Cape Girardeau Co. Public Health Center gains public engagement this election
More public engagement with public health center board By Noelle Williams | April 6, 2021 at 9:33 PM CDT - Updated April 6 at 10:53 PM
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - The ongoing pandemic highlighted the importance of county health centers and their role in public health.
It also created more public engagement the in April 6 Municipal Elections.
“Public health is much more than just one set of services, and it is more than one set of issues,” Jane Wernsman said.
Wernsman is the Director for the Cape Girardeau County Public Health Center.
She said the coronavirus ad policies enacted to fight it have created more public interest in the department.