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Lawrence County public-health update: maternal programs continue; measles case contained
Summary
Public-health nurse Melinda Wolf told commissioners the county’s maternal and child-health visits, safe-sleep education and vaccination clinics remain active; staff reported one recent measles case in Sturgis that was contained through prompt vaccination and said school-coverage rates remain above 85% where audited.
Melinda Wolf, Lawrence County public-health nurse coordinator, briefed the Board of Commissioners on maternal and child-health services and vaccination activity for April through September.
Wolf described the county’s prenatal and postpartum home-visit program, routine developmental screenings (ASQ/ASQ-SE) and safe-sleep education for pregnant families. ‘‘If we evaluate that they do not have a safe sleep space, we can provide...…
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