REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
September 24, 2024
FROM
JOSHUA DUGAS, Director, Department of Public Health
SUBJECT
Title
Amendment to Agreement with the California Department of Public Health for the Women, Infants and Children Nutrition Program
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Amendment No. 4 to Agreement No. 22-795 (State Agreement No. 22-10281) with the California Department of Public Health, for the Women, Infants, and Children Nutrition Program, updating the terms and conditions as related to economic sanctions through Executive Order N-6-22 and adding a disclosure form regarding the use of generative artificial intelligence, with no change to the agreement amount of $41,741,301 or the term of October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025.
(Presenter: Joshua Dugas, Director, 387-9146)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
Pursue County Goals and Objectives by Working with Other Agencies and Stakeholders.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
This item does not impact Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). Amendment No. 4 to Agreement No. 22-795 (State Agreement No. 22-10281) (Agreement) makes no change to the agreement amount of $41,741,301 or the term of October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The United States Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Services provides Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) funding to the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), which in turn allocates funds to local agencies. The Department of Public Health (DPH) has received WIC funding since 1977. WIC helps low-income pregnant women, new mothers, infants, and young children to eat well and stay healthy by offering services that include breastfeeding education and lactation support, nutrition education, and the provision of foods that contain importan...
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