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Public Health Directors say department underfunding poses challenges

Five public health directors overseeing six counties said their departments are underfunded. This caused a great deal of challenges pre-pandemic, and those challenges have worsened over the past year.

Public health directors discuss societal changes that will stem from the pandemic

Public health directors discuss societal changes that will stem from the pandemic via Storyblocks and last updated 2021-04-15 18:56:59-04 BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Public health directors say there are a handful of changes the COVID-19 pandemic caused they hope stay post-pandemic. Public health is about behavioral change. That s really what it comes down to. Really modifying behaviors is what we hope to accomplish, Paul Pettit, the public health director of Orleans and Genesee Counties said. They said some of those behavioral changes may be for the better. Like wearing masks and social distancing, meeting virtually instead of in person and also just in terms of how we ve been able to restructure health care to make it safer and more convenient or low cost through virtual visits, Dr. Gale Burstein, the health commissioner of Erie County, said.

Public Health Directors weigh in on if masks will become more common during flu season

Public Health Directors weigh in on if masks will become more common during flu season Several public health directors said they think masks could become more popular during flu seasons to prevent the spread of the illness. and last updated 2021-04-15 17:17:07-04 BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Several public health directors said they think masks could become more popular during flu seasons to prevent the spread of the illness. This pandemic, if nothing else, is really an opportunity for us to make some great improvements in our society, Christine Schuyler, the public health director of Chautauqua County, said. One of those improvements may just be be sick individuals wearing masks.

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