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To: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS �,,/
FROM; Mark Finucane , Health Services Director/"` Contra
By : Elizabeth A. Spooner , Contracts Administrator Costa
DATE: September 2, 1987 County
SUBJECT: Approve Submission of Funding Application #29-355 to the `y
American Cancer Society for a Cancer Risk Reduction Project
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I . RECOMMENDED ACTION :
Approve submission of Funding Application #29-355 to the
American Cancer Society for the period April 1 , 1988 through
March 31 , 1989 in the amount of $25 , 000 to fund a Cancer Risk
Reduction Project .
II . FINANCIAL IMPACT :
Approval of this application by the American Cancer Society
will result in $25 , 000 of funding for a Cancer Risk Reduction
Project . Sources of funding are as follows :
$25 , 000 ' American Cancer Society
10, 400 County In-Kind Contribution
$35 , 400 Total Program
III ." REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS/BACKGROUND :
This application requests American Cancer Society funding to
enable the Child Health and Disability Prevention (CHDP) and the
Early Periodic Screening , Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT)
Programs , in collaboration with the local CHDP Medical Provider
Network, to implement a nutrition promotion and prevention
program in the health and community setting to promote optimal
nutritional status in the target population for the reduction of
diet-associated cancer . The target population will be low-
income recipients of CHDP/EPSDT services from 2-21 years of age .
Recipients will be screened through dietary and lifestyle
assessments and provided with education , counseling and follow-
up to encourage dietary changes to increase consumption of fiber
and decrease fat consumption in order to reduce the risk of
diet-associated cancer .
In order to meet the deadline for submission, the Funding
Application has been forwarded to the American Cancer Society,
but subject to Board approval . Six copies of the Board Order
should be returned to the Contracts and Grants Unit for sub-
mission to the American Cancer Society.
DG
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATI N F BOARD CON91TTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON SEP 15 1987 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
SEP Z- ' 9961
CC: Health Services (Contracts) ATTESTED ______
County Administrator PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Auditor-Controller SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
American_ Cancer Society
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