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Health Department's Plan Includes Community Effort
Providing effective health resources has taken on a different meaning for the Knox County Health Department-- and it's not just about them.

The health department is hosting an upcoming informational meeting for all county health service agencies to scheme up ways to become more in sync with their efforts.

"This is not a health department effort, this is a effort of the Knox County community to come together," Knox County Health Department Health Educator Erin Olson said. "And we already have a lot of businesses and area agencies addressing these things, so why reinvent the wheel?

"Come to this meeting, put in your input, and get on one of these groups so it's not always the same people sitting around over and over sitting around talking about these things."

She says the initiative is a part of the Healthy Communities Project.

According to Olson, it's expected goals for community health care will be drawn up in accordance to five priority areas. Those include dental and mental health, obesity, sexual behavior, and access.

The meeting is scheduled from 9am to 11am at the Bethel Baptist Church on February 15th.
02 03 12 by Newsroom
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