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Summit County health officials brief Norton council on lead abatement, vaccines and syringe program
Summary
Summit County Public Health officials told Norton City Council on Jan. 21 that the department is expanding lead-abatement work with a HUD grant, distributing locking medication cases and urging residents to update flu and COVID vaccinations; a local board representative also explained logistics for the county syringe exchange program.
Summit County Public Health officials visited the Norton City Council on Jan. 21 to outline department programs that could affect Norton residents, including a $6 million U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development grant for lead investigation, abatement and education.
Christopher Barker, health commissioner for Summit County Public Health, told council the department has 170 employees, a roughly $30 million operating budget and that grants make up about half of its revenue. “We recently awarded a $6,000,000 grant through HUD, to target lead abatement, lead investigation, and lead education,” Barker said.
The county representative to the Summit County Board of…
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