HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 11102009 - C.40RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Wendel Bruner,
M.D.), to accept on behalf of the County, Grant Award #28-804 from Neighborhood House
of North Richmond, a non-profit corporation, to pay the County an amount not to exceed
$25,000, for the West County Peer Breastfeeding Counselor Enhancement Project, for the
period from November 1, 2009 through September 30, 2010.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Grant Award will result in $25,000 from Neighborhood House of North
Richmond for the West County Peer Breastfeeding Counselor Enhancement Project. No
County funds required.
BACKGROUND:
The Women, Infant & Children (WIC) Peer Breastfeeding Counseling Program has been
operating since 2001 and is well integrated with the rest of the WIC Program. This program
work smoothly with other public health programs, such as a clinic services field nursing,
other home visiting programs, both County and community, and the family practice clinics.
According to
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY
ADMINISTRATOR
RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD
COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 11/10/2009 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Susan A. Bonilla, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Wendel Brunner, M.D.
(313-6712)
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: November 10, 2009
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Katherine Sinclair, Deputy
cc: J Pigg, B Borbon
C.40
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:November 10, 2009
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Grant Award #28-804 from Neighborhood House of North Richmond
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
research, over 80% of women have concerns about breastfeeding in the first weeks after
delivery. Further it is recommended that all breastfeeding mother-infant pair be followed up
by 3-5 days postpartum. The need for breastfeeding support far exceeds the current
capacity. Over half the infants enrolled at Contra Costa WIC offices receive services from a
peer breastfeeding counselor.
Approval of this Grant Award #28-804 will provide funding for this project to enhance peer
breastfeeding counselors ability to work with prenatal care providers in the County and
community through outreach to their group education session.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT: