Outreach and Education

General Health Education

The Purchase District Health Department maintains a health education program utilizing a team of health educators.

Substance Abuse

Freedom From Smoking: Is a systematic approach to stop smoking by starting with assessing readiness to quit, building motivation and…

Diabetes

Diabetes is a serious public health concern. With over 29 million diagnosed in the United States, 1/3 do not know they have Type 2 diabetes.

Nutrition & Physical Education

Our health educators collaborate with district and individual school wellness policy committees…

School Health

Purchase District Health Department provides school health services on a contract basis at Ballard County and Fulton County Schools.

Colon & Breast Cancer

Cancer Early Detection and Education
Colon Cancer (free, yearly colon testing and assistance for colonoscopies provided for those eligible and…

Sex Education

HIV/AIDS, Birth Control, Human Papillomavirus (HPV), Chlamydia
and Gonorrhea

Cardiovascular

Cardiovascular, Assessment, Risk-Reduction and Education (CARE) Collaborative is an initiative promoted by the Kentucky Heart Disease…

Teen Outreach

WYMAN Teen Outreach Program®: Wyman transforms teens and changes communities by empowering teens, equipping adults and strengthening…

Harm Reduction

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Additional Links

American Academy of Pediatrics
www.aap.org

Center for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov

Consumer Product Safety Commission
www.cpsc.gov

Prevent Child Abuse America
www.preventchildabuse.org

Child Care Aware
www.childcareaware.org

Division of Regulated Child Care
http://www.chfs.ky.gov/dcbs/dcc

Healthy Kids, Healthy Car
www.healthykids.us

Kentucky Partnership for Early Childhood Services
www.kypartnership.org

National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral
www.naccrra.org

Childhelp USA
www.childhelpusa.org