A community health assessment, also known as community health needs assessment, refers to a state, tribal, local, or territorial health assessment that identifies key health needs and issues through systematic, comprehensive data collection and analysis.
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Read More(Lovely, Kentucky) – The Martin County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing man. According to Sheriff John Kirk, the mother of 21 year old John Kendrick contacted his department after not seeing her son for several days. She told deputies Kendrick…
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Read MorePIKE COUNTY, KY.- School safety was the topic front and center during a special forum held in Pike County tonight. EKB News Reporter Shawn Allen attended the event and brings us this report. [su_youtube url=”https://youtu.be/4-cqpbYCPfA” height=”340″ responsive=”no”]SOT[/su_youtube]…
Read MorePAINTSVILLE ,KY – Evidence of the drug epidemic can be found all across out region, and sometimes in the parking lot of a local business. “Paintsville Police got a call of a possible male passed out behind the wheel of a vehicle at the Subway restaurant in Mayo Plaza. They observed the male…
Read MorePERRY COUNTY – Police are investigating an early-morning robbery Sunday at the Hazard Holiday Inn Express. Shortly after 3 in the morning, a man wearing jeans and a dark hooded sweatshirt and ski mask walked into the motel, brandishing a knife. He reportedly struck the clerk in the head, then…
Read MoreMARTIN COUNTY – The Martin County water system has long lingered with problems in its ability to supply a consistent source of clean water to its customers. Now, the district is receiving an infusion of grant money to get it running properly. Martin County Water District had already received a…
Read MoreA lawsuit filed last week is alleging the Pike County School District was negligent in preventing the bullying of a Pike County Central High School student, and she was severely injured as a result. Court documents filed by Pikeville Attorney Glenn Martin Hammond allege that in October, a student at…
Read MoreDORTON, Ky. — An Ohio man pulled over for a routine traffic stop was arrested last night, after volunteering to police that he had drugs in his vehicle. According to the arrest citation, 36-year-old Mathew Emmel of Defiance, Ohio, was coming through a curve in Dorton at a high rate of speed while…
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