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a. Approve and authorize the Director of Health or the Assistant Director of Health to sign a Renewal and Amendment No. 1 with MEarth for the provision of School Day field trips addressing healthy foods, healthy food choices, hands-on organic garden experience, and food preparation for students, extending the agreement for an additional one (1) year, for a revised full term of January 27, 2019, through September 30, 2023, and adding $16,000 to increase the maximum contract liability to $64,393.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve and authorize the Director of Health or the Assistant Director of Health to sign a Renewal and Amendment No. 1 with MEarth for the provision of School Day field trips addressing healthy foods, healthy food choices, hands-on organic garden experience, and food preparation for students, extending the agreement for an additional one (1) year, for a revised full term of January 27, 2019, through September 30, 2023, and adding $16,000 to increase the maximum contract liability to $64,393.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The CalFresh Healthy Living (CFHL) program provides Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program- Education (SNAP-Ed) to eligible low-income community members through education and obesity prevention activities and interventions. CFHL works to address high obesity rates in Monterey County among children, adolescents, and adults. The SNAP-Ed County Profile Dashboard for Monterey County indicates that in 2018 70% of adults in Monterey County had a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 25 or higher and are considered overweight/obese. The state percentage is 63. Among the SNAP-Ed eligible adult population, the percentage of Monterey County residents with a BMI of 25 or higher is 74%. The state percentage is 67. The percentage of children/teens (age 2-17) consuming fast food in Monterey County 1 or more times per week is 75%. The state percentage is 73%.
CFHL promotes healthy eating habits and a physi...
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