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Officials report on public-health funding, community gardens and a county mental-health needs review
Summary
Cowlitz County public-health staff and community partners said foundation and opioid-settlement funds are supporting prevention programs including school and community gardens; a commissioner described an ongoing countywide review of mental-health needs and service gaps.
COWLITZ COUNTY, Wash. — At the March 25 meeting of the Cowlitz County Board of Health, staff and community partners described how state-allocated foundation public-health funds and opioid-settlement dollars are supporting local prevention work, including school and community garden projects, and outlined plans to map county mental-health needs.
Ian, a program representative, said the first installment of Foundation Public Health Services funds approved by the board last year has been distributed and is "really helping us out" to keep several garden…
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