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Vigo County Health Department seeks multiple small appropriations from Health First Indiana funds
Summary
Joanie Wise of the Vigo County Health Department outlined requests to spend leftover Health First Indiana and other small fund balances on trauma prevention equipment, community wellness programs and licensing for recovery-support software; the department said recipients must sign contracts and report KPIs to the state.
Joanie (Joni) Wise, representing the Vigo County Health Department, asked the council to appropriate a series of small, previously unappropriated funds — largely from Health First Indiana (HFI)/local health maintenance and other grant accounts — for public‑health programs and equipment.
Wise said the local health maintenance account (account 1168) had been reduced to a balance of about $36,129 and that the state had asked counties to spend remaining balances from that discontinued fund. The health department proposed purchases and contracts that include trauma‑prevention devices and community programming chosen with the county EMA director and other partners.
Nut graf: The department proposed several modest appropriations and contracts intended to spend down legacy public‑health funds and to place small grants with community partners who must report measurable outcomes. Wise said the state approved the proposed uses and that contracted partners will report key performance indicators.
Items described in the meeting packet and discussion included an additional appropriation request of $3,053.47 for supplies and a set of HFI-funded contracts: purchase of LifeVac choking‑prevention devices and related kits, a recovery‑support licensing request (a software platform presented by Intrepid Phoenix), a local fitness program contracted to the YMCA, Purdue Extension youth and community programs, and a Matter of Balance fall‑prevention program for older adults. The presenters listed several packet figures: a year licensing fee for a recovery app ($31,045 in the packet), a fitness‑program request (~$27,000), Growth Club youth programming (~$2,960), Yogi in the Park (~$2,040), and four Matter of Balance classes (~$2,200).
Larry Smith of Intrepid Phoenix described a recovery‑support phone app and a clinician desktop that the treatment courts and probation officers could use for case management; he said the county would be asked to pay a one‑year license for 15 clinician seats and an implementation fee so courts can use the platform, while patients would receive the phone app free.
Wise said the department requires contracted entities to sign agreements, use the funds by the end of the year and report data to the state twice a year. She asked the council to consider the appropriations; several council members asked clarifying questions about accounts, the LifeVac devices and reporting.
Ending: The council heard the requests and asked follow-up questions; no recorded vote on the individual appropriations appears in the meeting transcript. Council members were told Health Department contracts will require outcome reporting and that the department will bring contract documents and details for review as required.
