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Health department wins $2,400 state grant for vaccine outreach as county vaccination rates lag
Summary
Vernon County Health Department accepted a $2,400 Department of Health Services grant (ARPA residual) to fund billboards and clinic flyers encouraging conversations with providers, citing local childhood vaccination rates near 38%.
The Vernon County Board approved a budget amendment to accept a $2,400 grant from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services to support a vaccine outreach campaign.
Amy from the Health Department told the board the funds are leftover ARPA dollars allocated by the state to address COVID-19 impacts and declining routine childhood vaccination rates. She said the county's overall vaccination coverage has fallen to about 38% and that targeted messaging — three billboards and clinic flyers — aims to prompt conversations between patients and providers. The department named local partners including Vernon Health and Hersh Clinic and described outreach materials to be placed both on roadsides and in clinics.
Supervisors voted to accept the grant and amend the 2026 budget; no opposition was recorded.
