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Grants invested in LCDHD make for jobs and promotions

From Jelaine Harlow, LCDHD Health Educator

The Lake Cumberland District Health Department, Health Promotion and Policy Branch has been awarded a grant from The Office of Population Affairs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for Replication of Programs Proven Effective through Rigorous Evaluation to Reduce Teenage Pregnancy, Behavioral Risk Factors Underlying Teenage Pregnancy, or Other Associated Risk Factors (Tier 1) - Phase I.

Lake Cumberland District Health Department was one of 29 grantees awarded across the United States and will be receiving $493,000 annually.



The grant began on July 15, 2019 for a two-year project period.

Grantees will identify how to bring effective programs to scale and build the knowledge base on understanding what elements/components/factors are important to program success.

The 29 new grantees will implement effective programs in communities that have demonstrated great need across 15 States, including Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, and West Virginia.


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Adair Health Department educators



2019-11-19 - Columbia - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com.
Lake Cumberland District Health Department recently received a Teen Pregnancy Prevention Grant. Adair/Casey County Health Educator Jelaine Harlow, center, has taken the position of Health Education Coordinator-Grant Manager. The grant allowed for hiring two new Health education staff, Crystal Kingrey, left, and Alyson Shepherd. Crystal will be transitioning into the vacant Adair/Casey position and Alyson will soon be moving into her office in Pulaski Health Department. The open grant position will be filled soon. They are pictured here at the November WATCH Coalition meeting at the Health Department in Columbia.

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Tony Rose brought 4-H group to WATCH meeting



2019-11-21 - Columbia - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com.
Adair County's 4-H director Tony Rose, seated in front, was surrounded by his 4-H students from ACMS in attendance at the November meeting of the WATCH Coalition - an Interagency meeting for discussion of health care services available and news for health events coming up.

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At the November WATCH Coalition meeting



2019-11-26 - Columbia - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com.
Aimee Weddle with Adanta, at left, talked about health care with Marlene Taylor at the November Adair County WATCH coalition meeting. Marlene, with the Community Action Agency, is the leader of the Area Response to Opioid Crisis (A-ROC) program. The Adair County WATCH Coalition, former interagency council, representatives gather each month at the Adair County health Department.

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