TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Jennifer Yasumoto, Director of Health and Human Services Agency
REPORT BY: Jennifer Ivancie, Staff Services Analyst I
SUBJECT: Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 240077B with Innovative Health Solutions
RECOMMENDATION
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Approve and authorize Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 240077B with Innovative Health Solutions to support nutritional education by increasing the contract maximum $56,516 for a new contract maximum of $517,916 for Federal Fiscal Years 2024-2026; revise Specific Term and Condition 3.1(l) to reflect the updated amount of Federal funding Innovative Health Solutions will receive under this agreement; and revise Exhibit B to reflect the updated allocation amount. (Fiscal Impact: $517,916 Expense; Health and Human Services Agency Fund; Budgeted; Discretionary).
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BACKGROUND
The Nutrition and Physical Activity Branch (NPAB) of the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is one of several programs that receives grant funding for nutrition education and obesity prevention efforts from Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education (SNAP-Ed) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). In California, SNAP is known as CalFresh, and the SNAP-Ed program is known as CalFresh Healthy Living (CFHL).
The mission of CFHL is to reduce the prevalence of overweight and obesity among California SNAP-Ed eligible residents through educational strategies and multi-level organizational and community-wide public
health approaches that support healthy behaviors at multiple levels of influence.
The priorities of the program include:
• Increased access to and consumption of healthy foods and beverages, with an emphasis on increasing consumption of water;
• Decreased access to and consumption of less healthy foods and beverages, with an emphasis on decreasing consumption of sugar sweetened beverages; and
• Increased physical activity.
CDPH awarded Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) Public Health (PH) Division a three-year grant to develop and maintain a local nutrition education and obesity prevention program.
The annual amounts paid to Innovative Health Solutions under this grant are as follows:
• FFY 2024 - unchanged at $153,800
• FFY 2025 - increased by $28,258 for a new maximum amount of $182,058
• FFY 2026 - increased by $28,258 for a new maximum amount of $182,058
This amendment increases the reach and impact of SNAP-Ed in Napa County by allowing Innovative Health Solutions to use the funds to initiate small subcontracts with community partners to support direct education in park settings, indirect education at community events, and collaboration in assessing Policy, Systems, and Environmental Change (PSE) opportunities. Funding will also be used to increase recipe sampling as an indirect education service at food distribution sites, partner events, and other approved sites. Additional training and technical support will be offered for community partners and providers to prescribe park prescriptions (ParkRx- healthcare providers encourage patients to spend time in nature to improve their physical and mental health) to community members.
Requested action:
Approve and authorize Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 240077B with Innovative Health Solutions for nutrition education to increase the contract maximum by $56,516 for a new contract maximum of $517,916; revise Specific Term and Condition 3.1(l) to reflect the updated amount of Federal funding; and replace Exhibit B (Budget) with Exhibit B-1.
FISCAL & STRATEGIC PLAN IMPACT
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Is there a Fiscal Impact? |
Yes |
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Is it currently budgeted? |
Yes |
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Where is it budgeted? |
Health and Human Services Agency Public Health Division |
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Is it Mandatory or Discretionary? |
Discretionary |
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Discretionary Justification: |
While there is no mandate for the County to contract with this vendor or provide these services, the shift in funds will be used by the contractor to complete workplan deliverables during FFYs 2024-2026. |
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Is the general fund affected? |
No |
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Future fiscal impact: |
This agreement terminates on September 30, 2026. Appropriations have been included in the approved Fiscal Year 2024-2025 budget and future fiscal years will be budgeted accordingly. |
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Consequences if not approved: |
If not approved, additional funding will not be able to be put to use to ensure the success of CFHL, which includes helping low-income residents learn how to access food and make healthy nutrition choices. |
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: The proposed action is not a project as defined by 14 California Code of Regulations 15378 (State CEQA Guidelines) and therefore CEQA is not applicable.