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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 12172013 - C.43RECOMMENDATION(S): Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Amendment Agreement #28-846-1 (State #12-10468, A01) with the California Department of Public Health, to amend Agreement #28-846, with no change in the amount payable to the County not to exceed $25,500, to extend the term from September 29, 2013 through January 29, 2014, for the Breastfeeding Support Program. FISCAL IMPACT: No Change in the original amount payable to the County not to exceed $25,500 from the State for the Breastfeeding Support Program. No County match required. BACKGROUND: The goal of this Program is to provide breastfeeding promotional activities to help increase breastfeeding duration rates in high risk ethnic groups and communities of color. The County has collaborated with the California Obesity Prevention Program (COPP); the California WIC Associates (CWA), the California Breastfeeding Coalition (CBC) and 14 other community clinics to form a Collaborative Improvement and Learning Network (COIN) to develop staffing and billing systems APPROVE OTHER RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE Action of Board On: 12/17/2013 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER Clerks Notes: VOTE OF SUPERVISORS AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor Contact: Wendel Brunner, MD, 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: December 17, 2013 David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors By: Chris Heck, Deputy cc: C Rucker, T Scott C. 43 To:Board of Supervisors From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director Date:December 17, 2013 Contra Costa County Subject:Amendment Agreement #28-846-1 with the California Department of Public Health BACKGROUND: (CONT'D) for lactation services; implemented systems to provide and bill for professional breastfeeding support services and pumps; and collaborated with COPP, CWS and CBC to develop and pilot California’s Breastfeeding-Friendly Healthcare (BFHC) provider criteria and create a model and implementation toolkit. Approval of Amendment Agreement #28-846-1 will allow the County to continue providing the Breastfeeding Support Program, through January 29, 2014. CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION: If this amendment is not approved, the County will not be able funds to promote activities to help increase breastfeeding in high risk ethnic groups and communities of color in Contra Costa County. CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT: Not applicable.