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Vanderburgh County health department plans staffing and spending changes after steep state funding cut
Summary
County health department staff told commissioners they will pause hires and use reserve funding to cover services after a roughly 73% cut in state public‑health funding for 2026–27; commissioners approved an interlocal agreement to help Posey County with lead risk assessments.
VANDERBURGH COUNTY, Ind. — Vanderburgh County Health Department officials told county commissioners on June 10 they plan to hold hiring, draw on reserves and shift spending in response to a sharply reduced state public‑health appropriation for the next two years.
The county health department reported that funding from the state program formerly known as Health First Indiana (the local public health services allotment) will fall from about $4.2 million this year to roughly $1.1 million for 2026 and 2027 — a reduction of about 73 percent. Staff told the board they will stop new hiring under that fund, eliminate nine positions from the 2026 proposed budget and prioritize using one‑time funds to sustain core…
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