Matt Belcher, MPA

Matt Belcher is currently the Child & Family Health Improvement/Population Health Branch Manager in the Maternal & Child Health (MCH) Division at KY-DPH, where he oversees the Pediatric and Adolescent Health Education Sections as well as the administration of KY Title V funding packages to local health departments. Prior to his role as Branch Manager, for the past four years Matt has coordinated the KY Title V Block Grant Application & Annual Report to our federal partners. Title V is one of the most historic federally funded block grant programs and a key source of support for promoting and improving the population health of mothers and children, including children with special health care needs. Matt also has nearly 15 years of local government administration and public policy experience. Matt has previously served as a city manager and a local economic development director and has extensive regional planning and grant writing experience. Among Matt's many passions, include working to improve the lives of all Kentuckians through public policy formulation and implementation, quality of life investment, and community projects that serves populations in need. Matt is a MPA graduate of the University of Kentucky, and currently lives in Lexington, KY with his wife Lauren and two children, Violet and Jack.