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Health department faces steep state funding cut; EMA, dispatch and highway report large storm response
Summary
County health officials said state public-health funding through Health First Indiana will drop to $129,000 over two years (an ~80% cut). Emergency Management and dispatch recounted heavy workloads during recent storms, with county departments mobilizing for debris and power-line incidents.
County health department officials told the joint meeting that state public-health funding tied to the Health First Indiana program will shrink to $129,000 for the next two years — a reduction they described in the meeting as an approximately 80% cut from current-year levels.
Health staff said the reduction will require creative budgeting, potential use of other local funds and further discussion with the auditor and county council to avoid drastic service cuts. The health…
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