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O’Connell said the ongoing outbreak is a perfect example of why staffing, funding, data access, and other resources need to be in place before an emergency develops, allowing publichealthagencies to respond immediately. “Because something will come next.”
But in some places, the pandemic cash did little more than keep small health departments afloat. The Central Montana Health District , a publichealthagency serving five rural counties, received enough money to retain a staff member to help handle testing, contact tracing and rolling out the coronavirus vaccines.
Pediatricians scale back on Covid shot orders as interest in vaccine wanes In some places, that pandemic cash did little more than keep small health departments afloat. And ruralhealth departments, like the one in central Montana, deserve more attention, said Casalotti, the advocate for county and city health officials.
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