Senator Lea Webb Hosts Community Health Resource Fair in Cortland County

CORTLAND, NY - On Wednesday, Senator Lea Webb hosted a Community Health Resource Fair in Cortland at the Cortland County Building Gymnasium in Cortland. The fair brought together community organizations focused on health and wellness, to provide the public with information regarding the resources available to their families.

“I am thrilled to host this community health resource fair,” said Senator Lea Webb. “This is a great opportunity to ensure that members of the public have access to the wide variety of health and wellness resources available to them here in Cortland County. To build healthy communities, it is so important that we empower our neighbors with information about the resources available to them, so that we can increase equitable access to services.” 

Senator Webb’s team distributed free, rapid COVID-19 tests and masks during the event. Additionally, her constituent services team was on hand to assist community members with an array of issues, such as unemployment, HEAP, health insurance, EBT\WIC\SNAP, and more. 

Organizations taking part in the event included Family Planning of South Central NY, Cortland Collective Impact Initiatives, Catholic Charities of Cortland County, Brain Injury Association of NY, Department of Social Services, Adult Protective Services, Medicaid and SNAP, Hillside Children Services, The Doula Partnership, Family Health Network, Cortland County Community Action Program, Family & Children's Counseling Services, Speak-Up Cortland, Cortland YMCA, Guthrie Cortland Medical Center, Cortland County Health Department, Seven Valley Health Coalition, The Cortland LGBTQ Center, Cortland County Mental Health Department, Access to Independence, Cortland Prevention Resources, and Southern Tier Aids Program.

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