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Reducing Obesity, Smoking, Top List for Improvement in Green River Health District

By: Laura Kirtley
Updated: January 3, 2013
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Reducing Obesity, Smoking, Top List for Improvement in Green River Health District

Daviess County
* Reduce Substance Abuse
* Reduce Obesity
* Define Access to Care

Hancock County
* Increase Access to Care for Uninsured & Underinsured
* Reduce Obesity
* Reduce Substance Abuse

Henderson
* Reduce Obesity/Diabetes
* Reduce Substance Abuse/Tobacco Use
* Define Teen Issues

McLean
* Increase Collaboration of Health Service Partners
* Reduce Obesity & Increase Physical Activity
* Reduce Tobacco Use & Smoking

Ohio
* Improve Community Lifestyle Choices
* Increase Healthcare Access
* Reduce Substance Abuse

Union
* Reduce Obesity/Increase Physical Activity/Improve Nutrition
* Reduce Smoking
* Increase Healthcare Access

Webster
* Reduce Teen Pregnancy
* Increase Community Resource Awareness
* Reduce Obesity
* Reduce Substance Abuse

Follow-up meetings planned
January 17
Ohio County
8:30 am to 10:30 am
Ohio County Extension office in Hartford
&
Henderson County
1:30 pm to 3:30 pm
Methodist Hospital

January 18
Daviess County
8:30 am to 10:30 am
Western Kentucky University - Owensboro Campus
&
McLean County
11:30 am to 1:30 pm
McLean County Extension office in Calhoun

Follow-up meetings will be scheduled in the future for Hancock, Union & Webster Counties.

For more information contact Jessica Austin Green River District Health Department Epidemiologist at 270-686-7747 or jessica.austin@grdhd.org

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