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Public health officials warn of program cuts and staff losses after recent grant reductions
Summary
The city’s Public Health and Human Services representative told the council that several grant-funded positions and programs will end or be reduced, including three community health worker posts and school-based flu clinics, and that staff are retooling budgets to cover shortened grants pending state decisions.
Public Health and Human Services staff told the Columbia City Council that recent state and federal funding cuts are forcing program reductions and time-limited staffing changes that will affect several public health services.
Key program impacts Rebecca, a public-health staff member who addressed council at the work session, said the department had several recent funding losses and suspensions: - Community health worker program: three community health worker positions funded by COVID-era grants will end on Sept. 30; two of the three staff have been reassigned within the department, and the remaining position…
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