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Butler County health department reports WIC cut, staff vacancies and new outreach efforts after flood response
Summary
Health staff told commissioners about a $29,000 WIC reduction, the end of MRC funding, staff vacancies (including an unfilled nurse position), vaccination and car-seat outreach after the floods, and new costs such as calibration and courier services shifting to local budgets.
Butler County Health Department staff summarized accomplishments and budget pressures for commissioners during the July 8 workshop, reporting program activity after flooding and warning about grant cuts and staffing gaps.
The department used workforce-development grant funds to provide staff training, tuition assistance and equipment that supported service delivery after the floods, including drive-through vaccine and tetanus clinics; staff said the county provided nearly 100 tetanus shots at two pop-up clinics after flood operations. The department…
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