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Seminole County health official briefs Sanford commissioners on rising communicable disease cases, WIC growth and sheltering role
Summary
A Seminole County Health Department representative updated the Sanford City Commission on increases in communicable disease investigations, expanded WIC enrollment, a pending transfer of septic permitting to the state and the county health department's role in special‑needs sheltering and dental services.
Dr. Johnson, a representative of the Seminole County Health Department, told the Sanford City Commission on July 28 that the county has seen increases in communicable disease investigations and is expanding enrollment in federally funded nutrition services.
The presentation highlighted four statutorily required public‑health functions — communicable disease control, environmental public health, community health and preparedness — and detailed local service sites including an Airport Boulevard clinic, an environmental health office and a warehouse in Sanford that houses vaccine inventory and preparedness staff, Dr. Johnson said.
Why it matters: Rising infectious‑disease counts and changes to septic permitting could affect local health services, permitting steps for some property owners and public preparedness during hurricanes.
Dr. Johnson said the department recorded roughly a 10.5% increase in communicable‑disease investigations and about a 17% increase in confirmed or probable cases in…
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