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Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement with the California Department of Public Health for the continuation of the Healthy Active Long Beach Project in the amount of $728,014 for a period of one year; and execute any other necessary documents or subsequent amendments to extend the contract or increase the reimbursement amount. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
Since October 2003, the City Council has authorized funding for the City’s Department of Health and Human Services (Health Department) from the California Department of Public Health Network for a Healthy California (State) to operate the Healthy Active Long Beach (HALB) Project. The State has now awarded the Health Department continued funding in the amount of $728,014 for an additional period of one year. This funding will continue the HALB Project, which promotes fruit and vegetable consumption, decreases obesity and chronic disease risk, encourages daily physical activity, and increases participation in federally funded nutrition assistance programs to provide healthy foods for low-income families. The term of the contract is October 1, 2011 through September 30, 2012.
The Network for a Healthy California’s (Network) mission is to create innovative partnerships that enable low-income, CalFresh (SNAPed) eligible Californians to adopt healthy eating and physical activity behaviors as part of a healthy lifestyle. The Network aims to 1) increase the consumption of a variety of colorful fruits and vegetables to decrease obesity and chronic disease risk; 2) increase physical activity to at least 30 minutes a day for adults and 60 minutes a day for children; and 3) increase participation in federal nutrition assistance programs for those who are eligible.
The Network’s Local Incentive Award (LIA) Program targets the community level by providing funds for public organizations to enhance or expand the qualifying interventions they provide for low-income consumers. The...
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