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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OP COMMI$$IONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA REM ABSTRACT <br />Meetwg Date:S<pmmber 1, 1998 <br />Anion Agenda <br />[temp B-I[ <br />SubjM: to-Home Bremd'eeding Support Program Grant Application <br />Depanmevt: Ccapemdve Fattmion Service Poblic Hmrivg: _Ym _X_ No <br />Hodge[ Ameodmeu[ RegnRW: _Yn _X_ No <br />ARachmmQa): Breas6'cedivg Program Appgmticv Nformvsiou Covmn: <br />Alice Penitt, ]J2-8181, ex[. 2054 <br />TeRphone NumBen: <br />FBlleborough ]32-8181 <br />Dmhw 688-]331 <br />Mebeve 22]-2031 <br />Cbepel Hill 9b]-9251 <br />purpose: To reque8 pemuasiw w submit a g,uu eppBmaw w the Kme B. Reynolds Clurimble Tma to <br />requen firndivg for w In-HOnm Breaetfading Support Progrmn. <br />Badsgmubd: The Ls-Home BreasVttdivg Support program will be ajoim partonsbip between COOpmmive <br />A:dmaov Service, evd the Omnge Coumy Hdt6 Depmbnrnt, Piedmom Health Services, Inc., <br />ant IINC Hospitals. 'Ibis BrouP ~ bcev:veeti°$ to drefl Bm B~ aPPIi<etiov. The pmgrem <br />w81 be modeled e8m adeting programs admisdemed BY the Cvaperative 6nmeiw Service m <br />,,:.,. wuvtim. <br />Breertfeedivg provide vuvy heekh bevefits wrthe mother avd hen child. BreWfed bebiw <br />have fawn mr ivfxaom, kse wmYPe4on avd dimrhu, etrovgn eM sbughter tmh, sM a <br />Nghm lQ [Ben fosmnla fed babies. Bsmmfadivg women me mom Bketywrnurv to they pro- <br />pregvmscy weight evd have a reduced vk ofoverian wd prenunopauml bremt cancer. In <br />eddidmr, h promata a close evd loving reLtivnaMP Between smtlmr and baby end is <br />ewwmi<a8y the bent source ofmrWSiw for ivfws. <br />T1m god ofthe pro8mm ie w Provide We support vended to as®at WIC and WIC eBgible <br />womev iu thw eewmto vitiate end cominue breestfeedivg. BY mvebve vmwenwWeu <br />efforts to breastfeed, the heats ofivfwm and women m Orange Cowry w81 be'unprovW. <br />The grmrc eppecation request dmdin$ for thrre yeah Bom [Cate B. Aeyvolda Tmrt to hue two <br />brmstfeeding Drogmm maimems ant one edndmatmvve assisuvt to work wiN WIC wd WIC <br />eligible rvmhms to educate them on bsmsReedivg, make hospiW virus aRm delivery, wd make <br />horse vieua ro mochas widw 72 horns ofhoapiW discharge to mppart tbev breestfeedmg <br /><BOtl9. <br />