State Representative Lauren McNally (D-Youngstown) announced in a news release on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, that the Mahoning County Health Department would soon see grant money.

The Ohio Commission on Minority Health, also referred to as the Commission, awarded the Mahoning County Health Department $440,000 in grant funding.

The money is planned to be used for the "continued implementation of their Pathways Community HUB Model."

According to the release, the goal of the program is to prevent infant mortality and to improve the outcome of births by connecting health workers with high-risk mothers and coordinating appropriate and timely prenatal clinical care.

The Pathways Community HUB Model has been implemented in 12 counties throughout Ohio and in 15 other states.

"I am so proud of the Pathways program and how it is changing the lives of people in Mahoning County. This program is helping so many expecting mothers and giving them the care that they need," said McNally.

More information on the Pathways Community HUB Model can be found on the program's website here.

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