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Hays County health official urges Kyle leaders to partner on mental health, vaccinations and mosquito surveillance
Summary
Hays County health department manager Matthew Gonzalez told Kyle City Council the county’s 2023 community health assessment found gaps in primary care access, rising syphilis rates and mental-health needs and urged municipal partnerships, mobile services and grant collaboration to serve a fast-growing population.
Matthew Gonzalez, manager of the Hays County Health Department, told Kyle City Council on Aug. 20 that the county’s updated public‑health strategic plan and a 2023 community health assessment point to several priorities for growing cities in the region. Gonzalez said per‑capita local public‑health spending is low, the county faces workforce and data limitations, and mental‑health and maternal supports are high priorities.
“By 2030 we’re expected to reach 346,000 people,” Gonzalez said, urging…
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