Shasta County’s Public Health department is reducing services after a $2 million budget cut. The cut is partly due to the impact of H.R.1, which reduced the number of individuals eligible for Medi-Cal, a program providing health coverage for low-income California residents.
Impact on Services
The department will transition some projects to community partners, but specifics are not available yet. Public Health is also reducing staffing, with 10 vacant positions being deleted. The department has lost a third of its staff over the last three years.
The budget cut will affect various programs, including clinical services, disease response, and suicide prevention. Shasta County faces significant public health challenges, with the second-highest mortality rate in California and a suicide rate more than twice the state average.
Original reporting: Shasta Scout (Redding) — read the source article.
