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Sheridan County Public Health to use $15,000 workforce grant for hiring, equipment and a Jan. 30 training
Summary
Sheridan County Public Health said it received roughly $15,000 from a four-year workforce grant (entered mid-cycle) to support hiring, update equipment, buy branded clothing, and fund a Jan. 30 staff strategic planning/training session; the office will close for a brief period that day.
Heidi Smith, nurse manager at Sheridan County Public Health, told the commission Dec. 22 that the county received a four-year workforce grant administered through the state. She said the county joined the grant about halfway through the grant cycle and has roughly two years and "a little over $15,000" remaining to use.
Smith said the funds are being used to sustain and retain public health staff, including advertising for an open nurse position, updating older webcams and privacy screens, purchasing branded clothing, and contracting a consultant for a staff strategic planning session. She identified the consultant as Beth McGrath of McGrath Leadership, who is scheduled to lead a four-hour session on Jan. 30 from about 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Smith said she obtained state approval to close the office for about three hours that day to minimize public disruption.
Smith also said the office is maintaining an "access and functional needs" list of residents with critical needs (for example, people on oxygen) that the public health response coordinator, Ed, manages in partnership with community organizations.
In response to a commissioner question, Smith confirmed the grant requires no local match and that the county submits monthly reports to the state about how the funds are used.
