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Approve a Napa/Solano Area Agency on Aging contract with Innovative Health Solutions for $531,210 to provide nutrition education activities to older adults for the period of October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025; and Delegate authority to the County Administrator to execute the contract and any subsequent amendments, with County Counsel concurrence, up to an aggregate of $74,999
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Department of Health and Social Services (H&SS) recommends that the Board of Supervisors approve a Napa/Solano Area Agency on Aging contract with Innovative Health Solutions for $531,210 to provide nutrition education activities to older adults for the period of October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025, and delegate authority to the County Administrator to execute the contract and any subsequent amendments, with County Counsel concurrence, up to an aggregate of $74,999.
SUMMARY:
The Napa/Solano Area Agency on Aging (N/S AAA) is responsible for the distribution of funds received from the California Department of Aging (CDA) for Planning and Service Area 28 (PSA 28) Older Americans Act services. The N/S AAA provides services to seniors (60 years of age and older) and the public in Napa and Solano Counties. CDA funds are used to provide meals, information and assistance services, caregiver support services, activities related to preventive health, and ombudsperson services to seniors.
Innovative Health Solutions will provide nutrition education activities to older adults and will be funded with revenue received from CDA for the CalFresh Healthy Living Program/CalFresh Expansion. The program's purpose is to assist older adults in making healthy food choices and choose physically active lifestyles consistent with the United States Department of Agriculture's Dietary Guidelines for Americans to promote health and prevent disease. The pro...
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