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Senate approves grant pilot aimed at community-driven early-childhood health improvements

Utah State Senate · February 12, 2019
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Summary

Senate Bill 83 creates a grants-based pilot (requiring local matches and five-year grants) to help communities tackle early-childhood health disparities and evaluate interventions; Senate approved the bill after sponsors explained scope and funding.

The Utah Senate on the floor approved Senate Bill 83, a sponsor-led effort to create a grants-based pilot program called Partnerships for Healthy Communities aimed at improving health outcomes for children aged 0–6 and reducing costly health-care utilization.

Sen. Milner, sponsor of the bill, said the measure focuses on transparency, value-based care and addressing social determinants…

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