 2020-21 and 2021-22 will be included in the annual budget process in fund 1175, budget unit 433, Nutrition and Physical Activity. There is no impact to the General Fund.
STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK:
This action supports your Board’s Strategic Framework by protecting vulnerable populations and creating opportunities for improved safety and health.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
CDPH
Humboldt County Office of Education (Subcontractor)
ALTERNATIVES TO STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
The Board could choose not to approve this grant agreement; however, such an alternative would result in a loss of federal funding and services to the county.
ATTACHMENTS:
- Grant Agreement Number 19-10355 with California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention
- “Exhibit F” Certification of Lobbying
- Contractor Certification Clauses
PREVIOUS ACTION/REFERRAL:
Board Order No.: C-5
Meeting of: 8/16/2016
File No.: N/A