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Atlantic County health officer outlines strategic public health plan, flags workforce and funding concerns
Summary
Cara Janssen, Atlantic County Division of Public Health director and health officer, presented a strategic plan covering July 2024–2027 that emphasizes workforce sustainability, equity, partner networks and monitoring; commissioners asked about mental-health programming, physician shortages and outreach to faith-based groups.
Cara Janssen, division director for public health and the Atlantic County health officer, presented the county's strategic public health plan and community survey findings to the Atlantic County Board of Commissioners, saying the plan "began in July of 2024" and will guide work through 2027.
The plan, Janssen told the board, was developed with grant funding routed from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention through the State Department of Health and with input from 27 internal and external partners and a vendor called Strategic Health Advisors. "We used feedback from our internal and external partners to redefine our mission and our vision," she said, and described three…
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