Post by Logan on Feb 10, 2016 4:20:20 GMT -6
State health officials today defended their response to the Legionnaires' disease outbreak in Flint, discounting concerns that infighting hurt public health.
"We rely on strong relationships with our partners at the local level including primary care providers, community organizations, health plans, and most importantly our local health departments,” Nick Lyon, director of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, said in a statement.
The response came after the Free Press reported harsh criticisms of the state from the Genesee County Health Department, which was investigating an outbreak of the bacteria that killed nine people in 2014 and 2015.
Genesee County on Monday released e-mails in which county health officials blasted the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality and the Department of Health and Human Services, voicing concerns about delays, incompetence and possible cover-ups of the outbreak.
Read more: www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/local/michigan/flint-water-crisis/2016/02/09/legionnaires-outbreak-timeline/80065390/
"We rely on strong relationships with our partners at the local level including primary care providers, community organizations, health plans, and most importantly our local health departments,” Nick Lyon, director of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, said in a statement.
The response came after the Free Press reported harsh criticisms of the state from the Genesee County Health Department, which was investigating an outbreak of the bacteria that killed nine people in 2014 and 2015.
Genesee County on Monday released e-mails in which county health officials blasted the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality and the Department of Health and Human Services, voicing concerns about delays, incompetence and possible cover-ups of the outbreak.
Read more: www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/local/michigan/flint-water-crisis/2016/02/09/legionnaires-outbreak-timeline/80065390/