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DeKalb Public Health asks to repurpose five county‑funded nurses as refugee resettlement drops off
Summary
With refugee resettlement suspended, DeKalb Public Health asked the FAB Committee to reassign five county‑funded nursing positions to Ryan White clinic work, TB clinic follow‑up and mobile STD outreach; officials cited a 9.7% increase in chlamydia and a 42.7% increase in gonorrhea (2018–2023) as reasons to reallocate resources.
DeKalb Public Health Director Paxton and Dr. Annie Roussa told the Finance, Audit and Budget Committee the county should reallocate five county‑funded nursing positions originally intended for refugee screening because refugee resettlement has largely stopped.
‘‘When the positions were funded, we expected about 9,818 refugees with 92% settling in DeKalb County,’’ Dr. Roussa said, explaining that federal…
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