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Public health updates autism surveillance; committee raises ER communication concerns for people with disabilities
Summary
Public health reported partnerships and planned tools for autism surveillance, while committee members described hospital emergency-room experiences that lacked interpretation and coordination and asked staff to pursue hospital outreach.
A public-health update to the City of Laredo Blue Ribbon Committee on Sept. 17 described new partnerships for autism surveillance and proposed outreach tools; committee members used the session to raise separate concerns about emergency-room and hospital handling of people with communication needs.
Denise, speaking for Michelle Ramos Perez, reported a formalized partnership for autism surveillance that includes an additional county and ongoing collaborations with school districts. "We have official partnership with Duval County... Completing collaboration with Laredo ISD," Denise said, and noted plans for a milestone-tracker app under consideration with state partners and a promotion card with a QR code for family…
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