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Arapahoe County public health asks for staff and operating funds as federal grants shift
Summary
Public Health officials outlined capacity shortfalls in WIC, environmental health and harm‑reduction services, asked for targeted FTE and operating support, and warned of uncertainty as state and federal funding formulas change.
Arapahoe County Public Health Director Jennifer Ludwig told commissioners May 20 the department needs targeted staffing and operating funds to sustain core preventive services as some state and federal funding streams change.
Ludwig said the department — created from the county’s 2023 transition from the Tri‑County health district — runs multiple programs that rely on a mixture of federal pass‑through grants, state contracts and county public‑health funds. She identified WIC (the federal Women, Infants and Children nutrition program), environmental health inspections and harm‑reduction services as priorities for added capacity.
On WIC, Ludwig reported rapid caseload growth and longer…
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