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Marshall County health department to accept small immunization grant, approves IU internship affiliation and expanded prenatal program
Summary
The county health department asked commissioners to accept a possible $9,916.23 immunization grant, approved an unpaid internship affiliation with Indiana University South Bend, and approved an expanded prenatal education and yoga program with Ladybug Foundation as part of ongoing public‑health initiatives.
Sandy Dunphy, administrator for the Marshall County Health Department, told commissioners the department had been offered a potential $9,916.23 immunization grant from the state and asked for authorization to accept the funds if they were awarded.
Dunphy said the award appeared to be leftover immunization funding the state intended to reallocate; she noted uncertainty about whether the funds would arrive given recent changes to CDC funding streams. She told commissioners there would be no local match and that, if received, the department would use the funds for supplies and small equipment (for example, a centrifuge…
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