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HHS highlights rising demand, public‑health pressure and asks for targeted staff and software funding

Coconino County Board of Supervisors · April 27, 2026
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Summary

Health & Human Services outlined a broad set of county programs — vital records, senior meals, pathways reentry, vaccination clinics, vector lab, and the new youth center — reported service metrics (e.g., nearly 9,425 vital records distributed last calendar year), and requested a permanent grant coordinator and a limited-term vital-records FTE plus continued software and vector-lab support.

Health & Human Services leaders told the Board of Supervisors the department is delivering hundreds of services across Coconino County while facing federal and state funding volatility and rising communicable-disease workload.

Michelle Axland and team described the King Street center and youth center buildouts, a proposed MVD kiosk to reduce travel burdens for East Side residents, expanded vital-records outreach (including monthly state assistance clinics for delayed birth certificates),…

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