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Riley County health staff update CERC plan, set clinic EMR training and keep two childcare licensing positions in grant application
Summary
Riley County Public Health presented a revised Crisis, Emergency and Risk Communication plan, sought permission to close the county clinic for EMR training March 11–13, and after discussion the commission directed staff to apply to KDHE for funding that supports one supervisor and two licensing staff to maintain local childcare services.
Riley County Public Health presented a revised Crisis Emergency and Risk Communication (CERC) Plan and asked the commission for two operational approvals: short-term clinic closure for staff training and guidance on KDHE childcare-licensing staffing in the county's FY2027 grant application.
Michelle Forsmeyer, the county's emergency preparedness coordinator, told commissioners the CERC plan is a communications framework required by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and said it "doesn't change policy or require any action from you." She emphasized the plan's aim to counter misinformation and get clear, timely, accurate instructions to the public in an emergency: "The most important thing…
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