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JCHD sends out Community Health Assessment and Improvement …

WEBThe 2018 Health Assessment and Improvement Plan. From the 2018 survey, the four main health issues decided by the community were chronic disease, mental …

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Public health looks at causes and prevention of disease

WEBPublic health plays a larger role in the average person’s life now than it ever has before. But what exactly does that mean? The field of public health is constantly …

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More Kentucky children have kept Medicaid coverage compared …

WEBSome families may have moved to employer-based health insurance or purchased individual plans but the numbers of children dropped from Medicaid overall …

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State’s weekly respiratory-virus update shows hospitalizations of

WEBThe state Department for Public Health’s weekly respiratory virus update, released Thursday, Nov. 2, showed that Covid-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) …

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Public Health Affects Everyone

WEBPublic health strives to prevent disease, prolong life and promote health through organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, communities …

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Behavioral-health hotline for suicide prevention, mental health and

WEBBy Melissa Patrick Starting Saturday, July 16, the new behavioral-health crisis hotline number will be 988, much like 911 for medical crises and other …

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Community paramedicine program launches in Jessamine County

WEBJessamine County is now one of only 13 counties in the state that have started a paramedicine program, like Boyle and Fayette Counties. A community …

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Grant aims to help mental health of college students

WEBGrant funding comes from Macy’s Inc., who sponsored the mental health programming and comprehensive suicide preventative efforts of four KY schools. This …

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Program growth has necessitated ongoing JCHD expansion project

WEBThe Jessamine County Health Department (JCHD) is undergoing a 4,910-square-foot expansion of its Health Access Nurturing Development Services (HANDS) …

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Open enrollment for federally subsidized health insurance ends …

WEBKentuckians can still shop for and enroll in federally subsidized health insurance coverage on the state-based marketplace, Kynect, though Jan. 16 for …

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‘Momnibus’ maternal health bill moves forward in Kentucky …

WEBBy Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern The maternal health bill dubbed “Momnibus” passed out of the House Committee on Health Services Thursday and can …

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Asbury Seminary receives $2 million grant for mental health …

WEBAsbury Theological Seminary was granted a $2 million endowed scholarship for its new mental health counseling programs recently. This scholarship comes from …

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Jessamine has had three consecutive record-breaking COVID weeks

WEBThe Jessamine County Health Department has administered more than 6,500 drive-through COVID-19 tests with an overall positivity rate of 4.2 percent. The …

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Health commissioner warns not enough Kentuckians are …

WEBOther health issues. Kentucky leads the nation in the percentage (about 2.1%) of population that has received a prescription for one of the new drugs created to …

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Former Ky. state senator sworn in as Tn. health commissioner

WEBFormer Kentucky State Senator Ralph Alvarado has been sworn into office as the 15 th Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Health by Gov. Bill Lee …

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Kentucky Hospital Association says its annual survey shows state

WEBThe Kentucky Hospital Association‘s annual Workforce Survey Report says Kentucky suffers from an “acute shortage” of health care workers, with nearly 13,000 …

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Catholic Health Initiatives hit by data breach

WEBKentucky is one of 13 states with hospitals that have been affected by a ransomware attack on the CommonSpirit health-care system, which is the parent …

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Lexington Women’s Health opens third location

WEBLexington Women’s Health now has a third location, in the Brannon Crossing development in Nicholasville. The clinic, which offers OB/GYN services, had a reception …

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Alvarado accepts health commissioner position in Tennessee

WEBIn announcing the appointment of Alvarado, a physician, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said: “Dr. Alvarado’s significant clinical and hospital management experience …

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Study: Social factors keep women from getting mammograms

WEBThe report did not provide state-level data, but health-related social needs are more prevalent in Kentucky than in most states. In Kentucky, 59% of women aged …

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JCTC Spotlight: Health Science programs

WEBPublished 11:17 am Thursday, February 15, 2018. By The Jessamine Journal. Staff Report. The Jessamine County Career and Technology Center offers a …

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