The Cabinet for Health and Family Services has announced its support for a legislative resolution calling for an examination of the public health response to Kentucky’s hepatitis A outbreak.
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Department for Public Health leaders welcome the opportunity to explain the situation to legislators and work collaboratively to identify best practices, service delivery gaps, and other attributes of the response in order to strengthen the public health system’s ability to respond to current and future outbreaks.
The cabinet also took exception to a series of newspaper reports that highlighted the negative, claiming some have ignored positive aspects of the state’s response.
A number of local health department leaders voiced support for the state’s leadership and response at today’s press conference.
Several supporting documents from the event have been posted online.
The Cabinet for Health and Family Services is home to most of the state’s human services and healthcare programs, including the Department for Medicaid Services. CHFS is one of the largest agencies in state government, with nearly 8,000 full- and part-time employees located across the Commonwealth focused on improving the lives and health of Kentuckians.
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