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Health Department highlights pandemic readiness, dashboard and continued public‑health work
Summary
Health Department director Ralph Clegg presented the 2019 annual report, citing Public Health Ready accreditation, expanded Incident Command System training, a new mobile‑friendly website and dashboard used for COVID updates, drive‑through flu clinic preparedness, and shifts in disease‑control priorities; commissioners asked follow‑up questions about other public‑health risks during the pandemic.
Ralph Clegg, presenting the Utah County Health Department’s 2019 annual report, told commissioners the department completed a Public Health Ready accreditation, expanded Incident Command System training for staff, and launched a mobile‑friendly website and real‑time dashboard that proved useful during the COVID‑19 response.
Clegg said the department ensured at least 80% of staff were trained in the Incident Command System and that the Public Health Ready accreditation recognized planning, preparedness exercises and workforce development performed through 2019. He credited department staff…
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