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Health director warns of long‑term local public‑health staffing declines; seeks contractors for septic inspections and rabies specimen preparation; highlights $
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Cayuga County public‑health director reported multi‑year staffing declines in local health departments, described outreach for engineers and contractors to support environmental health inspections and rabies specimen preparation, and summarized state lead‑abatement funding and other state budget changes affecting local public health.
Kathleen Cuddy, Cayuga County public health director, told the Health & Human Services Committee that a state health association study shows sustained staffing declines over roughly 15 years among local health departments and that the county is experiencing recruiting and retention challenges.
“There's been tremendous loss of staff, reduction of staff ... salaries making recruitment and retention a real challenge,” Cuddy said, summarizing the association’s survey results. She said the report includes graphical analysis and an enumeration study that will provide county‑specific staffing trends the department submitted over time.
Cuddy also reviewed operational needs in the Environmental Health Division. She said the department has…
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