Why does York County need a countywide health department?
The idea of a York County Health Department has been discussed in the past and was most recently proposed in the 2004 Comprehensive Action Plan of the YorkCounts Commission. YorkCounts is a community-wide effort to define the quality of life in York County in an objective and measurable way. The Healthy York County Coalition commissioned the Drexel University School of Public Health to conduct a feasibility study for a York County Health Department. The study showed that while many beneficial health activities occur across York County, there are also significant gaps. These gaps include a lack of adequate resources for effective planning and coordination of public health services throughout the county; comprehensive disaster planning; identification and a response to higher-than-average lead toxicity levels in homes throughout York County; and much more.
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