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Jackson County public health requests $4.5M for core services and seeks opioid‑settlement money for harm‑reduction ahead of World Cup
Summary
Public Health Director Bridget Schafer asked the committee for roughly $4.5M for foundational services, outlined lost federal funding that reduced epidemiology capacity, and proposed opioid‑settlement spending for distribution of naloxone, fentanyl test strips and a pilot 'blue‑box' vending machine while urging coordinated regional planning for FIFA World Cup preparedness.
Bridget Schafer, director of Jackson County Public Health, requested approximately $4.5 million in county health‑fund support for FY26, describing the ask as essential to maintaining foundational public‑health operations, communicable‑disease monitoring and emergency preparedness in the runup to the FIFA World Cup and beyond.
Schafer said the department achieved national accreditation in 2025 and a "public health ready" designation for the region, but stressed the…
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