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Schenectady County health committee advances four public‑health funding measures including data modernization and support for home visiting
Summary
The Health, Housing & Human Services committee voted on June 30 to advance four public‑health funding measures to the full Legislature, including a grant to implement an electronic health record and funding to continue a five‑year home‑visiting program.
The Schenectady County committee on Health, Housing & Human Services on June 30 voted to advance four funding resolutions to the full Legislature that county public‑health officials said will expand data capacity, sustain home‑visiting services, continue rabies programming and fund behavioral‑health services including jail‑based treatment supports.
Keith Brown, director of public health, told the committee the awards include a grant from the Public Health Accreditation Board to implement the county's first electronic health record (EHR) for public‑health programs and to provide several years of ongoing support. "This will allow us to implement our…
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