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Chaffee County public‑health director flags insurance pressure, program needs and staffing constraints
Summary
The county public‑health director reported steady local communicable‑disease levels but warned of service pressures from rising insurance premiums, vaccine access restrictions, and staff turnover. She highlighted ongoing programs (Nourish, maternal‑mental‑health planning, We Are Chaffee's Heart) and potential sunsetting of Arc Valley Helping Hands without new funding.
The county public‑health director (Speaker 4) briefed commissioners on environmental‑health activity, immunization trends, program capacity and staffing challenges.
She said local flu and COVID hospitalizations remained low at present but cautioned the county will likely see a post‑holiday rise and that access to certain vaccines is constrained by federal supply and policy changes.…
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