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SEK Multicounty Health Department warns of grant cuts, outlines services to Bourbon County
Summary
Becky (Rebecca) Johnson, administrator and health officer for SEK Multicounty Health Department, briefed Bourbon County commissioners on reduced grant funding, a roughly 400-person WIC caseload in Bourbon County, and a range of clinical and outreach services the department provides.
Becky (Rebecca) Johnson, administrator and health officer for the SEK Multicounty Health Department, told Bourbon County commissioners that the agency learned only days earlier that it faces reductions in several grants and expects at least $75,000 in lost revenue.
"We were notified by the state even just this week that we would be receiving funding cuts from several of our grants that help fund us. So we are looking at at least $75,000 cut, already," Johnson said. She told commissioners she had about 30 minutes' notice before attending the meeting.
The department covers Allen, Anderson, Bourbon and Woodson counties and operates a range of services Johnson said are relied on locally, with WIC (Women, Infants and Children) described as the department's primary service.…
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