CT local public health officials reflect on managing COVID-19 relief
Local public health agencies played a critical role during COVID, from managing vaccine clinics and tracing to solving much smaller problems.
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Local public health agencies played a critical role during COVID, from managing vaccine clinics and tracing to solving much smaller problems.
As xylazine becomes increasingly prevalent in Connecticut’s drug supply, public health officials and substance use experts spoke with the News about increased xylazine use across the state and recommendations for the public on how to stay safe.
Ebony Jackson-Shaheed is the fourth permanent health director to resign in Bridgeport since 2016. She was hired in September 2021.
Twelve people have died, higher than the average of two per week.
“You have to understand the community you serve.” New Haven’s director of public health, Maritza Bond, MPH, made this point during the two-part panel discussion