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Health department secures MOUs for grief support, nursing clinicals and prenatal program; services and outreach numbers reviewed
Summary
Marshall County commissioners on Jan. 20 approved three memoranda of understanding from the county health department — sponsoring grief-support services for 20 children ($30,000), hosting nursing clinical rotations (no cost), and sponsoring a prenatal-education program (packet estimate ~$56,100) — all approvals were conditional on meeting insurance certificate requirements.
Sandy Dunphy, administrator of the Marshall County Health Department, presented three memoranda of understanding (MOUs) and an update on Health First Indiana-funded programs during the Jan. 20 meeting. Commissioners voted to approve each MOU pending submission and county review of required insurance certificates.
Dustin's Place: Dunphy asked the board to sponsor grief-support services for up to 20 Marshall County children using Health First Indiana funds. She said the county would sponsor $30,000 to cover costs for 20 children and that any unused funds would remain in the program until spent. County counsel and staff worked with liability-insurance counsel (Mike Miley) to insert recommended liability language; commissioners approved the Dustin's Place MOU pending acceptable certificates of insurance.
Marian University (Ancilla campus): Dunphy described a clinical affiliation to host nursing students for community-health clinical rotations two days per week; no county financial obligation was associated with this MOU. Commissioners approved the clinical affiliation MOU pending the auditor/attorney review of insurance documentation.
Ladybug Foundation: The county agreed to a Health First Indiana-funded sponsorship for Marshall County residents to participate in a prenatal-yoga-and-education program operated by the Ladybug Foundation. Dunphy provided an estimated session cost (she referenced about $56,100 for the series in the packet). Commissioners approved the MOU pending insurance certificates.
Dunphy also summarized the health department's outreach and service metrics for the previous year, including: 105 septic permits, 92 well permits, more than 400 food permits, nearly 4,000 immunizations serving almost 2,000 patients, 44 lead screens (up from 10 in 2023), nine full lead assessments, two active TB cases that are now cleared, nearly 600 communicable-disease investigations, and distribution of more than 24,100 condoms and 16,000 diapers. She said the department is adding sharps collection after the county recycle depot announced it will stop collecting sharps in 2025; the health department will accept sharps from county residents at no charge.
Commissioners approved the three MOUs on motions that included the condition that each vendor provide the county's required insurance certificates and list the county as an additional insured when appropriate. The board recorded the approvals as motions and voice votes; the transcript does not include roll-call tallies.
