CDC partnering with SOAR health initiative

SOMERSET – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Deputy Director Dr. Judith Monroe heard comments and concerns about the high rates of disease and other health-related issues in Eastern Kentucky during a community dinner held Monday night, August 4, at The...

CDC director to make ‘house call’ to Eastern Kentucky

SOMERSET, KY – U.S. Rep. Harold “Hal” Rogers (KY-05) announced a first-ever SOAR Health Impact Series featuring Dr. Thomas Frieden, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) with four events in Eastern Kentucky. Dr. Frieden...
SOAR launches CDC ‘Health Impact Series’

SOAR launches CDC ‘Health Impact Series’

PINEVILLE – Shaping Our Appalachian Region (SOAR) will host a “Health Impact Series” in August featuring Dr. Thomas Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Congressman Harold “Hal” Rogers (KY-5th) announced July 7. The tour marks the...
Polson to attend Harlan SHND

Polson to attend Harlan SHND

Four-time All-SEC Academic Team member Jarrod Polson will join fellow University of Kentucky alum Jeff Sheppard for the final UNITE Shoot Hoops Not Drugs basketball camp in Harlan County on Thursday, July 10. “We are excited to have a player of Jarrod Polson’s...

First SHND camps draw 351 youth

LONDON – At some point, there will be a temptation to take drugs, Fifth District Congressman Harold “Hal” Rogers told participants at the start of Operation UNITE’s Shoot Hoops Not Drugs basketball camp in Laurel County Monday evening. “You need to stay away from...

SHND camps conclude July 7-10

The last of Operation UNITE’s regional Shoot Hoops Not Drugs basketball camps this summer will be held the second week of July. Conducted by former University of Kentucky all-star Jeff Sheppard, the camps are free to any school-aged youth. Three camps will be...