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To: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM Mark Finucane , Health Services Director Contra
By : Elizabeth A. Spooner , Contracts AdministratorCosta
DATE*. March 12, 1987 @ County
SUBJECT: Approve Submission of Grant Application #29-345 to the National
Cancer Institute , Division of Research Grants for a Two-Year
Cancer Risk Reduction Project
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I . RECOMMENDED ACTION :
Approve submission of Grant Application 429-345 to the National
Cancer Institute , Division of Research Grants for a two-year
project for the period July 1 , 1988 through June 301, 1990 in the
amount of $35, 000 to reduce cancer risk associated with diet and
lifestyle among low income individuals .
II . FINANCIAL IMPACT :
Approval of this application by the National Cancer Institute
will result in $35, 000 of federal funding for a two-year Cancer
Risk Reduction Project . Sources of funding are as follows :
National Cancer Institute : $16 , 416 (FY 1988-89)
18 , 584 (FY 1989-90)
$35 , 000 Total
No County match is required .
III . REASONS FOR REC6MMENDATIONS/BACKGROUND:
This application requests federal funding to enable the Child
Health and Disability Prevention (CHDP) and the 'Early Periodic
Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT) Programs ,_ in colla-
boration with the local CHDP Medical Provider Network, to imple-
ment 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 con-
sumption in order to reduce the risk of diet-associated cancer .
Six copies of the Board Order should be returned to the
Contracts and Grants Unit for submission to the National Cancer
Institute , Division of Research Grants .
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CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE; '! /
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATIN OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON MAR 2__4-1987 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
XUNANIMOUS (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.
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cc: Health Services (Contracts) ATTESTED MAR 2 4 1987
County Administrator PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Auditor-Controller. SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
National Cancer Institute
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