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New Canaan health director outlines modest budget shift, staffing plans and service offerings
Summary
Health Director Amy Lahaney told the Health and Human Services Subcommittee that the department’s proposed budget shows a roughly $5,000 net change and a year-over-year decrease of about 6.4%, explained staffing and certification challenges, and proposed a new health-wellness coach training to expand one-on-one screenings and follow-up.
Amy Lahaney, New Canaan’s director of health, presented the health department’s budget and program updates to the Health and Human Services Subcommittee on Jan. 30, 2026.
Lahaney said the department’s proposed revenues and expenses reflect an overall net change of about $5,000 from the prior year and that “the health department is down negative 6.4% year over year primarily due to a few factors.” She cited reductions in salary and overtime lines and cuts to some software subscriptions as the main drivers of that decline. Lahaney also said a part-time public health nurse position (12 hours per week) is currently funded by a grant that will end, and the town will need to absorb that cost going forward.
Why it matters: the presentation comes during budget season ahead of the board of finance and town…
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