PUBLIC HEALTH
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In times like these, we cannot afford to outsource responsibility for our city’s public health to distant and unresponsive county administrators
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We must create a new Department of Public Health, staffed by public health professionals based in our city
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Tailor our city’s public health initiatives, both during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, to the specific and local needs of Saratogians
COVID-19
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Work with the proper authorities to facilitate COVID-19 testing and the distribution of a safe vaccine once it is developed
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Hold regular meetings with the Board of Education and the Superintendent of Schools in order to coordinate safe school reopening
Mental Health
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Hire three social workers to operate a 24-hour hotline, separate from the Police Department, to respond to individual mental health crises.
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This will ensure that Saratogians experiencing mental health issues can interact with a trained professional in the field, rather than police officers who are ill-equipped to respond to such emergencies
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Appoint a mental health professional to serve in the city’s Department of Public Health, working to broadly promote psychological well-being in our city.