Action 9.
Regular Board of Supervisors Meeting
Health & Social Services
- Meeting Date:
- 09/25/2018
- Title:
- WIC & BFPC & FMNP Services
- Submitted By:
- Briggita Hodges, Health & Social Services
- Department:
- Health & Social Services
Presentation:
No A/V Presentation
Recommendation:
Approve
Document Signatures:
BOS Signature NOT Required
# of ORIGINALS
Submitted for Signature:
Submitted for Signature:
0
NAME
of PRESENTER:
of PRESENTER:
Judy Gilligan
TITLE
of PRESENTER:
of PRESENTER:
Prevention Director
Mandated Function?:
Not Mandated
Source of Mandate
or Basis for Support?:
or Basis for Support?:
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Information
Agenda Item Text:
Approve Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) ADHS19-207425 for Women Infant Children Services (WIC) and the Breastfeeding Peer Counselor Program (BFPC) between the Arizona Department of Health Services and Cochise Health and Social Services with funding for Fiscal Year 2019 in the amounts of $581,930 for WIC and $48,500 for BFPC, effective October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2023.
Background:
The WIC Program is a supplemental nutrition program for income-eligible women, infants, and children, providing local families with nutrition education and referrals to social services within the county. The program also provides food vouchers to clients for a variety of nutritionally healthy staple foods, including milk, eggs, juice, fruit, vegetables, meat, peanut butter, and beans.
The Breastfeeding Peer Counselor Program provides counseling and support services that complement the WIC-provided breastfeeding education by allowing for additional, more in-depth education by a peer counselor trained through a breastfeeding curriculum. The goal of the BFPC program is to increase the incidence and duration of breastfeeding for all breastfeeding women in Cochise County.
IGA ADHS19-207425 is based on an annual WIC caseload of 3,500.
The Breastfeeding Peer Counselor Program provides counseling and support services that complement the WIC-provided breastfeeding education by allowing for additional, more in-depth education by a peer counselor trained through a breastfeeding curriculum. The goal of the BFPC program is to increase the incidence and duration of breastfeeding for all breastfeeding women in Cochise County.
IGA ADHS19-207425 is based on an annual WIC caseload of 3,500.
Department's Next Steps (if approved):
Your approvals are respectfully requested.
Impact of NOT Approving/Alternatives:
The WIC Program has provided nutrition services to low-income families in Cochise County for over 30 years. Approximately 3,500 county residents would be impacted by the discontinuation of the WIC and BFPC Programs. During these tough economic times, Cochise County families depend on the WIC Program to help meet their nutritional needs
To BOS Staff: Document Disposition/Follow-Up:
N/A
Fiscal Impact
- Fiscal Year:
- 2019
- One-time Fixed Costs? ($$$):
- Ongoing Costs? ($$$):
- County Match Required? ($$$):
- A-87 Overhead Amt? (Co. Cost Allocation $$$):
- 242950.00
- Source of Funding?:
Fiscal Impact & Funding Sources (if known):
The WIC and BFPC grants are cost-reimbursement, with the total net county subsidy of $215,239, calculated as follows:
