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HEALTH SERVICES AGENCY / PUBLIC HEALTH
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Requested Action(s)
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a) Request confirmation of an application submitted by the Tehama County Health Services Agency (TCHSA) for the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) funding agreement application (AFA) and related documents for Federal Fiscal Years 25 through 28, in a total amount of $2,974,653
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Financial Impact:
This is a receivable to the Tehama County Health Services Agency in the amount of $2,974,653. This WIC allocation is for three Federal Fiscal Years.
Background Information:
TCHSA Public Health has been operating this Tehama County program since 2003. This program provides funding to administer the WIC program, a federally funded health and nutrition program. WIC helps families by providing funds for buying healthy supplemental foods from WIC authorized vendors, nutrition education and referral to healthcare and other community services. Participants must meet income guidelines and be pregnant women, new mothers, infants or children under the age of five.
Department will return once funding package is approved by CDPH for authorization to sign the agreement. If confirmation of the application is not approved, Tehama County Health Services Agency (TCHSA) will not be able to accept funding for this program and will not have the necessary resources to coordinate this public health program for our community.