Click here to stay informed and subscribe to Herald-Dispatch.
Click #isupportlocal for more information on supporting our local journalists.
Learn more about HD ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥
WAYNE ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥” Wayne County is receiving assistance with epidemiology case work through a new agreement with a nearby health department.
A memorandum of understanding (MOU) went into effect April 17 between the Wayne County Health Department and the Cabell-Huntington Health Department, specifying that the Cabell-Huntington Health Department ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥œwill perform eight hours per week of epidemiology case work to include case investigations, contact tracing and data entry.ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥
The MOU says Cabell-Huntington Health DepartmentÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™s director of epidemiology ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥œwill oversee the management of duties for the staff epidemiologist assignedÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ and that the department will ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥œsend a monthly invoice to (the Wayne County Health Department) with an hourly rate of $28.64 and fringe expenses to include taxes and workers compensation.ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥
Tracey Sebastian, director of nursing at the Wayne County Health Department, said her department did the MOU to enhance services. Sebastian, who is a registered nurse, said she needed help with cases.
She also noted that Cabell was already housing regional epidemiology that serves Wayne County, among other counties, so the MOU was not the beginning of the two departmentsÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™ relationship.
According to the MOU, the Wayne County Health Department and the Cabell-Huntington Health Department both have the ability to terminate the MOU with a minimum of 30 days notice, and the ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥œcontract will remain in place until further notice is given by either entity.ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥
Last month, the second month the MOU was in effect, Wayne County faced several confirmed cases of pertussis, or whooping cough, which were reported at two schools in northern Wayne County.
Jesten Richardson is a reporter and can be reached at jrichardson@hdmediallc.com and found on X (formerly Twitter) at @JRichardsonHD.
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd,
racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another
person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone
or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism
that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on
each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness
accounts, the history behind an article.
Sorry, an error occurred.
Already Subscribed!
Cancel anytime
Thank you .
Your account has been registered, and you are now logged in.
Check your email for details.
Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password.
An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the email address listed on your account.
No promotional rates found.
Secure & Encrypted
Thank you.
Your gift purchase was successful! Your purchase was successful, and you are now logged in.
| Rate: | |
| Begins: | |
| Transaction ID: |
A receipt was sent to your email.
