The position became open after its former director, Amanda Robison-Chadwell, resigned from the position on May 24. Author: 6 News Digital (6News) Published: 1:33 PM CDT May 24, 2021 Updated: 2:13 PM CDT May 24, 2021
BELL COUNTY, Texas The Bell County Health Department announced last Friday that Nikki Morrow will be serving as the Interim Director of the Bell County Public Health District.
Morrow has worked with the district for nearly two decades and is currently the WIC director. She s been the director since 2017, serving 15,000 WIC participants in Temple, Killeen, Copperas Cove and Fort Hood each month.
“I am looking forward to serving the health district as interim and collaborating with our departments and community partners,” Morrow said.
Mosquitoes are back with a vengeance after recent rains in Central Texas.
âAfter these rains I suspect weâll see some disease start to pop up,â Cathy Brem, public health emergency preparedness director for the Bell County Public Health District, said. âThatâs one of the triggers for us; when we start seeing some evidence of disease caused by mosquitoes.â
Health officials recommend that Central Texans get rid of any standing water at their homes and use bug spray outside as well as wearing clothing that covers the arms and legs when outside.
West Nile and Zika cases caused by mosquitoes were among the biggest public health issues in Texas before the coronavirus crisis began.
After announcing that its director, Dr. Amanda Robison-Chadwell, was leaving earlier this week, the Bell County Public Health District did not update their COVID-19 dashboard Friday.
Due to the learning curve required to update the dashboard, the district announced that it would pause its updates until such time as the incidence rate of the virus rises above 80 cases per 100,000 people. While Bell County will not update their dashboard, other counties and local school districts are continuing to do so.
Milam County showed on its website Friday that they had five active cases of COVID-19, with three people currently hospitalized. The county has seen 1,446 total cases and 48 deaths.
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With the academic year winding down to its final weeks, Kim Glawe â the Temple Independent School Districtâs director of health services â reflected not only on the challenges that were overcome in the midst of COVID-19, but also the school nurses that helped provide students a safe learning environment.
This past year, school nurses in Temple ISD tackled daily COVID-19 screenings, conducted contact tracing and assisted with hundreds of COVID-19 vaccinations.
âThe first thing I said to the nurses at our very first staff meeting was âThank you for not quitting,ââ Glawe told the Telegram. âWhen COVID-19 came about, it brought a challenge to the Temple community and to the Temple school nurses.â