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Anne Arundel Health Department flags grant risks, readies measles, flu and behavioral-health responses
Summary
At the May 13 board presentation, Anne Arundel County Department of Health leaders outlined a roughly $93 million operating budget, warned that federal grant reductions could hit behavioral-health and other programs, and described active responses to measles, avian influenza, youth vaping and overdose prevention.
Anne Arundel County Department of Health officials told the Board of Health on May 13 that federal grant funding changes present the department’s biggest near-term fiscal risk and that crews are preparing for measles and avian influenza while expanding local prevention and recovery programs.
Health Officer Dr. Tony Gedner opened the department’s annual briefing with a financial overview, saying the department’s operating budget is roughly $93,000,000, with 945 budgeted positions and more than 800 filled. He said the department does not receive federal dollars directly; federal money comes through state pass‑through grants and that some COVID‑era grant reductions have already hit the county. Gedner said the “largest proportion” of federal grant funding supports behavioral health work and that cuts there could threaten harm‑reduction and overdose‑prevention services.
Board members were given program updates and preparedness summaries. The health…
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