Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Louise F. Rogers, Chief, San Mateo County Health
Marc Meulman, Director, Public Health, Policy and Planning
Subject: Amendment to the Agreement with the California Department of Public Health for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - Education Grant
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an amendment to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - Education Grant from the California Department of Public Health, extending the term through September 30, 2023, and increasing the amount by $533,403 to an amount not to exceed $2,133,612.
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BACKGROUND:
Based on data from the California Department of Education, one-third of children and teenagers in San Mateo County do not eat the recommended two servings of fruit per day. Furthermore, the latest California Health Interview Survey showed that 30% of teens and 52% of all adult residents in San Mateo County are overweight or obese. The Get Healthy San Mateo Collaborative and the CalFresh Healthy Living (CFHL) Program are actively working to improve the health of families and communities in the County. CFHL is a part of a U.S. Department of Agriculture Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - Education (SNAP-Ed) initiative, which provides federal funds to promote healthy eating, physical activity, and access to nutritious foods to reduce the incidence of chronic disease in low-income communities. San Mateo County has been a SNAP-Ed grantee since 1998.
On September 17, 2019, this Board approved the acceptance of a grant agreement with the California Department of Public Health for the SNAP-Ed Grant in an amount not to exceed $1,600,209.
CFHL funding will be used to implement comprehensive local nutrition education and physical activity programs. In accordance with the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, the grant agreement directs San Mateo County Health (SMCH) to serve as the lead health agency, coordinate with local partners, and involve multiple sectors in spearheading efforts that improve the nutritional status of and prevent obesity among the County’s low-income population. In addition to individual and group nutrition education, permissible uses of the funding include interventions that allow multiple community partners to collaborate with SMCH. The specific scope of work objectives will focus on: coordination of County-wide nutrition education, neighborhood assessments of food environments and local interventions, reduction of sugary beverage consumption, strategies for implementing school wellness policies, increased access to and consumption of healthy foods, increased physical activity opportunities throughout the day, youth empowerment exercises, specific strategies to increase peer-to-peer education opportunities and community engagement, Safe Routes to School programming, support policies that advance community health and wellness, and programs to increase opportunities for residents to spend time in local parks.
DISCUSSION:
The grant amendment extends the term of the grant through September 30, 2023 and increases the funding available to the County by $533,403, with no change to the current scope as described above.
The Board is being asked to authorize the Chief of SMCH or her designee to execute subsequent amendments which do not exceed an aggregate of $25,000.
The amendment and resolution have been reviewed and approved by the County Attorney as to form.
It is anticipated that the CFHL program will work with and support 30 partners and 8 coalitions. It is also anticipated that 2,270 unduplicated SNAP-Ed eligible residents will receive individual direct education strategies to promote healthy eating, food resource management, and/or physical activity.
PERFORMANCE MEASURE:
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FY 2021-22 Actual |
FY 2022-23 Estimated |
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Number of partners and coalitions that the CFHL program will work with and support. |
25 Partners 8 Coalitions |
30 Partners 9 Coalitions |
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Number of unduplicated SNAP-Ed eligible residents who will be reached with individual direct educational strategies to promote healthy eating, food resource management, and/or physical activity. |
2,270 residents |
2,270 residents |
FISCAL IMPACT:
The term of the amended grant agreement is October 1, 2019, through September 30, 2023. This amendment increases the grant amount by $533,403. The total federal funds included in the agreement are not to exceed $2,133,612 for the four-year-term. Grant funds in the amount of $533,403 are included in the Public Health, Policy, and Planning FY 2022-23 Approved Recommended Budget.