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Ulster County Department of Health outlines prevention, preparedness and staff retention initiatives
Summary
Public health director Dr. Eve Walter briefed legislators on efforts to rebuild public trust, expand lead prevention and vaping education, prepare for emergencies and reduce staff burnout; the department plans a more granular Community Health Assessment and targeted improvement plan.
Dr. Eve Walter, public health director for the Ulster County Department of Health, told the Ulster County Legislature on May 20 that the department is focusing in 2025 on rebuilding trust, improving preparedness and reducing staff burnout.
“It's really important that our community trusts us,” Walter said, describing outreach to make people aware of the department’s services and the department’s movement-as-medicine campaign running on billboards and buses across the county.
Walter described three lead prevention programs the department operates: on-request household…
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