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Lander County Board of Health adopts MAHA resolution, pivots children’s dental funding toward vitamin D prevention
Summary
The Board of Health adopted a resolution to incorporate the Make Our Children Healthy Again (MAHA) recommendations into county programs and approved a preventive shift in a children’s dental program to include vitamin D testing and supplementation for children and pregnant women.
The Lander County Board of Health voted April 9 to adopt Resolution 2026‑03, incorporating elements of the federal Make Our Children Healthy Again (MAHA) report into county public‑health programming and directing semiannual reports on program development.
Dr. Troy Ross, who led the health board discussion, summarized an ongoing community vitamin D testing program: roughly 170 people have been tested so far, and about two‑thirds of those tested were insufficient or deficient. Dr. Ross said the county is offering supplementation to identified individuals but has had limited retest uptake and intends to improve follow‑up and outreach.
The board also proposed refocusing SB‑118 dental funds from treatment toward prevention. Under the revised approach staff will offer targeted vitamin D testing and supplementation for children and pregnant women—interventions Dr. Ross said have been linked in the literature with substantial reductions in childhood dental problems. He stressed that staff will bring any marketing or educational materials back to the Board of Health before distribution.
On procedural questions commissioners asked about testing logistics and seasonality; Dr. Ross described finger‑prick blood‑spot tests processed by an approved lab and said testing has been offered at community events and health fairs to broaden access. The board approved the MAHA resolution and the direction to develop prevention‑focused programming under SB‑118 funding.
