Local agencies could be impacted by sequestration, lose funding, services

  • By Shavonne Potts

    spotts@salisburypost.com

  • Thursday, February 28th, 2013
    Joan Vest, a Registered Nurse with the Rowan County Health Department, talks with Matt Biles after giving him an immunization at the RC Health Department on Wednesday. Vest's primary job involves giving immunizations out to the public, mostly children. Part of the nationally discussed topic about Sequesteration þÄî large cuts which impacts agencies who receive federal funds. Photo by Jon C. Lakey, Salisbury Post.

    Joan Vest, a Registered Nurse with the Rowan County Health Department, talks with Matt Biles after giving him an immunization at the RC Health Department on Wednesday. Vest's primary job involves giving immunizations out to the public, mostly children. Part of the nationally discussed topic about Sequesteration þÄî large cuts which impacts agencies who receive federal funds. Photo by Jon C. Lakey, Salisbury Post.

    The Rowan County Health Department gives out a vast amount of immunizations out to the public, mostly children. Part of the nationally discussed topic about Sequesteration þÄî large cuts which impacts agencies who receive federal funds. Photo by Jon C. Lakey, Salisbury Post.

    The Rowan County Health Department gives out a vast amount of immunizations out to the public, mostly children. Part of the nationally discussed topic about Sequesteration þÄî large cuts which impacts agencies who receive federal funds. Photo by Jon C. Lakey, Salisbury Post.

    Joan Vest (right), a Registered Nurse with the Rowan County Health Department, talks with Matt Biles before giving him an immunization at the RC Health Department on Wednesday. Vest's primary job involves giving immunizations out to the public, mostly children. Part of the nationally discussed topic about Sequesteration þÄî large cuts which impacts agencies who receive federal funds. Photo by Jon C. Lakey, Salisbury Post.

    Joan Vest (right), a Registered Nurse with the Rowan County Health Department, talks with Matt Biles before giving him an immunization at the RC Health Department on Wednesday. Vest's primary job involves giving immunizations out to the public, mostly children. Part of the nationally discussed topic about Sequesteration þÄî large cuts which impacts agencies who receive federal funds. Photo by Jon C. Lakey, Salisbury Post.