Public Health’s mobile unit puts health care on the road
By R. R. Branstrom rbranstrom@dailypress.net ESCANABA – Public Health Delta & Menominee Counties (PHDM) is getting ready to employ its mobile unit for the second year. Obtained through a grant from the NorthCare Network in 2023, the vehicle is a traveling clinic meant to make harm reduction services more accessible in the two counties the health department serves. It carries fentanyl test strips, syringes and Naloxone, all with the aim of diminishing the harmful effects of substance abuse. The long-time health department employees who travel with the vehicle provide some ...