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The Kentucky River District Health Department, serving Knott, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Owsley, Perry, and Wolfe counties, will be offering the following clinical services to our patients during our response to the COVID-19 outbreak:<\/p>\n
If you have a family planning service scheduled at one of our health departments please call for guidance about your appointment.<\/p>\n
We are making these changes to ensure health and safety of our employees and those we serve. We apologize for any inconvenience<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n CLICK HERE<\/a> to view PDF announcement.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_toggle title=”Adult Immunizations” _builder_version=”4.16″ title_text_color=”#213c98″ title_font=”|800||on|||||” title_font_size=”18px” custom_margin=”0px||10px|” custom_padding=”|||” border_width_all=”2px” border_color_all=”#213f98″ box_shadow_style=”preset3″ box_shadow_vertical=”6px” box_shadow_blur=”13px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The Kentucky River District Health Department is dedicated to the continued good health of all citizens through all seasons of the year.<\/p>\n Special focus is given during the winter months when colds, influenza, pneumonia and viruses are on the increase.<\/p>\n For an Immunization Schedule please visit:\u00a0 https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/vaccines\/schedules\/index.html<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”Breastfeeding” _builder_version=”4.24.3″ title_text_color=”#213c98″ title_font=”|800||on|||||” title_font_size=”18px” custom_margin=”0px||10px|” custom_padding=”|||” border_width_all=”2px” border_color_all=”#213f98″ box_shadow_style=”preset3″ box_shadow_vertical=”6px” box_shadow_blur=”13px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Pregnant women, new mothers and their family members often have questions about breastfeeding. They need information and help to get started and to continue breastfeeding. Our agency offers counseling through registered nurses, nutritionists, and mother-to-mother peer counselors.<\/p>\n Websites for more information about breastfeeding: Le Leche League of the USA WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counseling Program<\/strong><\/p>\n The Breastfeeding Peer Counseling Program is a new WIC service to our community. Breastfeeding Peer Counselors are WIC moms who have successfully breastfed their children and can offer new moms advice and encouragement! The program offers moms someone to talk to about their new baby and how to provide him\/her with the best nutrition available. Every new WIC mother will want to be part of this program!<\/p>\n Breastfeeding Information and contact information<\/strong> [\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”Communicable Diseases” _builder_version=”4.16″ title_text_color=”#213c98″ title_font=”|800||on|||||” title_font_size=”18px” custom_margin=”0px||10px|” custom_padding=”|||” border_width_all=”2px” border_color_all=”#213f98″ box_shadow_style=”preset3″ box_shadow_vertical=”6px” box_shadow_blur=”13px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The Kentucky River District Health Department strives to control the spread of communicable diseases in the community.<\/p>\n If it is determined that you have a communicable disease, we can provide education, reporting to the appropriate agency and follow-up care.<\/p>\n Contact the Health Department if your or your family member has been diagnosed with a communicable disease.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”Family Planning” _builder_version=”4.16″ title_text_color=”#213c98″ title_font=”|800||on|||||” title_font_size=”18px” custom_margin=”0px||10px|” custom_padding=”|||” border_width_all=”2px” border_color_all=”#213f98″ box_shadow_style=”preset3″ box_shadow_vertical=”6px” box_shadow_blur=”13px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n It is the goal of the Kentucky River District Health Department to provide safe, appropriate family planning to those who need our assistance. This program is available\u00a0 to all women of child bearing years.<\/p>\n We can provide:<\/p>\n We ask that you call your county health department to make an appointment if you would like assistance determining which family planning method will work best for you.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”Folic Acid Counseling and Supplementation” _builder_version=”4.16″ title_text_color=”#213c98″ title_font=”|800||on|||||” title_font_size=”18px” custom_margin=”0px||10px|” custom_padding=”|||” border_width_all=”2px” border_color_all=”#213f98″ box_shadow_style=”preset3″ box_shadow_vertical=”6px” box_shadow_blur=”13px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The Kentucky River District Health Department provides counseling for all women of childbearing age, whether contemplating pregnancy or not, with a goal of decreasing birth defects to the brain and spine.