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Health department seeks role as regional hub in Kansas chronic‑disease pilot grant
Summary
Melissa Miller updated the commission on Ellis County's application to the Kansas chronic disease intelligence and action pilot (with Wichita State University). She said award timing slipped to late May, grant funds would be distributed in July, and the pilot runs about 15 months with aims to coordinate rural public‑health services and data.
Ellis County health department director Melissa Miller briefed commissioners about the county’s application for the Kansas chronic disease intelligence and action pilot grant, submitted in partnership with Wichita State University.
Miller said the state competitively allocated funds as part of a broader health‑transformation program and that the county had hoped to know the award outcome by May 15; the timeline has slipped and she expects news by the end of May with funds distributed in July. Miller said the pilot is intended to strengthen collaboration across rural counties, support shared services and tools for chronic conditions such as diabetes, obesity and high blood pressure, and create data collection that could make the model replicable by other counties.
Miller also said the pilot would be a short timeline program (approximately 15 months) and could include term‑limited hires; she noted letters of support from neighboring counties, the local hospital and a federally qualified health center. Commissioners praised the outreach and encouraged staff to keep the board updated when award decisions are received.
