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Tri-County Health Department warns of funding cliff, highlights overdose and suicide rates in annual report
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Tri-County Health Department Director Kirk Bench presented the 2024 annual report to the Duchesne County Commission, warning of potential federal funding reductions, citing high local drug-overdose and suicide rates and describing prevention programs.
Kirk Bench, director of the Tri-County Health Department, presented the department's 2024 annual report to the Duchesne County Commission on March 24, describing funding sources, program outcomes and local health challenges.
Bench said the department is formed by an interlocal agreement among three counties and that much of its revenue comes from federal grants passed through the state, state grants and fees for services such as septic permits and vaccinations. He told commissioners that the department has not been rehiring as positions become vacant and is at the lowest staff level since he took…
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