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”Nutrition Counseling” _builder_version=”4.16″ title_text_color=”#213c98″ title_font=”|800||on|||||” title_font_size=”18px” custom_margin=”0px||10px|” custom_padding=”|||” border_width_all=”2px” border_color_all=”#213f98″ box_shadow_style=”preset3″ box_shadow_vertical=”6px” box_shadow_blur=”13px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The Kentucky River District Health Department provides individualized nutrition planning for those:<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”Sexually Transmitted Diseases & HIV” _builder_version=”4.16″ title_text_color=”#213c98″ title_font=”|800||on|||||” title_font_size=”18px” custom_margin=”0px||10px|” custom_padding=”|||” border_width_all=”2px” border_color_all=”#213f98″ box_shadow_style=”preset3″ box_shadow_vertical=”6px” box_shadow_blur=”13px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n STD and HIV testing is available at each of our sites by trained staff. This program offers diagnosis, treatment, follow-up care and referrals if needed. Rapid HIV testing is also available.<\/p>\n Testing includes (but not limited to):<\/p>\n These services are strictly confidential.\u00a0 HIV TESTING IS ANONYMOUS (if desired).<\/strong><\/p>\n Please call your local health department to make an appointment for testing.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”Harm Reduction Services” disabled_on=”on|on|on” _builder_version=”4.24.3″ title_text_color=”#213c98″ title_font=”|800||on|||||” title_font_size=”18px” custom_margin=”0px||10px|” custom_padding=”|||” border_width_all=”2px” border_color_all=”#213f98″ box_shadow_style=”preset3″ box_shadow_vertical=”6px” box_shadow_blur=”13px” disabled=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n KRDHD provides Harm Reduction Syringe Exchange Program in accordance with Senate Bill 192. The programs are modeled after successful programs in Kentucky and guidance is provided by KY Department of Public Health and CDC.<\/p>\n Knott County Health Department Lee County Health Departmen<\/strong>t Leslie County Health Departmen<\/strong>t Letcher County Health Department<\/strong> Owsley County Health Department Perry County Health Department<\/strong> Wolfe County Health Department<\/strong> https:\/\/chfs.ky.gov\/agencies\/dph\/dehp\/hab\/Pages\/kyseps.aspx<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”TB Control” _builder_version=”4.16″ title_text_color=”#213c98″ title_font=”|800||on|||||” title_font_size=”18px” custom_margin=”0px||10px|” custom_padding=”|||” border_width_all=”2px” border_color_all=”#213f98″ box_shadow_style=”preset3″ box_shadow_vertical=”6px” box_shadow_blur=”13px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n This service provided by The Kentucky River District Health Department is available to the general public.<\/p>\n Services include:<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”Well Adult Care” _builder_version=”4.16″ title_text_color=”#213c98″ title_font=”|800||on|||||” title_font_size=”18px” custom_margin=”0px||10px|” custom_padding=”|||” border_width_all=”2px” border_color_all=”#213f98″ box_shadow_style=”preset3″ box_shadow_vertical=”6px” box_shadow_blur=”13px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n To ensure continued good health in the citizens of the Kentucky River District, the Health Department provides well adult care, available to adults over 21 years of age. We suggest you make an appointment if you would like to take advantage of this service.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for: Women, Infants, & Children (WIC)” _builder_version=”4.24.3″ title_text_color=”#213c98″ title_font=”|800||on|||||” title_font_size=”18px” custom_margin=”0px||10px|” custom_padding=”|||” hover_enabled=”0″ border_width_all=”2px” border_color_all=”#213f98″ box_shadow_style=”preset3″ box_shadow_vertical=”6px” box_shadow_blur=”13px” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n WIC<\/strong> provides nutrition education and healthy foods to:<\/p>\n HOW DO I APPLY FOR WIC?<\/strong><\/p>\n Contact your county health department for an appointment. Our staff will:<\/p>\n Household size includes unborn baby.<\/p>\n Persons who receive medicaid or Food Stamp benefits automatically meet income requirements. CLICK HERE <\/a><\/strong> for income guidelines for 2025.<\/p>\n WHAT WILL I RECEIVE?<\/strong><\/p>\n HEALTHY FOODS \u2013 WIC checks will be given to you monthly for the purchase of specific foods. Foods you can receive are:<\/p>\n NUTRITION EDUCATION \u2013 you will receive nutrition information to help you choose nutritious foods to improve your and your family\u2019s health. WIC helps mothers make infant feeding choices such as encouragement to breastfeed and proper introduction of solid foods into the infants diet the first year of life. Dietary guidance and promotion of physical activity is offered to all qualifying individuals.<\/p>\n HEALTH CARE \u2013 WIC can help you find regular health care and childhood shots if needed.<\/p>\n WHY IS WIC IMPORTANT?<\/strong><\/p>\n CONTACT YOUR COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO SEE IF YOU QUALIFY!