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CONSIDERATION OF AWARD IN THE AMOUNT OF $50,936 FROM THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (KDHE) TO PROVIDE A BREASTFEEDING PEER COUNSELING PROGRAM WITHIN THE SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM OF WOMEN, INFANTS AND CHILDREN (WIC) IN THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
Presented by: Roderick Harris, Children and Family Health Division Director, Sedgwick County Health Department.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Accept the award; establish budget authority as provided in the financial considerations section of this request, and authorize the Chair to sign the grant application.
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Grant Renewal: Yes
Never Applied: No
Applied; not awarded: No
Grant Summary and Timeline: In June 2010, the Sedgwick County WIC program received funding from the State WIC agency to begin a Breastfeeding Peer Counselor Program (BFPC). This renewable grant supports three part-time peer counselor positions in Sedgwick County WIC. The combination of the mother-to-mother support, along with other breastfeeding support activities, has positively influenced the number of women choosing to breastfeed their babies. National WIC and the State (Kansas) WIC have long-range visions of establishing peer counseling as a core service in all WIC agencies.
The Sedgwick County WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counselors services include:
- Education and exploring infant feeding plans with the pregnant women enrolled in the WIC program.
- Teaching a free monthly breastfeeding class - which is open to the public for women wanting more information of breastfeeding.
- Assisting WIC clients, who have recently given birth, with simple breastfeeding issues that arise after discharge from the medical centers, and referring women back to their physician for more complex issues.
Financial Considerations:
Grant period starts: October 1, 2011
Grant period ends: September 30, 2012
Source of funding
Grant: $ 50,936.00
Required Match: $ 0.00
Required Cash Match: $0.00
Required In-Kind Match: $0.00
Other funding:$0.00
TOTAL SO...
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