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Pratt County health department reports Love Kansas funds, vaccine availability and EHR training plans
Summary
County health staff said Pratt received a Love Kansas grant that will be tracked and dispersed via the library; pharmacies have pediatric COVID vaccine supplies and the health department plans EHR vendor training in October covered by a workforce development grant.
County health department staff told commissioners that Pratt County received its Love Kansas check and that county staff deposited the funds so they can be tracked and administered like a grant.
"The county did receive their Love Kansas check, and Lori deposited that in a way that it can be tracked separately, like a grant should be," Heather said, and she added the county has held two Love Kansas events so far and will file a first quarterly report to the Kansas Department of Commerce by Oct. 1.
Health department staff also discussed influenza and COVID‑19 vaccine availability. They said pharmacies in town have VFC (Vaccines for Children) pediatric COVID doses and that the county has ordered its pediatric supply, which should arrive next week; the department will keep minimal VFC stock because doses are also available at other local providers.
Staff described plans to attend an EHR (electronic health record) vendor conference in North Carolina to evaluate features such as patient portals and potential DocuSign integration. The trip for two county staff members would be paid through a workforce development grant, and the department said conference attendance and vendor training would help address EHR usage and billing issues.
The board discussed, but deferred, a draft resolution that would allow the health department to opt out of school sanitary inspections under a state statutory change. Commissioners asked for the resolution draft to be circulated and agreed to consider it at a future meeting to allow required publication and to account for protest petition rules if invoked.
Next steps: Health staff will file the Love Kansas quarterly report by Oct. 1, take delivery of ordered pediatric vaccine doses when available, and finalize travel arrangements for the EHR conference under grant rules.
