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Health commissioner: HUD lead grant, 157 referrals and plans for volunteer clinic
Summary
Dr. Kristen B. Mley told council the Bureau of Health has recorded 157 referrals to its Together for Chester program, received a HUD lead grant that will create four full-time positions, and is exploring a volunteer-based clinic and nurse-practitioner partnerships to expand primary care access.
Dr. Kristen B. Mley, Chester’s health commissioner, briefed the City Council on March 11 about ongoing public-health efforts to connect residents to care and to roll out a HUD-funded lead program.
Mley said the city’s Together for Chester referral initiative has produced 157 referrals since it began last May, and staff are following up to ensure those people were linked to primary- or specialty-care providers. "One hundred fifty-seven people have been connected to providers," she said, adding the…
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