Action 24.
Regular Board of Supervisors Meeting
Health & Social Services
- Meeting Date:
- 08/30/2022
- Title:
- Approval of ADHS IGA No. CTR040363 Amendment 5 - Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) and the Breastfeeding Peer Counselor (BFPC) Program
- Submitted By:
- Suzanne Hagle, Health & Social Services
- Department:
- Health & Social Services
Presentation:
No A/V Presentation
Recommendation:
Approve
Document Signatures:
BOS Signature Required
# of ORIGINALS
Submitted for Signature:
Submitted for Signature:
1
NAME
of PRESENTER:
of PRESENTER:
Caleb Wilson
TITLE
of PRESENTER:
of PRESENTER:
WIC Program Manager
Mandated Function?:
Not Mandated
Source of Mandate
or Basis for Support?:
or Basis for Support?:
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Information
Agenda Item Text:
Approve Amendment 5 to Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) CTR040363, Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) and the Breastfeeding Peer Counselor Services (BFPC) Program, between the Arizona Department of Health Services and Cochise Health & Social Services, in the amount of $644,693 for WIC and $63,824 for BFPC, effective October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023, to revise the price sheet and scope of work, and the addition of one Position Control Number for a new part-time grant-funded Health Educator II position for the WIC Program.
Background:
Funding for the WIC (Women, Infants and Children) Supplemental Nutrition and Breastfeeding Peer Counselor Programs comes from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The overall goal of all USDA Nutrition Programs is to improve the health status of eligible participants through adoption of healthy behavioral lifestyle changes and to help prevent the occurrence of health problems.
The WIC Program is a supplemental nutrition program for income-eligible women, infants, and children. The WIC Program provides income to eligible families with nutrition education and referrals to social services within the County. The WIC Program also provides food vouchers to clients for a variety of nutritionally healthy staple foods: milk, eggs, juice, fruit, vegetables, meat, eggs, beans, and peanut butter. Income eligibility is 185% of the Federal Poverty Guideline.
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 CTR040363 is based on a monthly caseload of 3,060 pregnant women, post-partum women, infants, and children (up to age 5). Annually WIC serves approximately 10,000 people.
The WIC Program is a supplemental nutrition program for income-eligible women, infants, and children. The WIC Program provides income to eligible families with nutrition education and referrals to social services within the County. The WIC Program also provides food vouchers to clients for a variety of nutritionally healthy staple foods: milk, eggs, juice, fruit, vegetables, meat, eggs, beans, and peanut butter. Income eligibility is 185% of the Federal Poverty Guideline.
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 CTR040363 is based on a monthly caseload of 3,060 pregnant women, post-partum women, infants, and children (up to age 5). Annually WIC serves approximately 10,000 people.
Department's Next Steps (if approved):
Your approvals are respectfully requested. Send signed IGA to CCHSS, Suzanne Hagle, Prevention Services Division Director.
Impact of NOT Approving/Alternatives:
This IGA supports salary, EREs and expenses for 12 staff positions. The WIC Program has provided nutrition services to low-income families in Cochise County for over 30 years. Approximately 10,000 county residents and their children would be negatively impacted by the discontinuation of the WIC and BFPC Programs. During these tough economic times, low-income Cochise County families depend on the WIC Program to help meet their nutritional needs, reduce health risks, and improve health outcomes.
To BOS Staff: Document Disposition/Follow-Up:
Send signed IGA to CCHSS, Suzanne Hagle, Prevention Services Division Director.