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Commission approves $1.04 million University of Memphis contract for public-health informatics and workforce development
Summary
Shelby County Commission approved a $1,043,560 federal grant contract with the University of Memphis to develop public-health informatics, data equity, analytics and workforce pipelines, county staff said the work includes a public-facing pilot and student pipeline programs.
The Shelby County Board of Commissioners voted to approve a $1,043,560 contract with the University of Memphis, funded by federal grant dollars, to support data infrastructure, analytics and workforce development at the Shelby County Health Department.
The contract, approved unanimously by roll call (12 ayes), is part of a multi-year CDC-funded grant program the health department said it has used to build workforce capacity and data tools. Courtney Tipper, chief of staff for the Shelby County Health Department, told commissioners the University of Memphis subcontract covers three focus areas: public-health…
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