REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
May 9, 2023
FROM
JOSHUA DUGAS, Director, Department of Public Health
SUBJECT
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Non-Financial Memorandum of Understanding with Jamboree Housing Corporation for Health Education
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve non-financial Memorandum of Understanding with Jamboree Housing Corporation, including a non-standard term, for the provision of health education classes, for the period of May 9, 2023 through May 8, 2024.
(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 is non-financial in nature and does not impact Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The cost of the Department of Public Health (DPH) providing the health education classes will be funded by the State of California through existing DPH grants, such as the Nutrition, Education and Obesity Prevention (NEOP) program through Cal Fresh Healthy Living, which promotes nutrition and wellness services.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
DPH has offered a variety of classes in partnership with outside agencies since 2015. Under the terms of the recommended Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Jamboree Housing Corporation (Jamboree), both agencies will collaborate to provide multiple health education classes to the community to increase nutrition awareness and improve participants' overall health and well-being. Approval of the non-financial MOU allows for the integration of NEOP activities that promote health and well-being to low-income, eligible residents and will enhance Jamboree's monthly food distribution program by increasing nutrition awareness in the community.
This partnership promotes the County's objectives of workin...
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