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Montgomery County health director asks commissioners to sign $172,006 health grant; reports rising WIC caseload and local public-health work
Summary
The county health department requested a signature to accept multiple grants totaling $172,006.61 and briefed commissioners on rising WIC caseloads, immunization monitoring, staffing needs and plans for sexual-assault nurse examiner training; commissioners approved the signature.
Montgomery County health staff asked the Board of County Commissioners to approve and sign acceptance documents for multiple health grants totaling $172,006.61 and gave an extended update on department operations, staffing and program needs.
The health representative said the package covers several grants including the core public-health grant, reinvestment grants and maternal-child health funding. “That is for the 26 fiscal year,” the presenter said when describing grant timing and noted some grants are one-year awards while others span two years. The board moved and approved a motion for the chairman to sign the grants.
In a lengthy operational briefing, the health representative said the county’s WIC caseload has increased by about 113 clients compared with last year and that the program is now serving roughly 684 active participants. The presenter linked the rise to local immigration and increased…
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