The Baltimore City Health Department was awarded a five-year $8.4 million CDC grant that supports investments in public health, including a new EHR system and up to 12 additional employees.
“This grant supports direct spending on much-needed resources that invest in our depleted workforce following the aftermath of the pandemic,” Health Commissioner Dr. Letitia Dzirasa said. “We will use this important funding for public health infrastructure allowing us to establish more resilient internal systems, processes, and protocols.”
Commissioner Dzirasa said the pandemic put a tremendous strain on the Health Department. BCHD was one of the few City agencies that operated without interruption during the worst days of COVID-19. These conditions gave way to feelings of burnout throughout the department as staff maintained its day-to-day operations while coordinating new critical public health services such as mass COVID testing and vaccination programs. Read more.
