The Fulton County Board of Health will restore at least 14 jobs in HIV prevention and sexual health after laying off workers in May citing a lack of federal funding, officials told Healthbeat on Wednesday.
The layoffs of 17 workers came amid delays in funding for HIV initiatives to state and local health departments from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Those funds have since arrived, said Chris Rustin, interim district health director for Fulton County.
The Georgia Department of Public Health received $25.9 million for the second year of a CDC grant aimed at improving HIV surveillance and prevention. Of that, $5.9 million is allocated to Fulton, which covers the positions, DPH spokesperson Nancy Nydam Shirek said.
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