@repwestrom Thank you Susan for you dedication and service. You spoke for people who could not speak for themselves. Everyday Kentuckians had no better friend than you. My daughter also said you have the best style in shoes of anyone in the Legislature 😊
Government #publichealth workers deserve our thanks, but they deserve more than that. Here are some things we need to prioritize too support them and the communities they serve. #PHTYD
@bss1974 Check with the Green River District Health Department. Health Departments often have space they let other groups use for health related activities. In my district we do the CPR training for our child care partners.
We need 80,000 more FTEs in our nation's state & local public health depts to provide the basic public health services Americans deserve. In #COVID19, we are surging on an underfunded, understaffed, and broken foundation. We need to rebuild a robust public health infrastructure.
Happening Now: The Interim Joint Committee on Local Government, co-chaired by @Kyrepmeredith, is meeting to discuss impacts of COVID-19 on Health and Utility Departments.
Watch live on https://t.co/D8sDhcpG65
Breakthrough infections don't mean vaccines are failing. Vaccines aren't perfect, but they're amazingly effective—especially against severe illness and death. https://t.co/y7HCm9jy4s
@JimCarroll19 HB8 will only work if budgetary support is given to the Quasis which have no means to pay the increased cost some will incur. Both must be supported to strengthen KERS.
During today’s virtual #KACoConf2020 Scott Lockard, Public Health Director-KY River Dist. Health Dept. & Henderson Co Jailer Amy Brady share their agencies’ efforts to minimize the spread of COVID-19. Our jailers & health departments & their staff are critical to the fight!
This is a lengthy🧵but it’s well written & referenced. If you want to read one thing today that summarizes what we know & don’t know about #COVID19 transmission & how to keep you, your family, & your community safe, this is it! (And writer is Scottish so no U.S. politics!)👇🏽
Moderated a great discussion today with health officials, @lfchd Dr. Kraig Humbaugh, Scott Lockard with River District Health Dept and @healthyky President/CEO Ben Chandler on safely reopening business while protecting public health.
In the midst of a pandemic, the Senate budget proposes about $24 million less a year to local health departments than the House & leaves them with a hefty increased pension payment they'll need to find the money to somehow make. I hope they're not serious. #kyga20
#COVID19 guidance for closure of public-facing businesses, government offices. Visit https://t.co/n7homY7tSv or https://t.co/Ef0u5kT2zn to watch today's news conference. https://t.co/CqNZVa3muK
If you have any questions you'd like to have answered about the impact of COVID-19 school closures at the college and K-12 levels, as well as early childhood education, please reply below and we'll answer them during our Facebook Live event Monday.