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Montgomery County health officials outline outreach, budgets and push for disaggregated metrics for three equity programs
Summary
County health staff briefed council on the Latino Health Initiative, African American Health Program and Asian American Health Initiative, detailing program portfolios, FY26 budget allocations and calls from councilmembers for clearer, disaggregated performance metrics to judge impact.
Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services officials updated the County Council on three culturally focused health initiatives and their plans for outreach, evaluation and the coming budget cycle. "Montgomery County is 1 of the most diverse counties in the nation," the department's chief health officer said, framing the programs as core to the county's public-health strategy.
The briefing covered the Latino Health Initiative (LHI), the African American Health Program (AHP) and the Asian American Health Initiative (AHI), which the department says were created to reduce persistent barriers to care. "My name is Mariana Sarani. I'm the senior manager for the Latino Health Initiative," Sarani said as she described LHI's 10-year blueprint (set to expire this year) and a 14-program portfolio that includes asthma management, climate-and-health work, parent cohorts addressing substance use and a "Welcome Back" workforce center preparing internationally trained health professionals for local licensure.
LHI reported a staff of 16…
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