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Calaveras County public health outlines program changes, warns of funding loss for school nutrition outreach
Summary
Public Health presented its 2025 annual update, highlighting emergency preparedness, mobile clinics, oral‑health screenings, and the loss of CalFresh Healthy Living school‑nutrition funding after April 2026; staff said they will work with partners to sustain programs and update the community health dashboard.
Calaveras County Health and Human Services leaders presented an annual public health update to the Board of Supervisors, outlining eight core service areas, expanded mobile clinic activities, and program changes entering 2026.
Kiria Biker, business administrator for public health, and Haley Graham, health education manager, said the department increased partnerships and emphasized emergency preparedness. Biker framed the mission as improving health and well‑being countywide and said staff will roll out a public health strategic plan and update a community health dashboard in 2026.
Staff highlighted prevention and outreach programs: a mobile clinic providing blood‑pressure screenings and vaccinations, nutrition education under CalFresh Healthy Living, a tobacco‑prevention coalition, naloxone training and distribution, and an oral‑health program that completed about 700 kindergarten oral‑health assessments in the previous year.
Officials warned that the CalFresh Healthy Living prevention program will lose funding in April 2026 and that public‑health staff are working with schools and senior programs to sustain program elements. A board member asked whether leftover funds could be used to purchase school supplies for partner schools; staff said they will pursue available carryover funds where allowed.
The health update also referenced work on the community health assessment and community health improvement plan, and staff said they will continue to focus on social drivers of health and program sustainability as grants and funding streams change.
