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Io-Home BreasHeediag Support Pregrem <br />Grant Proposal <br />Gran[ [o be submitted to Kate B. Reynolds Charimble Trust m Winston Salem <br />by September I5, 1998 <br />-- Application requires signature of County Extension Direttor and Chairman of <br />the Board of County Commissioners, a well as a listing of Board of <br />Commissioners members <br />-- In-Home Breastfeeding Support Program will be modeled after existing <br />programs administered by the Cooperative Exknsioo Service in rdne couvtia. <br />-- Grant proposal is for 3 year funding tomlling 53'19,508.00. <br />-- In-Home Breaslfeeding Support Program is join[ paMership betwern: <br />--Cooperative Exfmsiou Service <br />--Orange County HeaIN Department <br />--Piedmont Health Service, Inc. <br />-I1NC Hospitals <br />-- Objectives: <br />--Increau breatfeeding'utitiation rotes from 48% m 60%by the year 2002 <br />--Increase brastfeeding duration mks at 6 weeks postparmrtr 6om 26% to 35% <br />by year 2002 <br />--Increase breasHeeding duration rata at 6 months postpartum from l6% m 25% <br />by the Yeaz 2002 <br />--Fifty percent of W[C and WIC-eligible pregnanVpostpartum women will enroll <br />in the to-Home Breaslfceding Support Program by rnd of year 2 <br />-- Stall <br />-Two Brcatfeedivg Program Assistants (PA's) <br />--One support staff-administrative assismvt <br />--Staff will be supervised by Cooperative Exteaion Service <br />--Staff proposed to be hued March 1999 from grant funds <br />--In-kind Cunds would come liom smte Cooperative Extension Service budge[ <br />(Expanded Foods and Nutriliop Program) and cowry Cooperative EMwsion <br />Service regulm budget <br />