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Yuma County public health director outlines services and warns of federal grant risk
Summary
Director Diane Gomez gave the Board an overview of the Public Health Services District’s programs — from WIC and immunizations to vector control and maternal-child health — and said about half the department’s budget depends on federal and state grants that could be cut, creating a planning and cash-flow risk for county services.
Diane Gomez, director of the Yuma County Public Health Services District, described a broad set of county-run programs on Monday and told the Board the department relies substantially on federal and state grant funding.
Gomez told supervisors the department runs routine services such as WIC nutrition and vaccination clinics, birth- and death-certificate services, environmental health inspections and mosquito control as well as programs for maternal-child health, youth wellness, opioid and suicide fatality review teams, and emergency preparedness exercises. "People are used to our WIC program or the vaccination, but it's a pretty busy department," she said.
The director framed the department’s budget risk. "About 52% of our operations is funded through the district…
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