Wayne County staff report nearly 4,000 student eyeglasses, Narcan vending stations and $42 million in medical debt relief

Azra Harris Martin, chief program officer for Wayne County Health and Innovation Services, told the Health and Human Services Committee that the department’s school vision program will distribute nearly 4,000 eyeglasses to students across several districts and that the county’s Narcan vending-machine project has 72 stations placed so far.

“We will distribute nearly 4,000 eyeglasses to students across several districts,” Harris Martin said, and described the department’s ongoing work on air-quality monitoring and a medical debt relief effort.

Why it matters: The briefing combined several county public-health efforts that affect students, people with respiratory issues, and residents carrying medical debt. Commissioners asked for more detail about monitor placement, program eligibility and long-term funding as staff prepare contract renewals and sustainability plans.

Vision program and screenings

Harris Martin and interim director Kineal Johnson said the vision effort operates across…