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Montezuma County adopts five-year Public Health Improvement Plan priorities: behavioral health, food security and collaboration
Summary
The county's final Public Health Improvement Plan, presented by Katie Maxwell in her final meeting, centers on reducing substance abuse and improving mental health, improving food security and strengthening partnerships; staff highlighted an EPIC grant application that would direct roughly $150,000 to youth services if funded.
The Montezuma County Board of Health on Jan. 15 received the health department's final Public Health Improvement Plan (PHIP), a five-year strategic plan required by the state and the result of two years of community outreach. "We are required to do a Public Health Improvement Plan every 5 years," Katie Maxwell said, and she told the board the plan reflects input from community surveys and listening sessions involving more than 800 residents.
The PHIP's top goal is behavioral health: "Goal 1: Reduce substance abuse and improve mental health in Montezuma County,"…
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