Grant County Health District outlines funding mix, says it is monitoring more than 100 people amid Moses Lake avian influenza response

Theresa Atkinson, administrator of the Grant County Health District, gave an overview to the Moses Lake City Council of how the health district is funded, the programs it runs and current infectious‑disease and environmental work in Moses Lake — including an avian influenza response.

Atkinson told the council that the health district draws on state, federal, local and fee revenue and that state funding has grown in recent years. She said the district currently asks local cities for a $3 per resident contribution and that three smaller cities are not currently contributing to the district’s local revenue. She also said that some federal COVID‑era funds are sunsetting and that other flexible funding streams, including Medicaid match programs, face uncertainty.

On public‑health activity in Moses Lake, Atkinson reported that roughly 43% of the district’s reportable sexually transmitted infections are located in Moses Lake and that about half of environmental disease…