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Healthy Happenings: Birth control made easy
BY DOROTHY DILLON Need birth control? Come see us at the Martin County Health Department. We’ve got you covered – no judgment, just care. Now available via telehealth. Martin County Health Department has partnered with Dayspring Women’s Health to provide free or low-cost birth control and reproductive health services for women/young adults. Services include:
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Healthy Happenings: Get your mammogram and enter to win
BY DOROTHY DILLON Early detection saves lives. Regular mammograms are key to catching breast cancer early when it is most treatable. Schedule and keep your appointment with the Mobile Mammogram Unit at the Martin County Health Department on April 8 and you will be entered into a $100 gift card drawing. To schedule, please call…
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WIC program expands nutrition access for Kentucky moms, babies
BY NADIA RAMLAGAN KENTUCKY NEWS CONNECTION A federal nutrition program for low-income moms and babies now includes canned fish and beans, whole grains such as quinoa and cornmeal, and more money for fruits and vegetables. Theda Simpson, a former participant in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for Women, Infants and Children from Metcalfe County,…
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3D mammography available in Prestonsburg
PRESTONSBURG — UK King’s Daughters Prestonsburg offers 3D mammography screenings Monday through Friday. Screenings are available onboard King’s Daughters mobile unit located right outside the Prestonsburg Family Care Center at 1279 Old Abbott Mountain Road. This service is made possible through a grant in collaboration with the Kentucky Women’s Cancer Screening Program, which supports early…
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Gynecology services now available at King’s Daughters Louisa
LOUISA — UK King’s Daughters announced the addition of gynecology nurse practitioner Sarah Lucas to King’s Daughters Louisa. Lucas obtained her Master of Science in Nursing with a specialization in Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner from the University of Cincinnati in Ohio. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from West Virginia University, Morgantown, and…
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