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DeKalb Public Health gives annual update: staffing shortages, budget mix and program activity
Summary
DeKalb Public Health presented demographics, organization structure, a five-year strategic plan, workforce and budget details and program-level outputs including immunizations, refugee screenings and environmental inspections.
DeKalb Public Health delivered a broad annual update to the PECS committee on county demographics, internal organization, staffing and program outputs through the current fiscal year.
The department reported it serves more than 760,000 residents and outlined four divisions — administration, clinical services, community health and environmental health — plus five offices including epidemiology and public-health preparedness. The department operates five health centers across the county and said it screened more than 3,000 refugees in the current year and issued more than 20,000 birth certificates and nearly 19,000 death certificates to date.
The health director said DeKalb Public Health has 413…
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