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Kent County health director outlines community‑wellness programs, infant‑mortality review and disease trends
Summary
Dr. Adam London and Division Director Joanne Hoganson briefed commissioners on community wellness services — maternal and child programs, school vision/hearing screenings, kindergarten oral‑health screening, children's special health care services, opioid task force results and notifiable disease trends for 2024.
Dr. Adam London, administrative health officer for the Kent County Health Department, gave the Community Health and Safety Committee an overview of the department’s community wellness division on June 24, focusing on maternal‑infant services, child screenings, care coordination and disease surveillance.
“During 2024, [the maternal infant health program] served 1,500 families, with nurses, social workers, and dietitians providing almost 9,000 home visits for families,” London said, describing the program’s goal of supporting healthy, full‑term births.
London summarized the department’s school screening work: more than 36,000 hearing screenings and about 50,000 vision screenings were performed for county students in the prior year, with the department referring children who screened positive to follow‑up care. Joanne Hoganson, division director, described Kent County’s rollout of…
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