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Health Connect to place community health workers in Beresford; library reports increased use
Summary
Fran Rice of Health Connect of South Dakota told the council her group will embed community health workers in local libraries and hold monthly office hours at the Beresford Public Library; Librarian Jane Norlane reported the library is open about 43 hours weekly and recorded roughly 28,971 visits last year.
Beresford — Fran Rice, executive director of Health Connect of South Dakota, briefed the council on her group’s consumer-facing medical library and a community health worker (CHW) initiative that will embed CHWs at partner libraries and other community sites.
“We just provide free health information and services that we can,” Rice said, describing Health Connect as “an independent free health information source” that helps residents navigate medical questions and connects them to community…
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