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Polk County health officials seek two staff additions, highlight $6 million HUD lead grant and Narcan distribution limits
Summary
Health Department presenters told the Board of Supervisors the department's budget includes nearly $1 million in additional revenue driven mainly by grants, including a newly awarded $6 million HUD Lead Hazard Control grant, and requested two FTEs: a community health worker and a Continuous Improvement & Accreditation Coordinator. Presenters also described limits on state-supplied naloxone for unattended vending machines.
Polk County health department leaders asked the Board of Supervisors to approve the department's base budget target and two new positions while outlining program successes and constraints in overdose-prevention supply distribution.
“Our mission is to create the conditions for all people to live healthy lives by empowering individuals, following the science, and building on the strength of our community,” the health department presenter (Speaker 3) said as she opened the budget briefing. She told supervisors the department expects nearly $1 million in additional revenue, most of it grant-driven, and cited a newly awarded HUD Lead Hazard Control grant: “we received another 4 year grant from HUD ... $6,000,000 across 4 years.”
Why it matters: the grant will fund lead‑hazard control work over four years and is recorded in the…
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