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Residents decry teen‑clinic materials; health officer says Bedsider link removed and survey paused
Summary
Dozens of residents urged St. Clair County commissioners to keep school‑based teen clinics open and to hold the health department accountable after a parent said clinic intake materials differed from questions later asked. Health officer Liz King said the Bedsider link was removed immediately, the Grama survey paused and staff are reviewing materials.
Dozens of residents told the St. Clair County Human Services Committee that school‑based teen health clinics are essential and must not be closed after citizens raised concerns about sexual‑health material and an electronic intake survey.
"I sincerely regret that you and your daughter had a negative experience at our clinic," said Liz King, the county administrative/health officer, addressing a parent who said paper intake questions she was shown before a visit did not match the questions later asked on an iPad. King said staff removed the Bedsider link from printed materials within hours of being notified and paused the Grama risk‑behavior survey while the department identifies clinically appropriate, age‑appropriate alternatives.
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