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Cottonwood Extension District outlines community health worker hire and disaster network role for Ellis County
Summary
District director Jay Harris told commissioners the Cottonwood Extension District is planning to add a community health worker focused on Medicare/Medicaid counseling and other outreach, and seeks a county delegate for a statewide Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN). He also updated staffing levels and program activity.
Jay Harris, director of the Cottonwood Extension District that serves Ellis and Barton counties, updated the Ellis County Commission on Feb. 11 about staffing, outreach and disaster-preparedness plans.
Harris said the district is looking to add a community health worker position to be based primarily in Ellis County; the district is not asking the county for funds at this time but may seek assistance later if internal and grant funding sources fall short. "We're kind of in the midst right now figuring out where how we're going to fund this. I'm not coming today to ask for funding," Harris said, describing the position’s potential scope — assistance with…
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