A budget establishing 23 new positions for the Lake County Health Department was approved Tuesday by the county council — a necessary first step before it can tap $4.87 million in new state dollars allocated to improve public health. The funds come from the Health First Indiana initiative, which was created in 2023 by the Indiana legislature through Senate Enrolled Act 4 to improve the overall .
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