Jefferson County's Health Progress: A Team Effort

0:00Jefferson County and Alabama is making real strides in public health with infant mortality rates dropping, opioid overdose deaths falling, and homicides on the decline. Dr. David Hicks, the county health officer, laid it all out during the state of the county's health address earlier this week, pointing to solid. Progress amid tough challenges, he credits that upward trend to tight teamwork between health officials, nonprofits, and community groups, but warns against getting too comfy. Just assign their heading the right direction. Still, mental health keeps rising as the biggest hurdle, hitting young people hardest and tying into everything from economic stress to family. Stability. Leader stress, it's a team effort beyond any one agency, so they're wrapping up awareness and linking folks to online self-help tools through A. Statewide Partnership to catch issues early. Access to CARES stays front and center, with free mental health resources online now and STI clinics running Monday, Wednesday, and Friday next. We keeping the momentum

1:02going strong for the whole community. Local news, powered by AI. This is Birmingham News Today. I'm Corey with The Story.