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But what if an epidemic
does break out in Lancaster County? Are we prepared to deal with
it?...
[Intell]
Supports a public
health department in Lancaster County "for its role in coordinating and
integrating services that otherwise are uncoordinated and
fragmented.''...
[New Era]
Lancaster County has almost
500,000 people and no county health department...
[Intell]
Some attendees this
morning lauded the coordination a local health department could
provide...
[New Era]
We feel that
at this point we have strong community support to move this to a new level
and to continue our exploration...
[New Era]
We urge the board of
commissioners to take seriously their responsibility to protect the health
of county residents and to pass a resolution to authorize the creation of
a local public health department...
[Intell]
Over the past five years,
a group of concerned residents has considered the question, Does Lancaster
County need a local public health department?...
[Lancaster Post]
Nor has the horror of
realizing how poorly prepared Lancaster was to deal with a public health
emergency...
[New Era]
Also Tuesday, council voted
unanimously to support an initiative to establish a Lancaster county Board
of Health...
[Intell] |