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Ulster County health director outlines staffing rebuild, lead response and preparedness plans
Summary
Dr. Walter told the Health, Human Services and Human Rights Committee the Ulster County Health Department is rebuilding nursing capacity, plans to resume home visits for high‑risk births, will restore local STI and TB services, and is expanding lead‑testing and emergency preparedness work.
Dr. Walter, director of public health for Ulster County, told the county Health, Human Services and Human Rights Committee on Feb. 6 that the department is focused on rebuilding core services and restoring public trust after the strain of the COVID‑19 pandemic.
"We’re building up" nursing staff, Dr. Walter said in a department overview, and the county plans to reinstate home visits for high‑risk births once staffing stabilizes. The department has also been working to bring sexually transmitted infection and tuberculosis clinic services back in‑house after relying on external partners during COVID shortages.
The presentation outlined the department’s statutory responsibilities under state public health law and broke the agency into operational divisions: patient services (including adult and child immunizations and home‑visit programs),…
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