Laurel County Health Department

09/04/2026

Our bodies: where sexuality, health, rights and justice are lived.

Every Body is the World Sexual Health Day 2026 theme, a declaration that Sexual Health, Rights, Justice and Pleasure belong to every person, in every body, without exception.

September 4, 2026

09/04/2026

View our September Healthy Child Snapshot athttps://static1.squarespace.com/static/621f7b93ef071c7a6184b6af/t/6a907a76ab39023b6d142abc/1787853430317/Healthy+Child+Newsletter+September+%281%29.pdf

09/03/2026

Every 9 minutes a young child is taken to the hospital emergency room because they got into medicine. Learn how to safely store medicine.

09/03/2026

It’s Ovarian & Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month. Empower yourself and others with vital information about risk factors, prevention and more.

09/02/2026

Our next Diabetes Class Series begins on October 13th at 5:30pm,. To register, call LCHD at 606-864-5187.

09/02/2026

Silence is not an acceptable response to bullying. Speak up! Every child deserves to feel safe. Check out why teens don’t tell:
https://www.pacerteensagainstbullying.org/advocacy-for-self/reasons-teens-dont-tell/

09/01/2026

September is Su***de Prevention Month

***dePreventionMonth reminds us that talking about su***de isn’t harmful — silence is. One honest conversation can be a turning point in someone’s life.

09/01/2026

We are coordinating our Diabetes Classes with Knox and Whitley County Health Department to ensure there is a class available each month. For a printable copy of the schedule visithttps://static1.squarespace.com/static/621f7b93ef071c7a6184b6af/t/6a94e48b186e4e52d72aa498/1788142731645/DSME+AND+DATES+FY27.pdf

08/31/2026

Kentucky Health Alert - Measles Outbreak
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/621f7b93ef071c7a6184b6af/t/6a94d9bdeaee565a1cb5452f/1788139965904/KDPH+Measles_HAN_27Aug2026_FINAL.pdf

Kentucky Measles Dashboard https://www.chfs.ky.gov/agencies/dph/dehp/idb/Pages/measles.aspx

08/29/2026