Tag: Health Department
The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department hosting Narcan training
The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department is hosting a free community training class on Narcan and will provide a free Narcan kit to those who attend.
Potential listeria contamination leads to apples recall
Kane County health officials say Tuesday that North Bay Produce of Traverse City also is recalling two bulk bins of apples.
Health officials are assessing explosion’s health impacts
It's been a little more than a month since a gas explosion in Lincoln County.
Health officials call vaping dangerous; Others want more evidence
The state's public health department announced on Friday it's going to start tracking possible cases of severe pulmonary disease linked to vaping.
Kentucky health officials aim to eliminate new HIV cases
Health officials plan to announce a new, collaborative effort to eliminate new HIV infections in Kentucky.
Kentucky House to vote on pension bill, would cost system $1 billion
The Kentucky Senate has passed a bill that would let some public universities and other agencies leave the state's already struggling pension system, but would cost the system up to $1 billion.
LexArts seeking Kentucky artist for health department mural
LexArts is looking for a Kentucky artist to work on a new public work to replace a mural on the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department.
Garrard Co. McDonald’s worker diagnosed with Hep A
The Garrard County Health Department says an employee at McDonald's has been diagnosed with Hepatitis A.
Officials: Animal tests positive for rabies in Woodford Co.
WOODFORD COUNTY, Ky. (WTVQ) - A fox has tested positive for rabies in Woodford County, according to officials at the Woodford County Health Department.
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Kentucky restaurants: hepatitis A publicity hurting business
It seems almost every week, we tell you about a new hepatitis A case. Kentucky restaurants say they're losing business because of all that reporting. They think health departments are treating them unfairly.
14 confirmed hepatitis A cases in Estill Co.
The Estill County Health Department says there are currently 14 confirmed cases of hepatitis A in the county.
Health department confirms hepatitis A in an employee at a Lexington restaurant
The health department says a worker at the Frisch's on Harrodsburg Road has been diagnosed with hepatitis A.
Health Department offering free narcan kits
The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department is partnering with a Lexington church to host a free community training on naloxone.
West Nile case reported in human; LFCHD to spray for mosquitoes
The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department has confirmed a case of West Nile Virus in a human.
Kentucky nurses heading to hurricane zone
A group of nurses here in central Kentucky will be heading out to North Carolina this weekend to help with hurricane relief.
Health Department: Rabid bat in Lexington
The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department says a bat found in Lexington has tested positive for rabies.
Lexington health department spraying for Mosquitoes in Sept.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) - To help control mosquitoes in the Lexington area the Health Department will be spraying on Sept 6, according to officials.
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Health Department warns people about bat with rabies
The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department received word Thursday afternoon that a bat found in Lexington has tested positive for rabies.
Health department to spray for mosquitoes Aug. 23
To help control mosquitoes, the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department will conduct mosquito-spraying activities in the pre-dawn hours Thursday morning in the 40502 and 40509 ZIP codes.
Chick-Fil-A temporarily closed after multiple employees call in sick
The Chick-Fil-A in Fayette Mall is temporarily closed because so many employees have called in sick.
