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Public health programs report: barber‑shop outreach logged 3,700 conversations; Connected Care received 263 referrals in year two
Summary
Public health staff updated commissioners on Healthy Conversations (barber‑shop outreach) and Connected Care, reporting thousands of survey 'conversations', blood‑pressure screenings and hundreds of referrals; staff requested ongoing support for program tracking and coordination.
Cumberland County public‑health staff briefed commissioners on two outreach programs on Nov. 13: Healthy Conversations, a barber‑shop health‑education initiative, and Connected Care, a cross‑agency case‑management program.
Sheena Butler, health education supervisor, said Healthy Conversations enrolled 20 barbers in year two, with roughly 3,700 completed surveys (‘conversations’) and 573 blood‑pressure screenings…
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