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Health Department seeks funds to sustain immunization staff after state grant ends; committee sends appropriation to full council

5490762 · April 23, 2025
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Summary

After the state ended a long-running immunization grant, county health department staff asked the council to appropriate funds so immunization staff can continue under the department’s HFI (Health First Indiana/HFI referenced) funding; the Budget Administration Committee recommended the appropriation to the full council with a favorable vote.

Amy Rupi, director of finance for the St. Joseph County Department of Health, told the Budget Administration Committee the state recently directed the county to cease immunization grant activities under the current immunization grant, but the department learned it may keep…

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