Lake Cumberland District Health Department receives grant to expand distance learning, telemedicine in rural KY
U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Kentucky State Director Dr. Tom Carew today announced over $2.3 million in grants awarded to three recipients in Kentucky. The grants announced today were made through the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant Program and are expected to benefit almost 220,000 rural Kentuckians. “The COVID-19 pandemic taught us how important […]
QUAKER RECALLS GRANOLA BARS AND GRANOLA CEREALS DUE TO POSSIBLE HEALTH RISK
The Quaker Oats Company announced the recall of specific granola bars and granola cereals listed below because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea […]
Prepare, Use and Store Infant Formula Safely
If you feed your baby powdered infant formula, it is important to know how to prepare and store it properly. When powdered infant formula is not prepared or handled safely, it can expose your baby to Cronobacter, a bacteria known to live in the environment. Getting sick from this bacteria does not happen often, but […]
Garland Ventures Recalls Ready-to-Eat Chicken Fried Rice Products due to Possible Listeria Contamination
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 2023 – Garland Ventures, a Garland, Texas, establishment, is recalling approximately 13,842 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) chicken fried rice products that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The RTE chicken fried rice product was produced on November 10, 2023. The following […]
Recall of Fresh Cantaloupe due to Possible Health Risk of Salmonella
SOFIA PRODUCE, LLC, of Nogales, Arizona which does business under the name “Trufresh” (“Trufresh”) has expanded its recall of all sizes of fresh cantaloupes packaged in cardboard containers labeled with the “Malichita” label, to include the following additional sales order numbers distributed between October 16, 2023 and October 23, 2023 because they have the potential to be […]
LCDHD Request for Proposals
Request for Proposals The Lake Cumberland District Health Department will be accepting sealed proposals for a Building Access and Security system. This includes door panels, key pads, and security alarm monitoring. This will cover our entire District which encompasses the following counties: Adair, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland, Green, McCreary, Pulaski, Russell, Taylor and Wayne. Proposals must […]
First LCDHD Director honored by Hall of Fame
(Lexington, KY) – The University of Kentucky School of Public Health Hall of Fame has posthumously honored Dr. Millard A. Shepherd, MD, with the Hume Medallion Award. Dr. Shepherd dreamed of creating a health district or region in Kentucky and he was instrumental in the creation of the Lake Cumberland District Health Department (LCDHD). He […]
August Employee Excellence Award
We are proud to announce Dorthy Gregory is the recipient of the August LCDHD Employee Excellence Award! Dorthy is a Support Services Associate III based at the Pulaski County Health Department. She received multiple nominations from staff recognizing her excellent customer service and teamwork skills. Dorthy often travels to fill in for clerks in other counties when […]
FDA Advises Not to Buy or Feed WanaBana Apple Cinnamon Fruit Puree Pouches to Toddlers and Young Children Due to Elevated Lead Levels
The FDA is advising parents and caregivers not to buy or feed WanaBana apple cinnamon fruit puree pouches to children because the product may contain elevated levels of lead. WanaBana has agreed to voluntarily recall all WanaBana apple cinnamon fruit puree poucheds regardless of expiration. The advisor is for all lot codes and dates. Parents […]
UK HealthCare and McCreary County HD partner for hepatitis C clinic