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Health department says state grant reductions tighten operations but credits programs for improved maternal-child health and pediatric dental access
Summary
Elkhart County Health Department officials told the council that state grant reductions have trimmed program funding but credited maternal-child health efforts for reducing infant mortality in high-risk ZIP codes and described the county’s pediatric dental clinic, which largely serves Medicaid patients and generates program income.
Elkhart County Health Officer Melanie Sizemore and department staff told the County Council that while the health department’s core regulatory duties — restaurant inspections, environmental health, septic and well permitting — continue, state grant reductions have tightened the department’s program budget.
Sizemore said the department has focused grant-funded work on maternal-child health and…
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