Health Clinic options explored for Alta accessibility
Cassie Bishop, a member of the Alta Horizons steering committee, recently met with the director of the United Community Health Center in Storm Lake, to discuss more accessibility options to the clinic for the Alta community. UCHC will be unable to provide an on-site clinic in Alta, but they are in the process of preparing to build a new UCHC west of Storm Lake on Highway 7 towards Alta. There will be continued dialog with UCHC to provide good accessibility to those who need it from the Alta community. Cassie has arranged for a spokesperson for the health center to speak to the Alta Horizons committee at their next monthly meeting to clarify questions raised about who can use the clinic, the process of obtaining access to clinic services, and also to discuss with the committee the transportation accessibility and availability issues that have been raised within the Alta community. UCHC information brochures are going to be placed in ABC (Alta Building Connections) welcome packets being provided by Alta Horizons to new residents within the community.