A Life-Saving Investment in Behavioral Health

The Jefferson County Health Department is delighted to announce the hiring of Rochelle Hesford as our new Behavioral Health Coordinator. We expect her work to make a major impact, but it’s important to first explain the program Rochelle now leads and how it fits into our department’s broader, community-focused mission.

The JCHD vision – Healthy People. Healthy Practices. Healthy Places. – is all about creating an environment where our residents can thrive. As part of that, a foundational public health service is to assess and monitor the population’s health status.

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