As per Connecticut General Statutes (CGS) Sections 19a-202 and 19a-245, a municipal health department with a population of fifty thousand or more or a district health department with a total population of fifty thousand or more, or serves three or more municipalities irrespective of the combined total population of such municipalities, is eligible for state per capita funding.  Thirty-four (34) of 65 (52%) local health departments and districts (LHD) qualify to receive this funding.  The funding is to be used for public health services and to ensure the provision of a basic health program, the Ten Essential Public Health Services. Municipal health departments account for 99.9% of the unexpended funds which are allowed to be carried over into the next fiscal year.  The data are current as of December 2021.

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Local health departments that are eligible to receive per capita funding from DPH are required to provide a basic health program, based on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Ten Essential Public Health Services, as per CGS Sec. 19a-207a.