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FROM: William Walker, M.D. , Health Services Director f ; .
By: Ginger Marieiro, Contracts Administrator = ` j Contra
DATE: November 7, 1997 C
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SUBJECT: Approve Standard Agreement #29-203-65 with the State Department of
Health Services for the Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants
and Children
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his
designee (Wendel Brunner, M.D. ) , to execute on behalf of the
County, a Certification Regarding Lobbying and Standard Agreement
#29-203-65 (State 097-11238) with the State Department of Health
Services, in the amount of $1, 717,465, for the period from October
1, 1997 through September 30, 1998, for continuation of the
Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) .
II. FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Approval of this agreement will result in $1,717,465 of federal
funding through the State for the WIC program. No County funds
are required.
III. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS/BACKGROUND:
For over nineteen years the County has participated in the WIC
Program with the State. This is, a mandated program under the
Community Health Services Division of the State Department of
Health Services. Approval of Standard Agreement #29-203-65 will
provide federal funding through the State for continuation of the
program during the next fiscal year.
WIC is a nutrition education, counseling and food supplement
program for low-income, pregnant, postpartum and breast-feeding
women, infants and children at nutritional risk. Approximately
16, 550 clients are served by this program.
Four certified/sealed copies of this Board Order should be
returned to the Contracts and Grants Unit.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON e�- a` - 19 9 7 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED _ OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
`(/ I 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.
ATTESTED
PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF NE BOARD OF
Contact Person: Wendel Brunner (313-6712) SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
CC: State Dept of Health Services
Health Services Dept (Contract)
BY DEPUTY