Greenlee County accepts five‑year Rural Health Transformation grant to expand self‑monitoring and dietitian services

Matt Bollinger presented a five‑year Rural Health Transformation Grant opportunity from the Arizona Department of Health Services and asked the Board to pursue the funding for Greenlee County.

“This funding is targeted toward rural populations,” Bollinger said, noting that Greenlee County is considered 100% rural. He described a proposed first‑year plan to provide automatic blood pressure cuffs and training to residents at no cost, and to reintroduce no‑cost dietitian consultations. Bollinger said the county would use existing staff for much of the work and hoped to hire one prevention manager with grant funds.

Supervisor speaker 3 moved to accept the grant proposal for $223,790 per year for five years; speaker 6 seconded the motion and the Board approved it by voice vote. Bollinger said later phases would expand into physical activity programming, suicide‑prevention measures and efforts to reduce social isolation.

What happens next: The Board authorized the county to proceed with the grant application and acceptance consistent with the state scope of work; staff will return with implementation details if and when awards are finalized.