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McHenry County Health Department seeks more state funding and readies services after lab recertification
Summary
Officials told the board they are advocating for an additional $10 million in Local Health Protection Grant funding, recertified the county water lab for bacteriology and are rolling out services including free flooded-well sampling and Monday STI clinics at Crystal Lake.
County public-health officials told the McHenry County Board of Health they are pursuing more state support while readying operations after recent certifications and staffing changes.
Administrator Hanson said the department has been advocating for a bill that would provide an additional $10 million for the Local Health Protection Grant, a funding source the department uses to support mandated services. “There is a bill that is out there advocating for an additional $10 million in funding for the Local Health Protection Grant,” Hanson said, and offered to provide the bill number to board members after the meeting.
Public-health operations updates included a laboratory recertification and new services. Dr. Noll reported…
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