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