Health

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...

Kentucky dismisses infectious diseases chief amid hepatitis A outbreak Now in 105 of the state's 120 counties, none in Lawrence County   Kentucky health leaders have dismissed the Department of...

Health advocates offer tips for getting reluctant local governments to approve syringe exchange programs   Kentucky leads the nation in syringe exchanges for drug users, as a way to prevent...

Chickenpox vaccine fight: Judge won't let NKY students back in school A Boone Count high school student lost his lawsuit challenging an order that barred him from school because he...

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Two bills that address teenagers' tobacco use are still on track to become law, one to ban use of tobacco products at all Kentucky...

Widespread Flu Activity Reported for 10th Consecutive Week It's Not Too Late to Vaccinate Against Flu FRANKFORT, Ky. (Mar. 8, 2019) – The Department for Public Health (DPH), within the...

Medical marijuana bill advances to full House, but patients can't smoke it or grow it Rep. Jason Nemes, R-Louisville, (at left) and Rep. John Sims Jr.,...