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FROM. Mark Finucane, Health Services Director IIj
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By: Elizabeth A. Spooner, Contracts Administra Costa
DATE: May 20, 1993 County
SUBJECT: Approve submission of Funding Application #29-203-51 to the State )
Department of Health Services for the Supplemental Food Program for
Women, Infants and Children (WIC)
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve and authorize the Chair, Board of Supervisors, to execute
on behalf of the County, Funding Application #29-203-51 for
submission to the State Department of Health Services in the amount
of $941,597 for the period October 1, 1993 through September 30,
1994 for continuation of the Supplemental Food Program for Women,
Infants and Children.
II. FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Application will result in $941, 597 of Federal
funding through the State for the WIC program.
The County received $922, 355 of funding for this program during
Federal Fiscal Year 1992-93 .
III. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS/BACKGROUND:
For over fourteen 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. Funding Application #29-203-51 is required for
continuation of the program during the next Federal 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
9,400 clients are served by this program.
In order to meet the deadline for submission, a draft copy of the
Application has been forwarded to the State, but subject to Board
approval. The Board Chair should sign four copies of the Applicat-
ion, three of which should then be returned to the Contracts and
Grants Unit for submission to the State Department of Health
Services.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMEN ATI N OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S)
ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) 1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AYES: NOES: AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
Contact: Wendel Brunner, M.D. (313-6712)
OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: Health Services (Contracts) ATTESTED
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