JEREZ. In order to contribute to the improvement of the physical and mental health of Jerez families, Dr. José Humberto Salazar Contreras, Mayor of Jerez, inaugurated the new general medicine and psychological care office, which will be located in the facilities of the Municipal Presidency , to give attention to the public in general and to the workers of the City Council in particular, because “we will not rest until we provide comprehensive and accessible health for all,” said the mayor.
The doctor explained that it is necessary to give attention, both physical and psychological, to the personnel who work in the municipal presidency, given that, according to data from the World Health Organization, the annual global cost is estimated at 1,000 million dollars. that implies not attending to the mental health of workers.
In order to offer citizens high-quality care and service, as well as generate healthy production conditions for public servants, the Jerez City Council seeks to become the first municipality in the country to be certified under NOM-035, which seeks to generate the necessary conditions in terms of safety, health and work environment, in order to prevent labor conditions.
Prior to the inaugural ribbon cutting, the honorary president of the Municipal DIF Bertha Alicia García Duarte stressed that said office will serve as a link and channel to offer comprehensive and specific care to patients who require special treatment and stressed that “this office is one more step in our path in the search for universal and accessible health for the body and mind of the people of Jerez». Being the doctor Manuel Viramontes Venegas and the occupational psychologist Karina Barrios Martínez who will be in charge of the medical and psychological consultation, respectively.
At the end of the event, Dr. Salazar reported that he will personally join the Health Brigades offered by the Municipal DIF, since, in his words, “the people of Jerez deserve dignified and close health and psychological care.”