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Lubbock Public Health outlines services and warns of measles outbreak
Summary
Lubbock Public Health Director Catherine Wells briefed the City Council on departmental services, budget structure and a measles outbreak centered in Gaines County; department is operating seven days a week and offering free MMR vaccine.
Catherine Wells, director of Lubbock Public Health, told the Lubbock City Council on March 11 that the department is acting seven days a week to respond to a measles outbreak centered in Gaines County while continuing regular disease surveillance and community programs. "We provide 24/7 consultation. That phone's been ringing off the hook, with measles," Wells said.
Wells framed the role of governmental public health in Texas, describing a decentralized system in which local jurisdictions set up health departments and work with state agencies such as the Texas Department of State Health Services. She said Lubbock Public Health serves as the city–county health authority and currently has 52 full‑time staff, six temporary staff and several part‑time contracted professionals who provide lab and physician services.
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