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Marshall County public health director outlines preparedness, immunization weeks and regional exercises
Summary
Public Health Director Fran Tougas reported on National Public Health Week, an upcoming Community Health Assessment update, monitoring of respiratory viruses and measles, National Home Visiting and Infant Immunization Weeks, regional exercises this spring, and formation of a County Emergency Preparedness Group.
Public Health Director Fran Tougas provided the Marshall County Board of Commissioners with a bi-monthly public health update April 7 that covered preparedness planning and a series of public-health observances and local activities.
Tougas noted that National Public Health Week ran April 6–12 and that the county is working on a Community Health Assessment update, a review required every five years to set public-health priorities. She gave an infrastructure and funding update and said postvention planning by the Mobile Crisis/Trauma Team (MCTT) is being used to assist the community after untimely deaths.
Tougas discussed monitoring of respiratory viruses including influenza, COVID-19 and RSV, and provided a measles update. She flagged National Home Visiting Week (April 20–24) and National Infant Immunization Week (April 20–26) and said multiple regional exercises are planned this spring. The county has formed a County Emergency Preparedness Group to improve coordination during emergency situations.
The update as presented contained program and planning items; the board did not vote on new public-health funding or policy at the April 7 meeting.
