Chathamโ County Expands Health โฃServices in siler City, Addressing โขCritical Needs
Siler City, NC – Chathamโ County residents now โฃhave increased โaccess to vital healthcare services, including โtreatments forโ HIV, Hepatitis C, and opioid use disorders, thanks to an expansionโ of servicesโข at the โChatham โขCounty public โขHealth Department’sโ Siler โCity clinic. The broadenedโ offerings โaim to โขprovide preventative care, specialized medical treatment, and support for substance use, addressing key public health โpriorities withinโค the county.
The expansion is designed โto reduce the spreadโข of disease and improve overall community well-being โขby increasing access to prevention, testing, and โฃtreatment.According to Elaina Young, publicโค health social worker for the Chatham County Department of Public Health, “Increasing access to prevention, testing โขand treatment helps stop the spread of disease, keeps people healthier and promotes โthe well-being ofโข our community.Everyone should be able to receiveโฃ the care they need and want when entering a healthcare space, and we are โขproud to strengthen local access by bringing these new programs to our clinic and our community.”
Individuals interested in scheduling an appointment โขor learning more about eligibilityโ can contact the Siler City clinic โat 919-742-5641. Walk-ins willโค be accommodated based on clinicโค capacity.
Further informationโ regarding โclinical and community services offered by Chatham County Public Health isโ available at chathamcountync.gov/clinicalservices, and general information about the departmentโค can be found at โข chathamcountync.gov/publichealth.
