Commissioners approve maternal-child health and child-fatality-prevention scope of work with public health

Park County commissioners on Sept. 10 approved the scope-of-work contract with county public health to continue two programs: the Maternal Child Health program and the Child Fatality Prevention program.
Public-health staff told commissioners the Child Fatality Prevention program convenes a multidisciplinary committee — typically including the coroner, Department of Human Services, and school officials — when an unintentional child fatality occurs to investigate circumstances and recommend policy or practice changes to reduce future occurrences. The Maternal Child Health program advances maternal and child well-being and ties into the county’s public-health improvement plan, which prioritizes health-care access, mental health and transportation.
Staff said both programs are long-standing and routinely funded; commissioners approved the scope of work without substantive debate and thanked public-health staff for the programs.
No dollar amounts or new service changes were recorded at the meeting; staff indicated these are recurring programs the county supports annually.