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Illinois Department of Public Health, Disease Intervention Specialists Workforce Development Support, $46,804.37 - Grant Approval - Kritz
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Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center (LCHD) received $46,804.37 in state carryover grant funding through the Illinois Department of Public Health, Disease Intervention Specialist (DIS) Workforce Development Support for the period January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025. The goal of the investment is to support 21st-century outbreak response needs by expanding and enhancing frontline public health staff, conducting DIS workforce training and skills building, building organizational capacity for outbreak response, evaluating and improving recruitment, training, and outbreak response efforts. This will fund supplies, contractual services, indirect expenses, and offset existing staff salary and fringe benefits.
Suggested Motion
To approve the Illinois Department of Public Health, DIS Workforce state carryover grant funding, and emergency appropriate $46,804.37 for LCFY25.