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a. Authorize participation by the County's owned and operated Natividad Medical Center ("Natividad") in the EMPower Best Practices Initiative, a hospital-based quality improvement initiative funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ("CDC"), Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity ("DNPAO"); and
b. Authorize the Chief Executive Officer for Natividad to execute a Site Agreement with Abt Associates Inc. ("Abt"), the lead EMPower Best Practices Initiative contractor with CDC, for the provision of training and technical assistance to improve knowledge and skills of Natividad staff in evidence-based maternity practices supportive of optimal infant nutrition, with a focus on diverse, at-risk and underserved populations, with a term of date of execution by both parties to the earlier of (1) August 1, 2024; (2) the date prerequisite conditions have been satisfied; or (3) until date of termination by either party upon 30 days written notice; and
c. Accept a stipend in the amount of $2,000 from Abt to offset the actual costs associated with Natividad's participation in the EMPower Best Practices Initiative.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Authorize participation by the County's owned and operated Natividad Medical Center ("Natividad") in the EMPower Best Practices Initiative, a hospital-based quality improvement initiative funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ("CDC"), Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity ("DNPAO"); and
b. Authorize the Chief Executive Officer for Natividad to execute a Site Agreement with Abt Associates Inc. ("Abt"), the lead EMPower Best Practices Initiative contractor with CDC, for the provision of training and technical assistance to improve knowledge and skills of Natividad staff in evidence-based maternity practices supportive of optimal infant nutrition, with a focus on diverse, at-risk and underserved populations, with a term of dat...
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