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Public health warns of rising respiratory illnesses; Medical Reserve Corps receives additional state funding
Summary
Sawyer County public health staff reported elevated influenza and respiratory illness signals from providers, emergency rooms and wastewater, and said the county received $20,000 in MRC-STRONG funding plus a $10,000 Operational Readiness Award for volunteer management.
Julie, a public health staff member, told the Sawyer County Health and Human Services Board on Jan. 7 that local providers, emergency-room data and wastewater monitoring are all showing increases in influenza and other respiratory illnesses in the county.
Julie said the county’s Medical Reserve Corps received another $20,000 from the state for MRC-STRONG funding and also received a $10,000 Operational Readiness Award to support volunteer management operations. She said the community-health-assessment survey and stakeholder data have been compiled and that a steering committee will meet to prioritize community-health goals for the next three years.
Julie urged local partners to note the uptick in respiratory illness and said the health department will prioritize volunteer management and community-health-assessment next steps. There were no formal actions or budget votes tied to the grants at the meeting; staff said the new funding will support MRC operations.
