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Sullivan County introduces new public health director; office highlights rabies exposures and respiratory uptick
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The county introduced Dr. Jesse Moore as the new public health director. Moore outlined priorities including reproductive and preconception health, accreditation, partnerships to increase local services and public education on rabies and a rise in respiratory illnesses.
The Health and Human Services Committee on Tuesday introduced Dr. Jesse Moore as Sullivan County’s new public health director, and Moore outlined priorities that include reproductive health, accreditation for the department and closer coordination with mental-health and substance-use services.
Moore said she will focus on reproductive life planning, early prenatal care and reducing sexually transmitted infections, and that she will review department programs for public-health accreditation. “I have a lot of interest in this idea of preconception health or reproductive life planning,” Moore said, and added that she plans to…
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