This has been an ongoing problem ever since the Rural Health Clinic closed.

I believe the commissioners don't want people to travel outside of our county for care.

This isn't an easy fix unfortunately. We're still in our infancy gathering data to find solutions.

We have (integrated evaluation and planning) clinics scheduled the first Thursday of every month at Peoples Community Health Clinic and more often if needed. In addition to the (integrated evaluation and planning) clinics, the Child Health Specialty Clinic child psychiatrist is available in Waterloo via the Web cam at Peoples.

Kiwis need to Push Play for 30 minutes a day on most days of the week to reap health benefits. Winter is not an excuse to hang up the trainers.

The issues that matter to me are the social safety nets for people, health care, middle-class concerns. We need to take care of the middle class and the poor in our country.