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Kitsap public health officials warn of state funding cuts while highlighting local clinic and workforce gains
Summary
Yolanda Fong, administrator for the Kitsap Public Health District, said the district has temporarily restarted some vaccine clinics after pandemic-related grants were made accessible again, but warned the governor’s proposed budget reduces statewide foundational public health services funding by $24,000,000 for the upcoming biennium.
Yolanda Fong, administrator for the Kitsap Public Health District, told the Board of Health that the district had been able to reinstate some vaccine clinics after the Centers for Disease Control temporarily restored access to pandemic-related grants amid legal challenges.
The district faces an uncertain budget outlook: Fong said the governor’s current budget would reduce statewide foundational public health services (FPHS) funding by $24,000,000 for the upcoming biennium. She added that FPHS makes about 22% of the health district’s 2025 revenue.
The reduction matters because FPHS underwrites core…
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