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County health providers seek level funding and partial restorations as public-health demand rises
Summary
Newton County Health Department, Viewpoint Health and the Willing Helpers free clinic presented FY26 appropriation requests and service data; presenters cited rising demand, staffing constraints and the role of county support in maintaining clinics and a new detox unit.
Representatives of the Newton County Health Department, the regional behavioral-health board Viewpoint Health, and the volunteer-supported Willing Helpers Medical Clinic briefed county commissioners on FY26 funding requests and service pressures.
Joseph Sternberg, chief operating officer for the county health department, asked for level funding of $187,550, the same request as FY25, and described the department's use of the money to support clinical and environmental health staff. Sternberg said the department performed about 6,500 patient visits in the previous nine months and emphasized environmental health work that prevents restaurant and septic-related health hazards. Sternberg also said…
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