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Council approves interlocal for Healthy Families home visiting and accepts $231,000 subgrant for community-health worker work
Summary
The Lincoln City Council approved an interlocal with Nebraska DHHS/DCFS to continue Healthy Families America home visiting and accepted a three-year, $231,000 subgrant to fund community-health-worker screening and navigation work.
The City Council approved an interlocal agreement with the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Children and Family Services (DCFS) to continue participation in Healthy Families America evidence-based home visiting from Oct. 1, 2024, through Sept. 30, 2025. The council also approved acceptance of a three-year subgrant totaling $231,000 from the Nebraska Association of Local Health Directors to support community health worker work addressing social determinants of health.
Carrie Kernan, health director for the Lincoln–Lancaster County Health Department, told the council the DCFS…
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