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September 2019 is National Suicide Prevention Month Talking about suicide prevention is becoming less of a taboo topic in the USA. Caring and compassionate conversations with suicidal individuals provide connection....

Every September, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration sponsors National Recovery Month to increase awareness and understanding of substance-use and mental disorders and to celebrate the people who recover. "This...

Kentucky begins surveillance to track possible cases of severe pulmonary disease linked to vaping FRANKFORT, Ky. (August 30, 2019) - The Kentucky Department for Public Health (DPH) is working closely with health...

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On August 27 from 11:00 AM till 3:00 PM nurses from the Department of Public Health will be offering FREE Hepatitis A vaccinations to the general public at the Louisa...

State social services staff gets enhanced training to help families with substance use disorder FRANKFORT, Ky. (August 8, 2019) - Kentucky's Department for Community Based Services (DCBS) staff began specialized training today in...

HEALTH DEPARTMENT TRANSITIONING WOMEN’S HEALTH SERVICES The Lawrence County Health Department, along with all health departments across Kentucky, is undergoing a major transformation which includes changes in the way we...

CHFS updates proposed tattoo regulations, after more than 600 public comments FRANKFORT, Ky. (July 16, 2019) - The Cabinet for Health and Family Services has filed an updated proposed administrative regulation,...

Kentucky gets new laws on telehealth services, tobacco and pregnant workers Medicaid recipients are among those who will benefit from expanded access to telehealth services for Kentuckians, beginning Monday, July...

Tick outbreaks, complications on rise Summer is finally here for families to enjoy the great outdoors. Unfortunately, ticks see it the same way.  “We’ve been getting slammed with tick reports...

Lawmakers briefed on Kentucky’s 'food insecure' with not enough to eat FRANKFORT— Kentucky’s hungry are mostly children – around 200,000 of them in fact, one of the state’s leading anti-hunger...

  Tanya L. Horn, R.S. Health Environmentalist III Lawrence County Health Department 1080 Meadowbrook Lane Louisa, KY 41230 Phone: 606-638-4389, Option 2 Fax: 606-638-3008  

Kentucky schools lack immunization certificates for thousands of children, worry about immuno-compromised students and staff A Louisville Courier Journal analysis found that as of March, the Jefferson County Public Schools had no record of...

Update on Department for Public Health (DPH) Proposed Tattoo Regulations FRANKFORT, Ky. (May 24, 2019) - The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS), in response to concerns regarding a...

KCDHH emphasizes awareness and screenings during Better Speech and Hearing Month in May Nearly 700,000 Kentuckians are deaf and hard of hearing   FRANKFORT, Ky. (May 10, 2019) - Significant hearing...

(NOTE: LAWRENCE CO. SUPT. ROB FLETCHER HAS BEEN ASKED FOR A COMMENT ON VAPING IN THE LOCAL SYSTEM AND WE WILL POST IT WHEN HE SENDS A RESPONSE.) FRANKFORT —...

As pensions threaten school-nurse programs, schools can get new Medicaid money for both physical and behavioral health By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health NewsMany of Kentucky's school districts have long struggled...

McConnell says he will introduce bill to raise to 21 the legal age to buy tobacco products anywhere in the nation By Al Cross and Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News...

Kentucky residents affected by national salmonella outbreak linked to pre-cut melon Kentucky Press News Service FRANKFORT - The Department for Public Health announced Monday that 16 Kentuckians have tested positive...