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Utah Association of Local Health Departments

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Utah State and Local Public Health Governance Committee

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Notice Title

DHHS & LHD Governance Meeting

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Meeting

Event Start Date & Time

March 16, 2026 12:30 PM

Event End Date & Time

March 16, 2026 01:30 PM

Description/Agenda

The State of Utah DHHS and Local Public Health Governance Committee Meeting Approve Minutes: March 2nd, 2026 Grant Title Executive Committee Review Description Maternal Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Grant FY26 NCC Funding Period: 9/30/26-9/28/28 Dollar Amount: $6,047,097 Application Due: 4/20/2026 Grant Status Needs Review Grant Manager: Elizabeth Vansant-Webb This grant application was reviewed at IPHS during the first week in March. The application/budget was approved to move forward. Purpose: This funding will be used to promote targeted, intensive evidence-based home visiting services to at-risk families with children up to the age of 5. Families must reside in high-need counties, as identified by the 2020 needs assessment. This funding is not intended to be used for universal home visiting in each state, but rather is for targeted, intensive home visiting services in specific areas of the state. Grant Title Executive Committee Review Description Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) Cooperative Agreement FY27 Funding Period: 7/1/26-6/30/27 Dollar Amount: $7,233,853 Application Due: 4/17/2026 Grant Status Needs Review Budget Period 3 Public Health Emergency Preparedness Cooperative Agreement: Melissa Dimond made a motion to accept the BP3 application proposal based on last year's allocation. Second, by Grant Sunada and approved by all members of Prep Exec. Nate will present this at Governance next Monday. This is the third year in a 5-year project period of CDC's Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) cooperative agreement. This funding opportunity provides a roadmap for PHEP recipients to design, develop, and implement strategies and activities that will improve their readiness to execute plans, respond to public health threats and emergencies, and recover from them. Grant Title Executive Committee Review Description State Physical Activity and Nutrition Funding Period: 9/30/26-9/29/27 Dollar Amount: $880,000 Application Due: 4/15/2026 Grant Status Needs Review HP&P approved the application this afternoon for a favorable recommendation to Governance. This year 4 cooperative agreement will support activities at the state and local governmental levels to implement evidence-based strategies and leverage resources from stakeholders and sectors (e.g., agriculture, transportation, education, business, commerce, and housing) in their populations of focus related to poor nutrition and physical inactivity. This will fund recipients to work with state and local partners to improve nutrition and access to safe physical activity, including breastfeeding, early care and education, and family healthy weight programs. Grant Title Executive Committee Review Description Overdose Data to Action in Utah Funding Period: 9/1/26-8/31/27 Dollar Amount: $3,210,977 Application Due: 3/16/2026 Grant Status Needs Review Action taken in Governance on 3/2/26 that this grant has Governance approval upon approval from HP&P; HP&P; reviewed and approved this grant application. The goal of this continuation application is to reduce overdose deaths by enhancing Utah's ability to track and prevent nonfatal and fatal overdoses while also identifying emerging drug threats. The funding allows VIPP to continue surveillance strategies and to provide evidence-based and evidence-informed interventions that have an immediate impact on reducing overdose morbidity and mortality, with a focus on opioids, stimulants, and polysubstance use. Grant Title Executive Committee Review Description CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION WISEWOMAN: Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation of Women Across the Nation Funding Period: 9/30/26-9/29/27 Amount: $950,000 Application Due: 3/31/2026 Status: Needs Review This grant application was reviewed and approved by the IPHS Exec Group. The WISEWOMAN (Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation for Women Across the Nation) program serves low-income, uninsured, and underinsured women ages 40 to 64 years, with heart disease and stroke risk factor screenings and services that promote healthy behaviors to reduce the risk for heart disease and stroke. Grant Title Executive Committee Review Description Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Prevention and Control of Emerging Infectious Diseases (ELC) Continuation - BP3 Funding Period: 8/1/26-7/31/27 Amount: Application Due: 4/6/2026 Status: Needs Review Epi/Informatics Exec approved the following grant application: ELC grant BP3 application: Ginny Ambrenac and Chris Smoot met with Epi/Informatics Exec to review the proposed application. A motion was made to recommend approval of the application to Governance as proposed, and it passed unanimously. This award will be a continuation of funds intended only for recipients previously awarded under CK24-0002, Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Prevention and Control of Emerging Infectious Diseases (ELC). We met with EIE in February and in March to discuss the amounts that were going to LHDs. Rules Review/Discussion: Rule # Rule Name Description R384-324 Tobacco Product, Electronic Cigarette Product, and Nicotine Product Retailer Permit Process No substantive change. Updated a reference to an outdated county code. HP&P approved for final approval to Governance. Other Agenda Items: Other Agenda Topic Discussion Includes Notes Disease Plans: Plan Topic Soft Tick Relapsing Fever Epi/Informatics Exec approved proposed edits for the following 4 disease plans. The edit primarily clarified clinical presentation information, aligned case definitions with CSTE, and/or updated information to ensure consistency with CDC guidance. Varicella Epi/Informatics Exec approved proposed edits for the following 4 disease plans. The edit primarily clarified clinical presentation information, aligned case definitions with CSTE, and/or updated information to ensure consistency with CDC guidance. Mumps Epi/Informatics Exec approved proposed edits for the following 4 disease plans. The edit primarily clarified clinical presentation information, aligned case definitions with CSTE, and/or updated information to ensure consistency with CDC guidance. Measles Epi/Informatics Exec approved proposed edits for the following 4 disease plans. The edit primarily clarified clinical presentation information, aligned case definitions with CSTE, and/or updated information to ensure consistency with CDC guidance. Exempt Grants (These grants have been submitted to the Governance website, within the past two weeks, as exempt. We would like the Governance committee to confirm this designation before moving forward) Grant Name Application Due Description Next Governance Meeting: April 6th, 2026

Notice of Special Accommodations (ADA)

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals needing special accommodations (including auxiliary communicative aids and services) during this meeting should notify Angela Cristaudo at 801-538-6344.

Notice of Electronic or Telephone Participation

Date: March 16th, 2026 Time: 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Meet.google.com/dky-qcqm-cqx Phone: 1-484-841-5578 PIN: 443 445 917# Committee Co-Chairs: Janae Duncan & Kirk Benge

Meeting Information

Meeting Location

195 N 1950 W
Salt Lake City, UT 84116
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Angela Cristaudo

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acristaudo@utah.gov

Contact Phone

8015386344

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March 13, 2026 10:23 AM

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