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Hamilton Board of Health outlines accreditation push, animal-shelter strains and near-term capital fixes
Summary
At its Nov. 12 meeting the Hamilton Township Board of Health described progress toward national accreditation, released a COVID-19 after-action report and gave a detailed update on the municipal animal shelter, citing higher animal census, volunteer gains and urgent needs for kennel resurfacing and a shelter veterinarian.
Hamilton Township's health leadership gave the Board of Health a status report on Nov. 12 that emphasized accreditation work, lessons from the pandemic response and a full update on the township animal shelter. Director Cathy Fitzgerald introduced Health Officer Chris Hellwig, who walked the board through public-health operations and shelter metrics.
Hellwig said the division submitted 203 supporting documents to the accreditation board and has been assigned an accreditation specialist to review materials, followed by a possible corrective-action period and a site visit. He also said the township completed a COVID-19 after-action review covering the 2020–2022 response, and that consultant Emergency Preparedness Solutions identified 37 corrective actions the township is implementing.
The presentation turned to the…
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