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Adopt a resolution and plaque of appreciation recognizing Lisa Benitez, Health Assistant, upon her retirement from Solano County with more than 26 years of dedicated service in the Health and Social Services Department, Public Health Division
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Department of Health and Social Services recommends that the Board of Supervisors adopt a resolution and plaque of appreciation recognizing Lisa Benitez, Health Assistant, upon her retirement from Solano County with more than 26 years of dedicated service in the Health and Social Services Department, Public Health Division.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Ms. Benitez began her career with the Department of Health and Social Services (H&SS) as an extra-help Health Assistant on July 21, 1997, in the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program within Public Health where she provided nutrition services.
On October 19, 1998, she promoted into a full-time Health Assistant, assigned to the WIC program site located at the Melvin Thompson Center in North Vallejo where she worked for seven years. In 2006, Ms. Benitez was re-assigned to the Vallejo WIC program site. In 2018, Ms. Benitez transferred to the Dixon WIC program site where she served clients at the Dixon Migrant Center and used her bilingual skills to develop and sustain connections with Spanish speaking families. She successfully fostered collaborative partnerships with Dixon Family Services, Dixon Family Practice's Comprehensive Perinatal Services Program, and Dixon Migrant Center to meet the needs of WIC clients.
As a WIC Health Assistant, Ms. Benitez provided nutrition education, breastfeeding support, and critical linkages to community resources for thousands of vulnerable pregnant and postpartum women, infants, and children up to the age of 5 years. Her counseling skills were excellent at helping families establish healthy habits. M...
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