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Wilson County Health Department Seeks $448,586 Increase; Details WASH clinics, mobile unit, WIC recovery
Summary
Health Director Cinnamon Aaron outlined a fiscal 2026 request that is roughly $448,586 higher than last year, summarized expanded clinic operations (a combined Women’s Health Services clinic and reinstated teen clinic), WIC and WASH enrollment trends, a newly acquired mobile unit and mobile dental activity.
Cinnamon Aaron, director of the Wilson County Health Department, presented the department’s fiscal 2026 budget request and summarized program and operational changes since the prior year.
“Our budget request this year is about 448,586 more than last year,” Aaron said, attributing most of the increase to salaries and fringe benefits. She described staffing gains—including a public health epidemiologist hired in January—and said the department now has roughly 94 positions (including contract and part‑time roles) and is actively recruiting for several vacancies, including a mid‑level provider and environmental health program specialist.
Aaron described operational reorganizations intended to improve clinic efficiency and continuity of care. The department combined family planning and maternal health into a single Women’s Health Services Clinic, reinstated the…
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