<\/strong><\/p>\n The Breastfeeding Peer Counseling Program is a new WIC service to our community. Breastfeeding Peer Counselors are WIC moms who have successfully breastfed their children and can offer new moms advice and encouragement! The program offers moms someone to talk to about their new baby and how to provide him\/her with the best nutrition available. Every new WIC mother will want to be part of this program!<\/p>\n The Kentucky River District Health Department provides individualized nutrition planning for those:<\/p>\n Alison Lovins Hurt<\/strong> https:\/\/chfs.ky.gov\/agencies\/dph\/dmch\/nsb\/Pages\/wic.aspx<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity. <\/em><\/p>\n Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA\u2019s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. <\/em><\/p>\n To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https:\/\/www.usda.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf<\/a>, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant\u2019s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:<\/em><\/p>\n (1) mail: <\/em><\/p>\n <\/em><\/p>\n U.S. Department of Agriculture<\/em> (2) fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-744; or<\/em><\/p>\n (3) email: program.intake@usda.gov<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n This institution is an equal opportunity provider.<\/em><\/p>\n De acuerdo con la ley federal de derechos civiles y las normas y pol\u00edticas de derechos civiles del Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos (USDA), esta entidad est\u00e1 prohibida de discriminar por motivos de raza, color, origen nacional, sexo (incluyendo identidad de g\u00e9nero y orientaci\u00f3n sexual), discapacidad, edad, o represalia o retorsi\u00f3n por actividades previas de derechos civiles. <\/em><\/p>\n La informaci\u00f3n sobre el programa puede estar disponible en otros idiomas que no sean el ingl\u00e9s. Las personas con discapacidades que requieren medios alternos de comunicaci\u00f3n para obtener la informaci\u00f3n del programa (por ejemplo, Braille, letra grande, cinta de audio, lenguaje de se\u00f1as americano (ASL), etc.) deben comunicarse con la agencia local o estatal responsable de administrar el programa o con el Centro TARGET del USDA al (202) 720-2600 (voz y TTY) o comun\u00edquese con el USDA a trav\u00e9s del Servicio Federal de Retransmisi\u00f3n al (800) 877-8339. <\/em><\/p>\n Para presentar una queja por discriminaci\u00f3n en el programa, el reclamante debe llenar un formulario AD-3027, formulario de queja por discriminaci\u00f3n en el programa del USDA, el cual puede obtenerse en l\u00ednea en: https:\/\/www.usda.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/USDA- OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf<\/a>, de cualquier oficina de USDA, llamando al (866) 632-9992, o escribiendo una carta dirigida a USDA. La carta debe contener el nombre del demandante, la direcci\u00f3n, el n\u00famero de tel\u00e9fono y una descripci\u00f3n escrita de la acci\u00f3n discriminatoria alegada con suficiente detalle para informar al Subsecretario de Derechos Civiles (ASCR) sobre la naturaleza y fecha de una presunta violaci\u00f3n de derechos civiles. El formulario AD-3027 completado o la carta debe presentarse a USDA por: <\/em><\/p>\n (1) correo: <\/em><\/p>\n <\/em><\/p>\n U.S. Department of Agriculture<\/em>PLEASE NOTE: WE ARE NOT<\/span> PROVIDING TESTING FOR COVID-19<\/h2>\n
Kentucky Dept. of Public Health Breastfeeding Webpage
(https:\/\/chfs.ky.gov\/agencies\/dph\/dmch\/nsb\/Pages\/breastfeeding.aspx<\/strong><\/a>)<\/p>\n
(https:\/\/www.llli.org\/<\/strong>)<\/a><\/p>\n
Misty G. Combs, RN
Quality Improvement Coordinator \/ Breastfeeding Education Coordinator
(606) 633-2945<\/p>\n\n
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\u2022 ANONYMOUS \u2022 <\/strong>CONFIDENTIAL \u2022 <\/strong>FREE \u2022 <\/strong>LEGAL<\/strong> \u2022<\/h3>\n
WHAT DOES THIS PROGRAM OFFER?<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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CURRENT SYRINGE EXCHANGE PROGRAM LOCATIONS<\/strong><\/h3>\n
<\/strong>Monday – Friday: 8am – 4pm<\/p>\n
Monday – Friday: 8am – 4pm<\/p>\n
Tuesday & Thursday: 9am – 4pm<\/p>\n
Wednesday: 8am – 11am
Friday: 1pm – 3:30pm<\/p>\n
<\/strong>Monday – Friday: 8am – 4pm<\/p>\n
Monday – Wednesday: 9am – 2pm
Friday: 9am – 2pm<\/p>\n
Monday – Friday: 8am – 4pm<\/p>\n\n
Included in these services are:<\/p>\n\n
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WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counseling Program<\/strong><\/h3>\n
NUTRITION COUNSELING<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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WIC Coordinator<\/em>
(606) 436-2196
allisonn.hurt@ky.gov<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights<\/em>
1400 Independence Avenue, SW<\/em>
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;<\/em><\/p>\n
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights<\/em>
1400 Independence Avenue, SW<\/em>
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;<\/em><\/p>\n