Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 18:58 — 26.1MB)Subscribe: RSSThe Indiana Family Health Council will open up a new Title X clinic in Monroe County. This comes after Monroe County officials closed Futures Family Planning Clinic citing issues with staff turnover. Futures Family Planning Clinic provided services such as pregnancy and birth control counseling, STD testing and treatment …
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COVID-19 cases continue to trend down, with 717 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Indiana on Monday. According to the Indiana State Department of Health, Brown, Lawrence, and Monroe counties all reported single-digit positive cases yesterday. As of this morning, Hoosiers ages 60 to 64 are now eligible to sign up and receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Hoosiers who are first …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 3:40 — 8.4MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreMonroe County officials are working to develop better safety protocols for the county’s rental properties. Of special concern is fire prevention. In the Commissioners’ meeting yesterday, Commissioner Julie Thomas responded to a report in The Herald Times newspaper, highlighting issues with smoke detectors in rental units. A …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:29 — 21.8MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreMonroe County Sheriff’s Deputies shot and killed a man this morning; As students in the Monroe County Community School Corporation go back to school tomorrow, they’re required to obtain Hepatitis A immunizations; The City of Bloomington Utilities department continues to work on removing mercury and asbestos at the …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:14 — 1.5MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreReported cases of Hepatitis A are on the rise throughout Southern Indiana, including Lawrence county. Monroe County Health Commissioner Penny Caudill said the increase in the reported cases of the fecal-oral disease mimics a wider outbreak across the country. Hepatitis A is caused by ingesting fecal particulates, …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:55 — 2.2MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreRev. Forrest Gilmore said the Shalom Community Center’s organization is seeing a reduction in overdose deaths among clients, this year. Gilmore attributes the decline in opioid related deaths to expanded opioid addiction treatment options, and increased homelessness services. In particular, Gilmore pointed to the work of the Indiana Recovery …
Read More »Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 8:24 — 5.8MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreAccording to the Centers for Disease Control, Baby Boomers — those born between 1945 and 1965 — are five time more likely to have Hepatitis C than other populations. A chronic Hepatitis C infection can cause liver damage. In fact, the disease is the leading cause of …
Read More »Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 3:40 — 3.4MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreLast week the Monroe County Commissioners accepted more than $15,000 in grant funding for the county’s Futures Family Planning Clinic. The money comes from the Indiana Family Health Council. The Futures clinic provides family planning services on a sliding fee scale. County Health Administrator Penny Caudill said …
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