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Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all necessary documents and any subsequent amendments, including amending the terms or changing the amount of the award, with the California Department of Public Health to accept and expend grant funding in the amount of $3,093,813 to reduce obesity and chronic diseases in Long Beach for a 36-month period estimated to begin October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2026, with an option to extend the agreement for an additional 36-month period, at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to enter into an agreement with the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) to accept funding to support the continued implementation of the Health and Human Services Department’s (Health Department) nutrition education and chronic disease prevention efforts led by the Division of Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention’s Healthy Active Long Beach program.
The Health Department will use CDPH funding to: 1) Provide free nutrition education classes and community activities for low-income CalFresh eligible persons throughout Long Beach; 2) Lead community-driven policy, systems, and environmental change strategies to increase access to healthy foods, decrease consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages, and create neighborhood settings that support healthy and active lifestyles: 3) Decrease chronic disease risk and achieve health equity among the CalFresh eligible population; and, 4) Educate and increase awareness on nutrition education and related topics through culturally appropriate educational resources and community-focused activities.
This initiative is in line with the City of Long Beach’s (City) Health and Human Services Strategic Plan strategies to: promote access to healthy food and opportunities for active living to decrease the impact of obesity and chronic diseases (5.3.a); implement policy, systems, and environmental change strategies to ensure al...
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