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Western Kentucky health departments have scaled back or completely stopped making check-in calls in recent weeks to those who test positive for COVID-19 in their communities, due to being overwhelmed by a flood of cases from the omicron variant.
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At least one health department in western Kentucky is already giving shots to newly eligible children, with other departments making plans to do so in the coming week.
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The pandemic added massive workloads to health departments that were already operating with limited staff and strapped for funding. But public health employees have continued providing services while managing the pandemic, which has led to an increase in demand for harm reduction services like syringe exchanges. The response to the ongoing crises has left public health departments in an even bigger bind as burnout has led to attrition.
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Some local health departments are seeing a flood of calls about COVID-19 vaccine availability for doses that may not arrive in the near future. The…
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The Marshall County Board of Health is waiting for guidance from the state before enforcing Governor Andy Beshear’s executive order requiring restaurants…
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This report may be updated.Some Marshall County restaurants are considering remaining open for in-person dining, in defiance of Governor Andy Beshear’s…
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The coronavirus is ripping through Kentucky, with the vast majority of counties classified by the state as “red zones” with critical COVID-19 spread.…
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The Marshall County Fiscal Court Facebook page recently published a statement on behalf of Marshall County E-911 Director Chris Freeman. The statement was…
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A jury is awarding $24,500 to Marshall County Health Department to end a six year-long lawsuit over construction-related issues with its new facility. The…
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Owensboro native Laura Hawes-Hammons is the Marshall County Health Department's next leader.Hawes-Hammons has served as the Christian County Health…