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Council postpones review of Community Health Improvement Plan after members cite late report and methodological concerns
Summary
City Council postponed consideration of the Community Health Improvement Plan to Jan. 14 after several members said they received the full report too late to review and raised questions about sampling, priorities and the plan’s scope.
The City Council voted to postpone consideration of a Community Health Improvement Plan (item 5.15) to its Jan. 14 meeting after council members said they received the final report on short notice and raised substantive questions about its methods and potential effects.
Catherine Welter, introduced by the presiding speaker to present the plan, told the council the recommendation came from the city/county board of health and grew from community listening sessions, interviews and a needs assessment. She summarized five priority areas identified in the assessment: access to care, mental health, substance-use treatment, chronic-condition management, maternal and pregnancy-related care,…
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