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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 10162001 - C.61 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS s FROM: William Walker, M.D. , Health Services Director By: Ginger Marieiro, Contracts Administrator ¢' Contra o` _•tau _ :s Costa DATE: September .26, 2001 �osr�'c6iie+��Sj b/County SUBJECT: Approval of: Agreement #28-677 with Contra Costa Children and Families Commission SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve and authorize the Health Services Director or his designee (Wendel Brunner, M.D. ) to execute on behalf of the County, Agreement #28- 677, (#47-430) with Contra Costa Children and Families Commission, to pay the County $20, 000 , for the period from March 'l, • 2001 through June 30 , 2002 , for the El Pueblo Neighborhood Nutrition Project . FINANCIAL IMPACT: Approval of this Agreement will result in $20, 000 from the Contra Costa Children and Families Commission for the El Pueblo Neighborhood Nutrition Project . No County funds are required. BACKGROUND/REASON(S) FOR RECOMMENDATION(S) : Chronic disease is the leading cause of death in Pittsburg, accounting for 660 of deaths . Pittsburg has the County' s highest heart disease death rate and diabetes hospitalization rate . Childhood obesity and overweight are indicators of cardiovascular disease and diabetes among boys, Hispanic children, preschoolers ages 4-5, and children living in cities . Obesity is also on the rise for teens . The goal of this project is to build the capacity of families with children ages 0-5 living in the El Pueblo neighborhood to lead healthier lives by learning to prepare nutritional, easy-to-fix, low-cost, . and culturally appropriate meals . Approval of Agreement #28-677 with the Contra Costa Children and Families Commission will allow the Department ' s Community Wellness & Prevention Program to work in collaboration with the Healthy Neighborhood Project, and the Food and Nutrition Program for the E1 Pueblo Nutrition Project, through June 30 , 2002 . Two certified copies of the Board Order should be returned to the Contracts and Grants Unit . CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: Y S SIGNATURE: RECOMMENDATION OF COU TY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMME ATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE �/APPROVE _OTHER SIGNATURE(S): �" ___/ ACTION OF BOARD O 16 2001 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVI ORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ho - 1 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 ©-" /� ) C)CW JOHN SWEETEN,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR Contact Person: Wendel Brunner, M.D. (313-6712) CC: Health Services (Contracts) CC Children & Families Commission BY O DEPUTY