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Maternal Mental Health Awareness
Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week is May 5 – May 11, 2025. Help us spread the word about HRSA’s National Maternal Mental Health Hotline (1-833-TLC-MAMA)—a free and confidential service...
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Dr. Rice C. Leach Public Health Hero Award Presentation
April’s Board of Health meeting; we took a moment to shine a spotlight on two amazing individuals who are making a real difference in our community. We’re excited to...
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Dr. Rice C. Leach Public Health Hero Award Presentation
April’s Board of Health meeting; we took a moment to shine a spotlight on two amazing individuals who are making a real difference in our community. We’re excited to...
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2025 KPHA Conference
LFCHD staff, along with Board of Health member Dr. Maria Gomez, attended the 2025 KPHA Conference in Louisville, KY, from March 26-28. Our team had the opportunity to connect...
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Feb. 26: Flu & COVID-19 case update
UPDATED FEB. 26, 2024: Flu season remains in full swing in Fayette County Lexington reported 247 new lab-confirmed flu cases, bringing the total for the season up to 2,768....
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LFCHD, Community Partners Reveal City’s 2023 Community Health Assessment
Every five years, the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department, in partnership with the Lexington Community Health Improvement Partnership (LEX-CHIP), engages the community in a health assessment for the purpose of...
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Nominate someone for the 2024 Dr. Rice C. Leach Public Health Hero Award
It is time to nominate people for the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department’s Dr. Rice C. Leach Public Health Hero Award. The award, now in its 21st year, is for...
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Learn more about respiratory viruses
The Kentucky Department for Public Health has launched a new page to help provide information about Respiratory Virus Season in Kentucky. Please click here to learn more: Respiratory Viruses....
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Don’t say ‘boo’ to these Halloween safety tips!
Halloween can be scary enough as is, so take steps to keep it from being even more frightening! Kids are more than twice as likely to be hit by...
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Register now for Oct. 12 Free Flu Shot Clinic
SEPT. 28, 2023: Registration is now live for the 2023 Free Flu Shot Clinic being held 3-6:30 p.m. Oct. 12 at Central Baptist Church, 110 Wilson Downing Road. Additional...